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    Tm OmahI Daily Bee.
KfcTAHLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1903 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COrY Til REE CENTS.
RUSSIA 110LDS LAND
Foreign Office Makes Announcement that
tie Uancbnrian Incident ia Closed.
LAYS BLAME ON JAPAN AND BRITAIN
Intimate Chine's Province Would Hats
Been Vacated But for These.
FORETELLS AN AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
Japanese Miniiter at Berlin Does
Credit Talk of Wat
Hot
fEELING IS LESS INTENSE IN EUROPE
l.rifral Ovinia that Ho.tllltles Mar
Rot Begin, Alfhonaa Botk Power
Directly Interested ( onliair
to Strengthen Force..
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 13. -The foreign
office says It has no official confirmation of
the reported disembarkation of Jspanese
troops An Man Ian Pho.
Regarding Manchuria, the foreign office
states that the question la at present closed.
The existing "ItuaUon In the fault of the
Chinese. Japanese and British.
tf China desired to reopen the notU
tlon and accept certain conditions the
altuatlon could atlll be changed, aa Russia
la not rooted to the soil and could leave
If It liked.
Russia la now transporting 60.000 troops,
nurses, provisions and hospital supplies to
the far east. The present atrenrth of the
Russian army there la reliably reported to
be 183,009 men. Officer detailed for duty
in the Orient hare been forbidden to take
their wives.
Opinion at Berlin. (
RERLIN, Oct. 1L Count lnoye, the
Japanese minister, cays everything- In the
tlisptite between Japan and Ruaala will be
nettled amicably.
The Foreign office here now looks upon
the situation In the far aaat as being leas
grave. Both Japan and Russia appear to
ba able to arrange a modus vlvendl con
cerning Cores, which country, and not
Manchuria, ta the extreme point of differ
ence. -
Russia, it la asserted, would consider it
casus beti were Japan to land troopa at
Ma Baa Pho. The Foreign office says the
London Times' statement that a secret
agreement exists between Oreat Britain
and Oermany relative to east Asia is
wholly incorrect. The correspondence re
specting the convention of 19U0 was fully
published. '
' The Koelalfiche Zeitung aim prints a re
assuring telegram from St. Petersburg, re
flating a telegram from Port Arthur, atat
ing that Viceroy Alexieff has Issued a con
tradlction of the reported movements of
Japan's troopa to Cores. The telegram
adds that the reports circulated on the sub-
Sect are evidently only Intended to serve
h purpose of speculation and provoke dis
pute.
Jaaaaws OMeera Ordered Home
!iOWKt, -Oct !. Tha- trend af
today's early information regarding
the far easteni situation la lees
alarming. The Frankfurter Zeitung. whose
sensational announcement of the occupa
lion of Ma San Pho by Japan yesterday oc
casioned disquiet, today publishes a tele
gram from Shanghai saying there Is no
confirmation of the reported occupation of
that place, adding that the Russo-Japanese
negotiations at Toklo concerning the evacu.
atlon of Manchuria give the impression
thst the political altuatlon In Japan is
quiet.
A special dispatch from Roma says that
forty-five Japanese officers, who have been
studying at the military academies of
Moena and Raocoglni, have been called to
Jspan by telegraph and Immediately started
for Brlndtsi to embark for Japan.
The meeting- of British admirals at King.
pore has no significance with regard to any
tension existing In the far aaaC The meet
ing was considered as far back as August
la. for the purpose of aiding the command
Ing officers la Indian. Chinese and Austra
lian stations to confer with reference to a
general scheme whereby the three squad
rons can be fused In the event of the neces
sity. Instead of each being confined, as
heretofore, to the sphere definitely assigned
to its Jurisdiction.
It has been arranged that a similar con
ferenc shall be held annually.
'Baron Hayashi. the Japanese min
ister here, has received reassuring
news from Japan with referenos to
the situation in the far east. lie ssys his
telegram Indicated that there was ne cause
for alarm, and add that the message was
not a reply to anything he had cabled,
though he thinks it was probably sent be
cause of the alarmiat rumors which have
been in circulation in Europe and which
Anally reached Japan.
Restarts From kaa B h a I Ara Aboard.
YOKOHAMA. Oct. 12.-AI1 reports ems
natlng from Shanghai of the opening of
htlltlea between Japan una Russia, etc,
may be dismissed as absurd.
Russia-Japanese affaire are marking time.
The second secretary of the Russian Irga
tlon left Toklo October It, with secret dis
patches for the Rusaloa viceroy of the far
east. Admiral Alexieff.
An Important conference of veteran
Japanese statesmen. Including Marquis Ito,
was held in the premier's offloe today.
Review at Rasataai Traaas.
NEW YORK. Oct It Admiral Alexieff.
the Russian viceroy, has held a review of
40.000 men of the Kwang Tung army, aay
a Herald dispatch from Port Arthur. After
the review the viceroy gave a banquet.
which the greatest enthusiasm was manl
fested.
