he Omaha Daily Bee. Pull Scores of JLooquo Games in Tho.l3co Only Special WarNowa Sorv ico of Now York M or aid 1 OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOUSING. JUNE 15, 1904 TEN PAGES. EKTARLI3IIED JUXL 19, 1871. SINGLE COPY TIIKEH CENTS. HP UNDER HEAVY FIR Diipa'.o'i from Liao Y-f AnnonncM Operations of L r;e P oportia. PORT ARTHUR IS SAID TO BE HELPLESS Entsians Find it In.pcibl to Inttrfm with 8itga of tha Ga ritoo. NO DETAILS OF ENGAGEMENT AVAILABLE rnt at Liao Yang En'artains the Entir Front of Arming. RUSSIA PLAINLY SHOWS NERVOUSNESS (teeervea Tailed Oat to th Furpo of Flllfnir Vp the Vaeucr Had by Troopa Dispatched to the Front. LONDON, June 14, The Central Newa baa received a dispatch from It Llao Tang correspondent undnr today's date saying tLat heavy firing between the Russian and Japanese vanguards commenced at 1:40 o'clock this afternoon. The fighting ex tended along the entire front, assuming the dimensions of a general engagement. Tho correspondent says that no details are available. BT. PETERSBURG, June 14. Tlie Novoe Vremya'a military expert authoritatively denies the report that Oenoral Btakelbnrg Is on the march south. Ho declares that the only Russian forces on the Llao Tung peninsula above Port Arthur consist of cavalry and railroad guards, and odds that It Is scarcely possible to Interfere With th siege operations before .port Ar thur. The chief mission of the Russian cavalry detachments, he says, is to hamper the) movements of the Japanese columns from the south to the north. The Novoe Vromya devotes a long ed itorial to arguing that wireless communi cation with neutral territory does not con stitute a breach of neutrality, the enemy having practically the same remedy, as in th case of cable communication, namely, as previously cabled In one case of cutting the cable, and in tho other of stationing a vessel rigged with wireless apparatus be tween the sending and receiving stations, thus Interfering with communication. " The calling out of the army reserves in the Kazan, Kief and Moscow military dis tricts was announced today. - This step is for the purpose of filling up the skeleton reserve) corps and to replace the regular troopa already gone or going to the front. It also foreshadows the dispatch of four Volga corps, which was predicted In these dispatches a month ago. The latter would give General Kouropatkln 200.000 more men. Reports SeTftre) FtaThttng. Emperor Nicholas has received the fol lowing telegram from lieutenant Oeneral Baron Btakelberg bearing today's date: A battle began at noon around the Rus sian position, four and one-half miles south of the station of Waianboon, the enemy making repeated attempts to dis lodge our left flank. The attack waa rer Miud and we retained our position. The' nret ''-regiment) occupying toe left flank of bur position sustained severe loeees. Its commander. Colonel Khavae tounoff and Adjutant Bub-Lieutenant Drag ostsJI Nodochlnaky, were killed, General QemgroHS was wounded, a shrapnel bullet battering the light side of his lower aw( but he remained on the field. BRITISH COURT RUSSIANS Paper) Seek to Bring? United States Into Disfavor la that ( Country. (Copyright, 1904, by New York Herald Co.) BT. PETERSBURG, June 14. New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The growing tendency In oar tain English newspapers to prepare the way for a British good undertaking with Russia at the expense of the United States Is attracting attention. In the London Times, which has just reached here, there la a notice to the effect that the British ambassador. Sir Charles Harding, had pre sented 3,000 ($10,000), aent from England to the Russian Red Cross, while In sig nificant contrast the next paragraph Is de voted to, the supposed boycotting of the American ambassador, with the tart remark at the end that this Is the caae In spite of assurance of the government at Wash ington and of the ambassador himself that his relations here are pleasant. Mr, MoCormlck being away, the Inference naturally la that he waa compelled to ab sent himself. That Is quite misleading. The truth la It la the most disagreeable period of the year in the capital, which Is de serted by everybody, ambassadors and mln. later making It a habit of getting away now. ' Months ago Mr. MoCormlck an nounced that toward the end of July he Intended going to Carlsbad and he Is sim ply oarrytug out his plana to take the cure there. mND JAPAMKSB ARB ACTIVE tlnaslaai Reports Indicate Islanders Are Shifting; Many Soldiers. BT. PETERSBURG, June U The Japa nese are displaying aotlvity at all their advance lines. According to Information In the possession of the War office two divisions of the enemy are now marching north along the railroad towards Vafangow j twenty-five miles above Kin Chou). They are having constant skirmishes with the letlrlng Runs tans, but the advance