X ladleatloa of Hostilities.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IS -At the cabinet
meeting today Secretary Hay spoke of in
formation be had received as to the situ
tlon in the far east, and it waa his opinion
tliat there wss no Immediate Indication of
hostilities between Russia and Japan. H
Intimated that negotiations are in progress
between the two countries which seem
likely to result favorably for peace.
ASYLUM ATTENDANT FLEES
a Death la Oklahoma
lastltatiea.
GUTHRIE. Okl.. Out. U.-Frank Elgin,
a lerrlturlal patient from Payne county,
la the Asylum for the Insane at Norman,
Okl.. died there lt Sunday from the et
fecta, it U alleged, of a beating October
by J. W. Severs, aa attendant. Severs has
fled and a warrant fur his arrest, chargim
. . Jiuurder. has bees iabuod. Severs came to
i Mt,'; highly recommended by officials
I j'the Tauktoa, S- V. Bute Insane
INSURGENTS ARE QUIETER
Pruula Areomaaayla: Lflf
Moaastlr Province Hare Bf.
taraed t Homes,
In
MONASTIR. M lay. Oct. 11 (Via Sslon
Ica. Macedonia, .y. This district Is
settling down. V' . -nts have been
routed and pr.. ' ''t-f't '-V,( 'nt-d In the
Perlstcri mountain. 'J ' strong
hold Is still tho met-. . t:,'if vllBt
Insurrections remain In t... "'t 'f't
kalaroff, the Insurgent leactci. 1
large In the Kastorla district, but
thn pcaxant who accompanied him . .e
surrendered.
The Inspector goneral. Hllml Pssha. In
concert with the mixed commission, la
arranging to rebuild the homes which were
destroyed, out rf the government funds.
The reconstruction Is proceeding, however,
under many difficulties.
SOFIA. 'Bulgarls. Oct. IX A band of
seventy Insurgents caught near the fron
tier by Bulgarian troopa waa sent to Sofia
yesterday. The passage of bands across
the frontier has become Increasingly dif
ficult, owing to the precautions of the gov
ernment and the increase In the number
of frontier guards.
The general situation 1 unchanged.
Fear is expressed In many quarters that the
urks will oppose the application of the
ustro-Ruasian reform plans.
Turkish troops recently discovered n bid
ing place of Insurgents and refugees In the
mountains In the vicinity of Okhrida, twen-ty-elgbt
miles from Monastir. snd routed
them after several days' fighting. The
Turks used artillery. The pursuit of the
refugees Is said to have been accompanied
by great severity and the murder of many
children and noncombatants. Three hun
dred and fifty refugees from Malkoternovo
have arrived at Hlblbtschevo and WO women
and children from Reaovo, vilayet of Ad-
ris
snople have reached Yamboull.
The Turkish proposals for the repatria
tion of the refugees meets with a positive
refusal from the fugitives to return to Ma
cedonia and place themselves under the
control of the Turks.
SYMPATHIZE WITH JAPAN
People
f
af
Italy Feel the Fallare
Gear ta Make
Visit.
ROME. Oct. IS. Instructions have been
csbled to the commander of the protected
cruiser Pouglla, which Is on Its way from
Callao to San Francisco, to Join the Italian
far eastern squadron, which now consists
of the armored cruiser Vettor Plsanl and
the protected cruisers Calabria and Pie-
monte. The commander of the squadron
has received instructions to protect Italian
interests In China In the event of a Russo-
Japanese war.
Since the cancelling of the czar's visit to
Roma conslderabale Interest Is taken here
In the relations of Russia and Japan. The
sympathy of the majority of Italians ap
pears to be on the side of the latter.
MOB IS ALMOST SUCCESSFUL
Makes Attems-t M Life af Tator
Ooavleted af Beatlagr Bay
f Doath.
BERLIN, Oct 11 A number of would-
be lynchers at Bamberg Surrounded the
carriage In which guards were taking An
drea Dippold to the penitentiary to begin
his sentence of eight years for whlpptng
to death Hems Koch, son of the director
of the Deutsche Bank.
The mob almost succeeded In getting
possession of Dippold when the guards
fixed bayonets and drove their assailants
off.
Dippold was struck In the back by a
piece of metal. He was young Koch's
tutor.
NO BOUNDARY DECISION YET
CoaaaaUslaa. Holds Secret Session and
Tteea Adjaaraa Wltkeit Reach
lag; Ceaclaslan.
LONDON, Oct. 13. The alsska boundary
tribunal held another secret sosslon this
morning and adjourned for lunch at 1:30
p. m. Nothing of a public, nature devel
oped except that when Lord Chief Justice
Alverstone cams out of the conference
room ha asked Secretary Tower to as
certain whether the original treaty was
signed In both French and English.
No explanation waa given of tlte reason
for this question. The commission ad
Joumed until tomorrow without reaching a
decision.
ODD CASE OF LESE MAJESTE
Priest Arrested far Obieetlasr
Cat af Bod lee af Ceraaaa
Eaapreaa.
KKRL.IN, Oct. 13. An odd case of leso
majesta la reported from MeUiden, Bavaria,
against a priest mho refused to sdmlnlster
communion to a sick person until a portrait
of the empress waa removed on the ground
that the dress, which was low cut, wss an
evil spectacle for youth. The priet also
ordered out the emperor's picture, alleging
that both portraits belonged together. The
state attorney caused the priest's Indict
tnunt.
Mah ta Pae.es.la. af Cathedral.
Bl. PETLRBBl KG, Oct. U-Further
serious disturbances In connection with the
transfer of the Armenian church property
o ine government occurred at Nakhltch
wanm. caucaaia, October 12. A mob took
pcaaession of the cathedral there and drove
out the elders. The Cossacks charged the
crowds and a number of persona were la
Jured.
f kaaaherlala lias the Caat.
LONDON. Oct. ll-Joseph Chamberlain
is confined to his bed at Highbury, his resi
dence at Birmingham, by a sharp attack of
his old enemy, the gout. He hopes, bow
ever, to hsve sufficiently recovered to keep
bis isewcasue engagement, October 20.
Yt.lt af tsar Is Ahaadaaed.
vtnun, jcu i. jne tuirne corre
spondent of the Cologne Uaxette says that
It is now certain that the proposed vlt.lt
of the csar to Rome has not only been
postpoued, but that it has been completely
abandoned.
M order la the First Degree.
ATCHISON Kan.. Oct. It The Jurv
the raaw of Thfoiiore MfKim, accused
ine muroee oi ikk mirim, a saloon
keeper, while attempting to hold up. ten my
found McKim guilty of murder in the Arot
degree. After shooting Beirixh. Mi Kim
ana pi were wounara in a ngtit wilh of
ftcwrs. who finally captured them. The 1J
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gee haaae af Paper,
DENVER. CJo. Oct. lt-n. H. Anderson
publisher of the Irrigation Age. at Chicago,
lias serurvd control vf lh- IriiKalioii Ki a.
S pvrtiMllce! puMii-hed In l hi city, sad mill
of.niinia Its publication under tlie name of
Mka litigaUua.
FIRSt OF POSTAL CASES
Government Start Into Proeecntion
Alleged Iraidnlent Employee.
of
THESE TWO CHARGED WITH BRIBERY
Acra.ed af Trylag" ta Force Maaey
from Job a J. Ryaa ta Protect
Him fraaa Ka forcemeat af
Postal Iavrs.
CINCINNATI. O.. Oct. 13. The first trial
under about two dozen Indictments against
postoffice officials secured In different parts
of the country by the government recently
was begun here today. The defendants are
Daniel Voorhees Miller of Tcrre Haute,
formerly assistant attorney funeral for the
Pcstoffice dnpartment. and his friend, Jo
seph M. Johns, an attorney at Rotkville,
Ind.
The government charged conspiracy be
tween these defendants for the purpose of
obtaining money from John J. Ryan, a
turf speculator with offices in Cincinnati
and St. Louis, for protecting him from post-
office officials in the use of the malls for
his schemes. Miller claims absolute Igno
rance of any transection that may have
occurred between Ryan and Johns. Johns
claims that he made sn ordinary contract
with Ryan as attorney to assist In secur
ing a decision from the postal department
after presentation of the case. Both de
fendants emphatically deny any under
standing between themselves or with Ryan,
or any conspiracy. The most eminent coun
sel are engaged on both sides. Miller and
Johns are eld friends, having lived In ad
Joining counties In Indiana for years, where
both have been prominent politically, pro
fessionally and otherwise. While District
Attorney Sherman McFherson and his as
sistants, Moullner and Darby, have been
working on the case for some time, they
were assisted today by Charles H. Robb,
assistant attorney general for the Postal
department at Washington; D. C. Cochran,
chief postofftoe Inspector; Inspectors Vicker
and Fulton, who arrested Miller and Johns
and others.
Many Wltneaaea Called.
The defendants have been indicted Jointly
on six counts of conspiracy to bribe John
J. Ryan & Co. of Cincinnati and St. Louis.
The government has called a dosen wit
nesses and the defense three times that
many, so that it is not expected that the
arguments will be reached until the latter
nart of the week. The witnesses loaay
were Richard II. Webster, a clerk in the
leeal denartment of the Poetofflce depart
nient at Washington; J. N. Morrow, tele
graph operator at Rockvllle. Ind.. and John
J. Ryan, the latter belnr on the stand
when court adjourned. As Ryan's direct
examinaUon has not been completed. It la
thought that most of the time tomorrow
will be taken up with his testimony re-
nrHina- his transactions with postal om
clals In Washington and later with Johns
as the alleged middle man at meetings in
T.et Haute. Cincinnati and St. iouis
Tt, forenoon was spent In qualifying
Jurors, after which statements were made
for the government by Attorney Moullner,
for Miller by Lawyer Ruliaon and for Johns
hv f W. Raker.
The statement or attorneys rat tm
..j,ti mrere severe on njni. rauw,-
,i.im thst bis client. Miller, knew noth
in .hoot the transaction. Baker aaia
ha on Ryan's own confession the $4,500
... nald bv him for a decision from the
Judge who decided what waa to be placed
on "the fraud list.'