la not being seriously contested. Although It Is too early to determine the exaot purpose of the advance, the presumption of the gen eral staff la that the northward movement j Is Intended to effect a Juncture at Kin Chou with the column from Blu Yen, which la still moving westward. The bombard ment of the coast near Kin Chou and the blockade of New Chwang might Indicate that the ultimate objeot of the combined movements Is to clear the Llao Tung penin sula of Russians and occupy New Chwang as a ntw base. The garrison at New Chwang, It la claimed here, remains undi minished, but It la not believed that th Russlun plans contemplate a serious at tempt to hold New Chwang. North of Feng Wang Cheng the Japanese are also moving. Ths War office has no ad vices confirmatory of the abandonment of Balmatssa (north of Fens: Wans Chens: and east southeast of Llao Yang). On the con- ! trary, the latest reports are to the effect j that the Japanese hold Balmatssa, their outside posts reaching so far north aa Fn I Bhuy Lin pass (about due east of Llao Yang), which is held by the Russians. A Japanese force of 3.000 men la reported to be moving norjh from Huan Dlan Blang, thirty miles from Bulmatsia, The Japanese are strongly fortifying Feng Wang Cheng aa a precaution against possible disaster. The War office ha advice since Jun 13 from Pu Lan Tien (in the southern part of the Llao Yang peninsula) and they do not meutlon th Japanese ambush of that data, tCon tinned, OA 000004 Pago.) v ,RESS REC!iLES oaf ran Visitors at Uerua ss.-U I' poo Wife of Emperor William. June 14. The chief. Interest of at. th " tn dpeRat to the International , ingress today attached to an tn to twenty-one members of nal council by the empress. srfmtir,, Afttnitplml th retlrlno- and Tho. newty elected officials of the council, the pre'sMvnt of each national council and sev eral leaders of the movement. The Ameri cans on the deputation were Miss Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. May Wright Bewail of In dianapolis and Mrs. Swift. Her majesty engnged all the delegates In conversation evidencing great Interest in the progress of the woman movoment. She expressed much pleasure at hearing from the foreign delegatea of the succeas of ' the Berlin meeting of the council. The American delegates were charmed by the empress' grscious bearing, which Mrs. Bewail said was a lesson In kindness and courtesy. The reception lasted an hour and a half. The sessions of the congress today were well attended. Mrs. Emellne B. Wells of Salt Lake City made the first address In the first section, on "The Education of Olrls In American Publlo Schoola" In the second section Mrs. Lydla K. Commander of New York spoke of "In dustrial Work for Woman and Maternity," and Mrs. Frederick Nathan of New York delivered an address on "Factory Versus Home Work." In the third section Mrs. Commtng of Toronto spoke on "Custodial Care of Fee ble Minded Women of Child Bearing Age." In the fourth section Mrs. M. L. Carr of Longmont, Colo., made an address on "Parents' Authority." . HAVE A MESSAGE FROM RAISOCLI How Thought that Captives 'Will Hot Be Released Intll Kext Week. TANGIER, June 14. A courier from Ralsoull, the bandit chief who kidnaped Messrs. Perdlcarls and Varley, arrived here during the night United States Consul General Gummere and the British minister subsequently visited Mohammed El Torres, the representative of the sultan of Mo rocco, to discuss the contents of Ralsoull's message. The distance of Ralsoull's headquarters makes the negotiations drag. It Is now thought possible the captives .will not be released this week. WASHINGTON, June 14. United States Consul Gummere, at Tangier, Morocco, to day cabled to the State department Indica ting that the ' negotiations for the release of Perdlcarls and Varley have not yet been completed. Just where the hitch Is cannot be learned. It la suspected that it relates to the vexed question of a guaranty by the United States and Great Britain of im munity for Ralsoull and the faithful ob servance of the sultan's promises. As a re sult of today's advices officials here have changed their opinion as to the date of the release of the captives and say that several days must yet elapse. - DESIRE) THE KING TO ATTEND International Anatear Athletio Con tests Held In July. LONDON, June 14. It baa been decided by '- the' -Oxf ord-Cumbrfcire " committee to propose July 23 or July .SO aa the date - for the athletio contest with the Harvard-Yale team. At the same time the committee presee the hope that July 80 will be selected, aa possibly King Ed ward might be unabla to attend on the earlier date. The committee also decided to propose to same program used In the meeting of 1899 and 1901. This consists of nine events. Including hammer throwing and discarding weight throwing, as before, under Identical conditions. The latter Include . proofs of amateur and student status, with the eligi bility of competitors limited to four years from matrloulatlon, as In the Harvard Yale and Oxford-Cambridge sports of 1904. Thus, If the oondltlons named are ac cepted, no one except those qualified to compete In the recent meetings will be able to take part In the July contests. ACTION PLEASES THE BRITISH Rl.e Association Glad the American Team Will Return Trophy. LONDON, June 1. Lord Cheyleemore, president of the British National Rifle association, commenting on the action of the American National Rifle association In deciding to return the Pal ma trophy to the Britlab association, said to a repre sentative of the Associated Press todays "At present no official communication an nouncing the resolution of the American association has reached us, but I feel cer tain that our council appreciates the sportsmanlike decision. Until we have re ceived an official communication it is im possible to say what action our council will take. I can express my personal sat isfaction that an agreement satisfactory to all has attained, and repeat that It has never been the wish on this side to Impart any bitterness Into the correspondence or to In any way attempt to upset the result of the match. INVESTIGATING ALLEGED BRIBERY Chamber of Depntles Has Violent Seene Over Carthusian Rumors. PARIS, June 14. The Chamber of Depu ties today appointed an Investigating com mittee, composed of twelve ministerialists and twenty-one members of the opposition, to investigate the charges that $400,000 was offered to Edgar Combes, secretary-general of the ministry of the Interior and son of Premier Combes, who Is also minister of the Interior, to secure authorisation for the monks of the Carthusian order to remain at the Grande Chartreuse. The charges arcuBed another violent debate In the cham ber, M. Combes vigorously repelling the In sinuations relative to his son's connection with the affair. REPUBLICANS jARE GATHERING Advance Guard of National Conven tion Arrive at Chicago to Consider Affairs, CHICAGO. June 14. Incoming trains brought large number of the republican advance guard to Chicago today. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania was an early ar rival. Others who reached Chicago were Benator Hanahrnugh of North Dakota. Sen ator Ankeny of Washington, Judson W. Lyons of Georgia, and Cornelius N. Bliss of New York. Many persons who are not members of the national committee, but Ilk to be on th ground at republican con. ventlons, also came. The leaders have settled down to a discussion of two disputed topics which will occupy the convention and the na tional committee the vice presidency and contests. Wlille a number of states will present contasta. Illinois' principal trouble will lie In the Selection of a national committee man and the delegal who will lead his colleague upon tb Awe of lha coavaoUoo, BRYAN'S VIEWS OF PARKER Bsfsn to Hew York Kan aa th Bpttohleta Candidate. ACCEPTS INVITATION (0 MAKE ADDRESS Believes Party Should Wage an Aggressive Campaign nnd Noml- . nate a Talkie.? Machine at St. Lonla. NEW YORK, June 14. The following letter from William J. Bryan to M. G. Polluter, who has called an anti-Parker meeting, was mads public here today: LINCOLN, Neb., June 9. Itw4. Mr. M. O. Paliiser, New York City. Dear ttir; 1 am In receipt of. your letter enclosing tlie cull for a convention of protest, to be held in New, York on the 2uth of June. 1 am very glad this step Is being taken and assume that It Is not the object of the protesting convention to send a contesting delegation to St. Louis or to question In any way the regularity of the Albany convention, but merely to enter a protest on behalf of a large number of New York voters who believe in honesty In politics and are opposed to the burglarious methods which are now being employed to foist upon the party a speechless candidate and a mean ingleas platform. The argument made in favor of Judge Parker la not that he la in any way lltted for the position, because his titnesa cannot possibly be ascertained without a knowl edge of his views on public questions. The argument la made by his friends that ne can win and they base their belief on the fact that aa lie has never suid anything In connection with pending questions he had no record that can be used against him. His virtuea are purely negative and his friends think It sufficient that the demo crats send him forth as a candidate with the endorsement "we know nothing against him." Wants Aggressive Campaign. It Is the first time, in recent years at least, that a man has been urged for no high a position on the ground that his opinions are unknown. The democratic party is In desperate straits If among Its members it cannot find a worthy man who has ever been. Interested enough in public, questions to give expression to hla opinion. In the