The first witness waa George wenster,
clerk In the legal department under tho
postmaster general at Washington, wno
stated that the Ryan concern had been put
m-hut was officially termed "the fraud
list."
Sharp? Craes-ExaBsiaatloa.
TthMi court reconvened In the afternoon
Webster was sharply cross-examined. In
reply to a question Jy Rullson he stated
that he was In charge of what were known
as lottery cases while Miller waa in cnarge
of fraud cases. Since then he had been en-
ril also on the latter. He testified that
when It had been deciaea inai cases were
not nut on the fraud list that such a de
cision by the assistant attorney general for
the Postoffice department had heretofore
been final. Only such cases as were passed
noon for the fraud list were carried up to
the postmaster general heretofore, but now
the rule was for favorable as wen as un
favorable decisions to be submitted to the
postmaster general. It waa understood that
thla change took place after the retirement
of Tyner.
Rullson questioned Webster at length a
to the records brougnt rrom asmngion.
Indicating that Miller had heard the Ryan
case on November 11 of last year and that
it waa dismissed on the same day. he hold
ing there could not have been a bribe at
Washington.
J. M. Morrow, a telegraph operator at
Rockvllle, Ind.. testified at lengtn regard
ing the work of the Inspectors at Rockvllle
and produced about two doxen copies of
telegrams thst passed between Johns and
Ryan and one that passed between Johns
and Miller. These telegrams were admitted
as evidence.
Ryaa Test Ilea.
John J. Ryan, the star witness of the
government, was on the stand from
o'clock until court adjourned. He gave a
history snd an explanation of his co
operative Investment company, telling how
he advertised In the papers and received
answers with money by mail. Last No
vember he was called on by postoffice in
spectors snd soon afterward received a
notice from D. V. Miller, as assistant at
torney of the Postoffice department, that
his turf commissioners' operation were
fraudulent. Later he had a hearing be
fore Attorneys Chrtetlancy and Miller on
November 11, In Washington, where the
whole matter was Anally referred to Mil
ler. At this meeting Ryan promised to re
organise bla co-operative investment com
pany so that his operations as turf com
missioner would come within the require
ments of the postal laws. He continued,
however, to have trouble and soon after
his return from Washington he received
a letter from Joseph M. Johns. In which
the letter said he could be of sen-Ice to
him- After considerable correspondence
by mail and wire they met In Terre Haute,
Ryan related in detail how they met In
the hotel and finally retired from others
to his room, where Johns opened the con
versation about his troubles with the
postoffice department. Ryan was proceed
ing to repeat the conversation that took
place when the two were alone in the
room, when he was Interrupted by an ob
jection testifying as to what Johns recited
about Miller saying to mm. Kyan was
testifying that Johns claimed to be fiut-a
to Miller and able to advise Ryan what
Miller, had aald he couli or would be done
in the pending caae. Rullson objected to
connecting MUler in a conspiracy before
any conspiracy had been established. After
both sld'-s argued the question of allowing
Ryan to proceed with what Johns had
late4 thst Miller had said regarding the
case the court took the objection under
advisement until tomorrow at t a. i
iff,
SOLDIERS
ARRIVE
IN MUD
Ralas for Forty Jftlahf Hoars Where
MaaeaverO Are to Re
Hold.
JCXCTION CITa-, Kan.. Oct. 13.-A
stesdy rain has beet falling at Camp Wil
liam Carey Bangor tor the last forty-eight
hours. The camp 14 in fearful shape and
the roads are alrmi-t impassable. Troops
have been arriving rvery hour In the day
and are going Into a.mp as fast as possi
ble. The many honWa and wagons hsve
cut up the soft prairie roads until the
wagons sink to Ihft hubs. Most of the
soldiers are wet tonfcht and their blankets
and equipment are
soaked by the rain.
The soldiers will lis
to sleep on the wet
ground tonight
hay as bedding. The
remainder of tho t
ps will arrive here
tomorrow. This mar:
ng Thomas Wheeler,
a retired sergeant n the maneuver di
vision, wss found ctVsd In his tent. The
cause of death was .nathma.
MANHATTAN, KaVi.. Oct. 13.-Elght col
ored troops of the Tsfith cavalry from Fort
Robinson. Neb., and two battalions of the
Twenty-fifth tnfantr from Fort Niobrara,
Neb., reached here tlday on their way to
tort Riley. The Secfid and Third battal
ions of the Sixth infantry left here on
their march to Fort ptiley In a downpour
of rain. Four troop f the Fourth cavalry
also left this morniuJ. There has been u
continuous rainfall f ij the past two days.
EDITOR
PENALTY
Ml.aoarl Sapreate Boart I'pholds Paa.
I.hmeat A.sessedl tor Con
tent pt.
JEFFERSON CITS'. Mo., Oct. 11-The
state supreme court 'today handed down
Its decision In the case of Editor Shepherd,
the Warrensburg newspaper man who was
lined $500 several months ago on the charge
of contempt. In that ho published an article
attacking the court.