great contest between democracy and plutocracy our party ehould take a positive and aggressive stand and it should present a standard bearer who will infUHe courage and enthusiasm among the masses. I am glad that there are democrats In New York who are willing to register such a protest as your call suggests, and I trust that the protest may be effective at St. Louis. When It Is shown, as 1 believe It can be shown, that a noncommltal candi date would not be popular with the voters. even in New xork, tne Parker candidacy will lose its only prop. I mistake the loyalty and earnestness of the democrats who were true to the ticket In 18S6 when loyalty meant abuse and os tracism. If they are really In favor of a silent candidate whose most, conspicuous supporters have In recent years been mora familiar with republican headquarters than with democratic headquarters. Very truly yours, W. J. BRYAN. COME TO ROB, REMAINS PREY Buffalo Man Goes Up Against New York Game nnd Lose Savings. NEW YORK, June M.-That It is possi ble to lose $8,000 In ten minute by playing "English faro," in New York, that the po lice do not know where the game waa played and that the victim may have no legal remedy war fact brought out today lo. a oaa Jiaara before MWxa Mayo In the West Side court.' ,1 1 Frederick Warren of Buffalo was the com. ptalnant and the prisoner, was hi friend, Peter Forres tel. also of Buffalo. The latter had a badly cut head which be stated the complainant had caused by striking him with a can. Warren told the magistrate that Forres tel had told him that a friend of bis had made $20,000,000 In Wall street and that the corporation which he represented could be parted from a great deal of it money pro vided enough was in sight to ploy a com bination game against the corporation. Upon this representation Warren say he drew $5,000 the savings of a lifetime from a bank In Buffalo and came to this city. When he reached New York lost evening, he says, Forrestel took him to a place and Introduced him to seven other mem bers of the corporation. Almost Immedi ately a game which he afterwards learned wo called "English faro" - was proposed and Warren was assured that he oould not lose. Ten minutes later, however, he told the magistrate, ' his $5,000 had vanished across the board. He then turned upon Forrestel, accused htm of robbery and struck him on the head with a cane. He waa unable to tell the magistrate where the game was played, "and when Forrestel told the court that he also had played and lost $3,600, the complainant waa Informed that he had no redress and the prisoner waa discharged. "You really came down from Buffalo for th purpose of beating somebody else," said Magistrate Mayo to Warren, "and In that caae the law does not help you even In a civil way. That has been decided by the court of appeala There Is no evi dence here of a crime and I will have to discharge the prisoner." DEDICATES MONTANA BUILDING Wholesale Saddlers Are Holding; Con vention on th Ground of ' World' Fair. ST. LOUIS, Jun 14. Th Montana State building was dedicated today with appro priate ceremonies. Addresses were made by Martin McGlnnls, vice president of the Montana World' fair commission; George R. Mllburn, associate Justice Montana su preme court; President Francis of the ex position and Former United States Benator Thomas H. Carter of Montana, president of the national world's fair commission. The dedication of the West Virginia State building haa been postponed from June 20 to June 29. ' Sir Hugh Gllsean-Reid of London, Eng land, and President Francis of the World's fair, were the principal speakers today at the Bums cottage dedication. The seventeenth annual convention of the wholesale saddlery association of th United States convened today at the In side Inn. It Is expected that 1,000 delegates will be present before the convention ad journ next Friday, WANT POPULAR GOVERNMENT Filipino Commissioner Profess to Believe It Will Not Be Long Delayed. PHILADELPHIA. June 14. According to tbe members of the Filipino commission, now visiting this city, the tmpreaslon here Is to set In motion publlo sentiment fa vorable to self-government of the , Philip plnea H. T. Pardo de Tavero, one of the prominent statesmen of the Islands, said: According to the law which provides for a popular assembly In the I'hllllpplnes, It la left lo the president of the United Htatts to say when the condition of the Islands warrants aurh an Intimation. Secretary Tuft will ahortly visit ue and make a re- fiort en conditions, and we expert their nipresolons will be such as to bring about th establishment -of popular, gomi&nt. INDIANA FEUDISTS IN FIGHT Three Dead and Tro Wounded aa Result of Martin; t BryantvUe. BRYANTS VILLE, Ind., June 14. Three are dead and two wounded, one fatally, as the result of a duel fought on the streets of this village today. The dead: JAMEB ROUT, aged 22. CHARLES ROUT, ag.