The opinion, which is written by Justice
Marshall, and concurred in by all of the
other Judges, is very lengthy and cites
cases, beginning with the time of Caesar,
to show that "this court has the Inherent
power and Jurisdiction to punish contempt
summarily." After saying that the article
in Shephcrd'a paper had In reality attacked
the honesty and integrity of the state gov
ernment through its several officers. It
continues:
If these chsrges are true the persons who
sre thus charged should be prosecuted and
removed from office. On the other hand.
anyone who makes such charges should be
prepared to make some decent snowing ot
their truth.
Continuing. Judge Marshall says that in
stead of proving his charges, or "making
the amende honorable." by withdrawing
them and apologizing for his offenses.
Shepherd challenged the Jurisdiction of the
court and sought to escae on technical
grounds. The action of the court in fining
Editor Shepherd ta upheld.
ARCHBISHOP KAIN IS DEAD
Head af Catholic Prv1aee af t.
I.oai. Pa.se. Away at
Baltlsaore.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 13. Most Rev. John
Joseph Ksin, archblshqp of St. Louis, Mo.,
died tonight at the. St. Agnes' sanitarium,
tills city, where he had been a patient
since May 12. Death, which oame peace
fully, had been hourly expected by his at
tending physicians for several days. Dr.
J. M. Stone and a number of priests and
relatives, including his sister, a sister of
charity, known in the religious world as
Sister Mary Joseph, were at hla bedside
when the end came.
Heart dlsesse was the ailment for which
the archbishop was first treated when he
arrived at the institution; but a general
breakdown from overwork caused him
much trouble. Recently appendicitis de
veloped and the prelate rapidly sank, an
operation was deemed Impracticable owing
to the enfeebled condition of the patient.
No arrangements have been made for the
funeral and It is not known whether the
body will be burled in his family lot at
Martinsburg, W. Va., or taken to St. Louis
for interment.
CITIZENSHIP IS TOO EASY
Law Cavern lag; Xataralisatiea Being
Evaded la Chirac aad
Elsewhere.
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 13. Startling viola
tion of the new naturalization law at Chi
cago and elsewhere have been brought to
light by C. D. C. Van Dusen, a special
agent of the Department of Justice, who
has Just completed a trip of inspection
across the continent.
Mr. Van Dusen -declares that the pro
vision of the new law which prevents any
one with anarchistic beliefs. Inclinations or
tendencies from becoming a citizen has In
many cases been ignored.
President Roosevelt, It Is said, will recom
mend to congress a radical change In the
law, so as to limit the right of conferring
naturalization to the federal courts. It is
understood lhat the. president alll favor a
permanent commission to question the ap
plicant for ritisenship papers, take other
testimony If necessary and report the re
sult ot the examination to the judge
DEMOCRATS GEJ TOGETHER
Braarh Which Saaparted Law Tot
Yeara A; Sow Oat for
MrClellaa.
NEW YORK. Oct. 13. -The Greater New
York democracy of Staten Island ha de
cided to withdraw its support from th
fusion ticket and endorse the regular demo
cratic nominee. The organization opposed
Tammany two years ago and Its members
worked and voted for the fusion candi
dates. At the democratic ratification in Man
hattan tomorrow night Congressman Mc
Clellan, Comptroller Grout. Aldermariic
Prsaident Foraea, former Senator Charles
Towne of Minnesota and William C. Mo
Adoo, once assistant secretary of the navy,
will speak.
CONFESSES AT DEATH'S DOOR
Tra.ted Cashier Reveals Shortage
Aeraaat Ja.t Before He
Dies.
la
SPRINGFIELD. O., Oct. 13 Alleged dis
crepancies amounting to $44,uu0 are said to
have been discovered lu the accounts of
the late Joseph Spahr, who had ben secre
tary and treasurer of th firm of P. p.
Mast ac Co., manufacturers of grain drills.
Two week ago Mr. Spahr wa attacked
by typhoid fever and subsequently died.
There is a story that on bis death bed he
revealed that hi accounts aero not correct
and an examination followed. He had been
regarded aa above suspicion.
In seveiten years he bad not taken '
vacation, lie had a salary of ft.VM a J tar.
witlA
41
MUSTjPAY
ISO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OdIj Fotir of the Bin Membert Put in
Appearance.
CORPORATIONS INTERESTED IN FIASCO
One Baaeh Opposed ta Maalelaal
Lighting; Plaat mm Another t
Giving Great Western
Right at Way.
"Fred Nash and his crowd have got In
their work here again," said Mayor Moores
whn a quorum of the council failed to
appear last night. "The council majority
has acted in a manner nothing less than
cowardly. The municipal electric light
plant ordinance must be passed so as to
be Included In my proclamation tomorrow,
or the question cannot be submitted to the
people st the November election. I shall
call a special meeting of the council lor
tomorrow morning In a last attempt to
have the ordinance passed."
From the mouths of more or less official
representatives of the lighting compenles
come another and very different reason
for the failure of the council to meet. This
is the statement:
"Neither of the lighting companies bad
a thing to do with this delinquency on tho
part of the council. The railroads opposing
the entrance of the Chicago Greet Western
are responsible. These lines, and I IU
eiot mention names, except to say that the
Milwaukee Is not among them, have
brought pressure to bear on certain coun
cllmen. It is the intention to fight the
Great Western at every turn and to delay
the passage of the ordinance that would
give it right-of-way for the construction
of terminal facilities. The Interested roads
intend to stave this off Just - as long as
possible in the hopes that other obstruc
tlon schemes in progress may have a chance
to take effect. Tou may expect to
precious few council meetings until January
1 if these plans do not mature."
Coaarll Present aad Abseat.
Whatever the true reason is, five coun
cilmen were missing from their seats in
the chamber at $:D6 when President Zlm
man rapped for order last night. Those
present were: Zimman. Dyball, Nicholson
and Huntington. Those absent were:
Schroeder, Evans, O'Brien, Back and Hoye.
After the roll call the president announced
the lack of a quorum and asked for in
structions. Councilman Dyball was on his
feet Immediately and moved that the coun
cil adjourn until next Tuesday night. Tills
was adopted without dissent, and the audi
tors looked at one another, grinned and
said: "It s Just like the old council, Isn t
It?"
That there was no suspicion that a meet
ing would not take place was shown by
Nhe presence of Mayor Moores and from
thirty to forty men and women who own
homes In the territory that the Great Wes-
fiira la .hftiit m .hot fm
J direct connection with the city by the pro
posed terminals. They desire an appraise
ment of damages and award before the
ordinance vacating street la passed In
order that they will not hare to carry
their grievance Into tho courts.
Rumor had reached the city hall during
the day that preparations were being made
to secure a restraining order from the
federal court to enjoin Mayor Moores from
signing the ordinance in case It passed
last night. The mayor, believing that the
Interests of the entire city will be favor
ably affected by granting the concessions
aaked by the Oreat Western and that the
damaged property owners are not ahut oft
from redress, had determined to sign the
document Jtsit as soon as It was passed.
In order that no hampering Injunctions
could Intervene. This was what brought
him to the council chamber last night.
He waa highly indignant over the fiasco
and condemned it with scorching words.
He directed City Clerk Elbourn to pre
pare a call for a special meeting this
morning.
Zlnsaiaa la tho Dark.
"I did not have the slightest informa
tion that a majority 'of the council would
not be present," said President Zimman.
"I only wish that I had known of it and
perhaps the result might have been dlf
ferent."
One of the councllmen did, however, yes.
terday morning advance a "hunch" that
there ' would be no council meeting. The
matter of both important ordinances
that would naturally come up for consid
eration waa under discussion.
"Why," he exclaimed. "I understand that
some of the boy a are going to be out of
town tonight and maybe there will not be
a meeting. I know that I have to go away
myself on a matter that concerns my own
business."
Queries as to the whereabouts of the
other councllmen lost night elicited only
the information that Back waa out of town
and that some of the other had "malaria.
Former City Attorney Connell declared
last night that the municipal ownership
question could not be submitted to the
electors legally because of the lack of an
official newspaper. It was held last sprung
by the advocates of the measure, that the
posting of the notice Inserted In the regular
proclamation was all that was required In
this connection.
WATER BEGINS TO RECEDE
a Apprehension af Farther Damage
from Eaatera Floods I
Felt.
PATERSON, N. J., Oct. 13 The water
in the flooded districts continue to go
down and no apprehension of further dam
age is felt. About L000 homeless persons
bre being cared for by the relief commit
tee. It will be several days before a portion
of the sufferers can return to their homes,
while many will have to begin all over,
their homes having been swept away.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. The main line of
the Erie railroad is now open between
Jersey City and Suffern, New York. Traf
fic was nearly normal on the other rail
roads which had been affected by the
floods.
BELVIDERE, N. J.. Oct. 13. Two more
victim of the flood were found today in
a field near here.
WRECK ON MISSOURI PACIFIC
Several Pa.. eager. Are Bllghtls
Hart, bat Sa Oae Is
Hilled.
YATES CENTER. Kan.. Oct. II South
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train No.
3L which left Kansas City last night, was
wrecked here in the yards today by a
broken rail.
The baggage cat and one passenger coacb
left the track and went Into the ditch and
tbe front trucks of the other roach and
sleeper were torn loose. Several peraou
wer hurt lighUy. No on was killed.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fhnwers Wednes
day; Fair and Colder Thursday.
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FREED BY FORGED PARDONS
Fade Military Prisoners
Are CSIven Their
erty.
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Mb.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 13.-James H.
Darling, Joseph White. Cornelius Coke
and John L Moore, military prisoners at
Alcstraz. have been released by the au
thorities on psrdons which It Is now dis
covered were forged.
These fraudulent pardons were sent
through the ordinary course of a soldier's
pardon, bearing the regular seals and
stamps and approved by the president, but
by whom and whose aaslstsnce the forger
ies were perpetrated are the questions not
yet solved, but It is believed the Investiga
tion now In progress will eventually clenr
up the mystery.
The four prisoners were sentenced to five
years' Imprisonment and hsd more than
two years' unexpired term to serve. They
were set at liberty October 7 and were
landed In this city on the government
steamer General McDowell.