-d M. MILTON TOW, aged 34. Fatally wounded: James Tow, aged 32. Severely wounded: . Frank Tow, aged 28. The fight Is tho culmination of a feud between the Rout and Tow families which has existed for' several years. The Routs reside at Bodford, eight miles east of Bry antsvllle, and the Tow boys are farmers near here. The latter are relatives of the Tow family which participated In the no torious Tow-Bass feuil which formed a bloody record for Lawrence county and Southern Indiana A free gravel road election la being held here today and the little village of 300 was crowded. Farmers front the surrounding country gathered and there had been oon alderable drinking. When the two Rout brothers drove Into, town the Tow boys were standing near each other In the crowd around the election booth. As thy Rout boys drove past )t was whispered through the crowd at fcnoe that trouble would follow. I Two weeks ago at al social affair the smouldering hostility hetlveen the two fam ilies had been rekindled y a fancied Insult to Charles Rout by a Aung woman who favored one of the Towf boys. , Hostilities were averted at the time. Today the Rout brothers openly announced on their ar rival here that they had Come to "even things up,"' Within . fivo minute from the time the Rout boys arrived in town they were eon approaching the booth. The Tow brothers drew together and after a whispered con versa tlon of a few second stood about ten feet apart, awaiting the arrival of the Routs. There 1 a dispute aa to whether there were- any words before the shooting began, and it is also In; doubt as to who fired the first shot. Eacji of the five men drew a revolver and each advanced, ' all firing. The men were no$ fifteen feet apart when the firing ceased, and on .the ground three lay dead, one dying with a bullet through his neok, and one still stood with a bullet wound through hi arm and one In his side. Th crowd had scattered has tily when the shooting began and none of the bystanders- was struck, although over twenty-five shots were fired. The Injured wer 'taken to a store and their wounds were dressed. The excitement Is Intense. NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS Cool, Wet - Weather Good for Small Grain, bnt Hard cm . 1 Con, - v ' Weekly crop bulletin frt the Nebraska section of the climate anil crop service of the weather bureau forijth week ending Monday, June 13, 1904: f " The last week ha becnScooL,. with heavy showers In oentral and . western counties. The.jBM)an.eaiy..tcnjBei.tMse Juwvwutred, The rainfall has exoeeded an Inch In most oentral and western counties, while in a considerable portion of the eastern counties the rainfall has been less than one-half an Inch. The continuation of the cool, moist weather has been favorable for the growth of small grain and grass. Winter wheat and rye are mostly headed, while oat are Just beginning to show heads. Grass In pastures and meadows Is In excellent condi tion, with every prospect of a large hay crop. The first cutting of alfalfa is Just be ginning in southern counties and some dam age was done by the showers of the week. The alfalfa crop Is generally excellent. Corn has grown slowly and many corn fields are still weedy. Fair progress has been made with cultivation of corn In most parts of the state, but In some localities and on low land the soil Is still too wet to work. Strawberries are ripening and are a good 01 op. Cherries are beginning to turn red and most u-ees are well filled with fruit. WEEKLY CROP REPORT SUMMARY Weather Bureau Issues Statement of Wheat, Corn nnd Other Produota. WASHINGTON, June 14. The Weather bureau's weekly, summary of crop condi tions Is as follows: In the central and western gulf states, favorable temperatures prevailed during the week ending June 13, but elsewhere east of the .Rocky mountains and on the north Pacific coast complaints of Insuf ficient heat are quite general, while hot, northerly winds have caused further In Jury to nearly all crops In California. Theie has been too much rain In portions of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma Kansas and North Dakota, and also over the northern portions of the middle Atlantlo states and New England, while lack of moisture Is beginning to be fe'.t in the Ohio valley and portions of the Mississippi valley and upper lake region. In these last named districts, however, tho conditions are very favorable for farm work. Frosts on the eleventh In the middle and northern plateau districts and eastern portions of Oregon and Wash ington proved injurious. Throughout the central valleys and mid dle Atlantic states, corn has made slow growth, and In Kansas and Nebraska much of the crop Is still weedy, although it i In Improved state of cultivation. In Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, fields are generally clean, but