The signatures forged were those of
Major E. B. Hills, acting assistant adjutant
general at Washington; Major Henry M.
Morrow. Judge advocate of the Department
of California, and Major J. R. Williams,
assistant adjutant general of the Depart
ment of California. In addition to these
forgeries, the official stamp of the de
partments of California headquarter and
of the Judge advocate's office appear. The
very letter head on which the pardon is
typewritten seems regular.
The Irregularity of the document is as
sured by the fact that both Major William
and Judge Advocate Morrow are quoted to
the effect in an interview today that the
signature on the paper were not their
TELEGRAPHERS ARE TO MEET
piaa. for a Tonraameat to Uccar
at Philadelphia Are
Perfected.
NEW TORK, Oct. IS. Plans have been
perfected for a tournament between el
egraphers at Philadelphia on the after
noons and evenings of October 30 and 31.
Last May the telegraphers of New York,
comprising the American Telegraphers'
Tournament association, elected commit
tees, which have worked unceasingly to
bring together the greatest possible array
of talent for the competition. Entries have
been received from Dallas, Winnipeg. St.
Louis, Atlanta, Kansas City, Memphis.
New Orleans, Boston, Birmingham, Phil
adelphia. New Yort and many other cities.
The cash prise aggregate $3,000, while the
medals to be offered In various classes
will be quite valuable.
Tho object of chief Interest will be tho
Andrew Carnegie gold medal, which car
ries with It a rash reward of $300 for the
most skillful sender and receiver of Morse.
REFUSES T0j0IN COMBINE
Harrlaiaa Dae Hot Favor th Forma,
tloa af a Gigantic La at be r
Traet.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 13.-Preldent
Harrimsn, It is said, has refused over
tures from eastern people who own great
tracts of timber in the Sierra Nevada
mountain district In California for the
creation ot a $10,000,000 pine lumber truit.
They wanted hlra to put all the Central
Pacific timber land into it.
He has ulso refused to sell any more of
the railroad timlier lands. The latter was
all withdrawn from sale some time ago,
along with the Central Pacific lands in
Nevada snd Utah and the Southern Pa
cific lands In California, save when writ
ten contracts to sell were In existence.
Orders have Just been Issued to patent
every acre of Central and Southern Pa
cific land.. The-e are yet unsold in this
state about !,7oO,Oi acres of Central Pa
clflo lands, moat of which land ha been
patented.
RUMOR BREAKS THE MARKET
Talk of Receiver Forces Price
t rarlble steel Down Twelve
Dollar..
af
PITTSBURG. Oct. 14. A rumor on the
stock exchange that a receiver would be
appointed for the Crucible Steel company
caused a break of $1U share in the pre
ferred stock. Later the rumor was officially
denied snd the stock rallied.
NEW YORK. Oct. lS.-Robert. E. Jen
nings, second vice president of the Crucible
Steel company, said this afternoon that
the report that an application had been
made for a receiver for the company was
absurd.
He said lie could not account for such
a rumor being in circulation. The com
pany, b declared, wa never in better
condition than It Is now, and in the next
few days its annual report will be made
public
WANTS THE JURY INSTRUCTED
Law ere for
M.tllt
lhat
LEXINGTON. S. C, Oct. 13.-E. S. AsLmU
of counsel for the prosecution, who began
his argument before the Jury in the Tillman
trial Just brfor court adjourned yesterday,
resumed today.
Replying to counsel for th defense, he
contended that Mr. Gonzales mind us
clear when he made his last statement.
P. II. Nelson, on of the attorneys for
the defendant, followed. He first spoke,
cf the law In the rase, readtng the request,
for instructions made by the defense giving
the Interpretation which the defense places
en what constitutes self-defense.
Th court wa askod to Instruct the Jury
that It la fur th jury to say whether a
man of ordinary reason would have acted
Mr. Tillman did on January 15.
Paaseager aad Ticket Ageal. Meet.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. U. The annual
convention of tht Aaeoclatiun of PatiK'r
and Ticket Agent, begun here today. The
most iniitoriaai matter before the conven
tion today a.s lh report of James Talir
of the U-giiuttve committee on ticket s-olp.
Ing. giving an account of some of the im
portant result that have been srrlveri at
during the )rar. St. Lot i. 1. au active
taminUl. for th next oon-entioo.
Ttllmaa A.k
Be Left tm
Them.
iTrtniT n t mrw nnirr
I'Aliri-u DU1UUJ
New Dincter Chosen at Annual Meeting
of Company at Salt Lata.
HORACE BURT WILL HOLD HIS POSlTlOh
Electee1 to Board and Denies Manj Bumon
rortelling Hie Beiignation.
HEAD Or MORMON CHURCH SELECTED
Joeepk L Sntith.WUl terra aa Resident
Director of Corporation.
MAY DOUBLE TRACK THE ENTIRE LINE
Seat Meetta Will He Held at Sew
lark. When deestlvas Affect la
Material Caadltloa Will
Be t oasldered.
SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 13-Th anuual
meeting of the stockholders of tho Union
Pacific railroad company was held in this
city today, about three-fourths of the capi
tal stock being represented, mostly by
proxy. After the election cf a board ol
directors for the ensuing year the meeting
adjourned until November 20. when E. 1L
Ilarriman and a party vf directors will
come to Salt Lake on a special train In
order to be present on the occasion of th
opening of the famous Ogden-Lucln cutofl
across Great Salt Lake. This special will
be the first passenger train to run over the
cutoff.
Today's election resulted In but one
change being mad. Joseph E. Smith, presi
dent of the Mormor church, being chosen
resident director to succeed T. J. Coo'.idg'".
Jr., of Boston.
The board of director elected today fol
low: Oliver Ames. Boston: Horaco G. Burt,
Omaha: Thomas T. Eckert, New York:
Louis Fitzgerald, New York; George J.
Gould. Lakewood. N. J.: E. H Harriman,
Arden. N. Y.; Marvin Hughltt. Chlcagoj
Jame. E. Hyde. New York; Otto H. Kahn,
Morrletown. N. J.: Charles A. Peabody.
New York; Wlnslow S. Fierce. New York
Henry H. Rogers, New York; Jacob H.
Schlff, New York: James Stillnian, New
York; Joseph F. Smith, Salt Lake.
The board of dlrectora will meet In New
Tork within the next ten day for the
purpose of electing officers and taking up
several matters concerning the manage
ment of the road. Among these. It Is said,
the question of double tracking from Omaha
to Ogden will be considered. In an In
terview President Burt emphatically d v
nied the rumor that he was to resign at
an early date.
In speaking of the election of Joseph F.
Smith to the directors. Alexander Millar,
secretary for the Harriman Jino. said:
It ha always been tha custom of the.
company to huve a citlsen of I'tah on th
hoard. Itrlgham Young was the first and
there has always been one until recently.
It was to carry out tills custom that Mr
Smith was elected. . -
Tbo annual meeting of th Oregon IhorC
Line stockholder will be held In thl
city tomorrow.
Soathern PnelSe
Rrtrraohea.
CHICAGO.
Oct. 13. The Trlbunfl today
say: The Southern Pacific rllroud In to
follow th example of the New York Cen
tral and curtail expenses by luylng off em
ploye. The Harriman line Is preiuirlng, aborn
ing to an authoritative report Just received
in Chicago, to reduce its fore by 1.200 mch
immediately.
The chief cuts will be mad in the shorv
but there will be economizing all along th
line.
ha Improvement la Earn!,..
KOC8TON, Tex., Oct. 1J.-B. J. Kruttsch
nltt, vice president and general manager
j of the Southern Pacific, being- shown a dis-
putcn irom California that within a few
days between 250 and 300 men would be dis
charged on the coast division of th South
ern Pacific and before the order for re
trenchment la fully carried out L200 men
will be out of employment, replied that h
could not vouch for the accuracy of tho
f.gurca. but that the principle was utirely
correct
Just st th present time, said Mr.
Kruttschnitt, the Southern Pacluc I In a
position similar to that of every other rail
road. During the recent years conditions
have changed, until now the question of
producing net result 1 an Important one.
Cost of labor, cost of supplies, equipment
and in fact the cost of operation in gen
eral are greatly In excess of what condi
tion demanded a few years ago.
The railroads are obtaining on Hi aver
age In return for service rendered Just
about what they did when th cost of
operation was not so great.
During recent year many improvement
hva been perfected and it is now for th
railroad, to ahow net returns on money
invested. The additions that have been
made were made with the vlw of lessening
the cost of operation, it it, a business
proposition.
Koadma.tera la rtea.lon.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. II. The twenty-hm
arn.ual convention of the Road Masters and
Maintenance of Way Association of Amer
ica began today at the Coates hout-e.
About 1:5 delegates, representing the main
tenance departments of more than sixty
of the railroads of the United State and
Canada are 'n attendance. The regular
business of the contention consists of th
reading of technical papers concerning rail
road track equipment and the method of
ulng track appliance. Tomorrow' pro
gram probably will Include the election
of officers for tbe ensuing year.
ARDMORE. I. T., Oct. II. -It Is an
nounced here that the Colorado Southern
railway ha let the contract for the con
struction of Its proposed line from Duncan
to Lawton. Work I. to commence within
fifteen days. This road is seeking a Trxa
outlet. A survey ha. Un made through
the Chic.kaaw nation to LVniaon, Texai.
The proposed line runs from Pueblo, Colo.,
I u DcnUon. Texas.
HE n;FS ON HIS WAY HOME
-Ml Haa ta Pa.s Away
Sreae. at Yaath Is
Healed.
Amid
CHICAGO, Oct. IS A race against d-aih
which Walter H. Field of Portland, Me.,
was making came to an end aa a Santa Fa
passenger train wa nearing Chicago toUiiy.
Mr. Field had been In Carlshad. N. M.,
tuking treatment for tuberculosis. FimiivK
the end near, he began hurried l!-ij -. s.
In the hope of dying in Mj old 1 ow.-.
lie could hardly speak as be hoarded Lia
tiain at Kansas City last night, snd al.cn
the porter sought to rouse htm today, h
was found dead.