In the middle Atlantic atates rains have Interfered with cultiva tion. In Texas a good yield of corn Is now assured, and the crop Is promising elsewhere In the southern states. As a whole, winter wheat continues to advance favorably, a general Improvement being Indicated In the Ohio valley and middle Atlantlo states. Some injury is re- Forted, however, by fly from Indlnna and rom overflows In Kansas and harvest has been Interrupted by rains In northern Texaa and Oklahoma. Harvest has begun In southeastern Missouri and southern Texas, and some wheat ia ready for har- vest In southern Kansas, where soli has prevented commencement or tnia work. Wheat harvest Is nearly finished in the south Atlantic and east gulf states. On the Pacific coast winter wheat has done well, exnept In California, where It has Buffered from hot winds. In the last named state harvest has begun with generally light yields. Spring wheat continues to make satis factory progress and is In very promising condition. Nearly all reports respecting oats Indicate that the outlook for this crop Is very promising. Oats are now heading as far north aa Kansas, Mlssou-j M Ten nessee. AFFIRMS TWO BOODLE CASES Mlaaonrt Supreme Court Decldee Former Counrllmen Hartmnn nnd Lehman Are Guilty. JEFFERSON CITY, June 14. The su preme court today affirmed the boodle cases of farmer Counctlmen Emll Hartman and Julius Lehman of Bt. Louis and reversed and remanded the case of Robert Bnyder of Kansas City, convloted of Doodling In Bt. Louis. The court then formally sentenced Lehmann and Hartman to serve seven and six years, respectively. In the penitentiary for bribery In St. Louis. Robert M. Bnyder of Kansas City, a promoter convloted of bribery In Bt. Louts and sentenced to five years In the penitentiary, will have another trial. Bnyder pleaded the statute of limita tions of three yours us a resident of Mis souri, while the state attempted to prove that he lived tn New York and could not plead such a statute. The court sustained the defendant on that point and gay hint a&otittr trial CITIZENS AFRAID TO SPEAK Form!1 Governor Thomas of Colorado Inti matts 8pech ii Daorona DRASTIC MEASURES EY THE MILITARY Method In Vogue ia th Mining Districts . Forres ' Men to Hold Their Silence or Suffer Arrest. DENVER, June 14. "I have nothing fur ther to say about plans for reopening the Portland mine," said former Governor Charles 8. Thomas, counsel for the Port land Gold Mining company, today. "We all realise that If we open our mouths about anything connected with Cripple Creek wo luy ourselves liable to the bull pen or some other of the drastic measures that come under the head of military necessity. "Matters remain absolutely In statu quo. We have not decided fully as yet what course will be taken to reopen the mine. I suppose that if I talk too much I might get what Frank Hangs received. His only offense waa acting as legal counsel for some men charged with crime several months ago. Perhaps If I should talk ac tively In regard to my client I might be burned at the stake." Test Kfeanison'a Arrest. A hearing la to be given to C. G. Ken- ntson, president of the Cripple Creek Engi 4iera'- tinlan, . No.. 82, emd W. F. Davis, president of local Miners' union, to test the legality of their arrest. The priaonora, who were arrested yesterday, will be taken back to Cripple Creek for trial If the court finds that they were legally arrested. Eighty-seven warrants are out for miners who are accused of complicity in the ex plosion at the independence station and the rioting at Victor. These warrants have been placed in the hands of Under Sheriff Felix O'Nell here and will be given to hi deputies to serve. Among those wanted are the following: Sherman Harker, secretary of the Altman union, who was acquitted after having been held in the bull pen three months on the charge of having conspired to wreck a Florence and Cripple Creek train; B. L. Whiting, secretary of Engineers' union No. 881 of Altman; Frit Gorey and W. B Easterly, members of unions in the dis trict It Is said that some of the men for whom warrants have been Issued in Teller ccunty have left Denver for Butte, Mont., to avoid arrest and Incarceration In the bull pen. Leave Town to Avoid Arrest. In each case the charge is murder based on the explosion of Monday morning of last week at Independence station. City Mux- at Lai L. B. Moore of Goldfleld, who arrested President Kennlson, sold today: "I know all of the miners and have been their friend all along. I waa a member of the union through the Bull Hill strike in 11)94. I have sympathised with th union until the dynamiting and rioting-." ' Vice President J. C. Williams and Secre tary W. D. Haywood of the Western Fed eration of Miners said today that the ac cused men were delegates to the federa tion's convention and were- in Denver at th- Urn'- th explosion. "TBtjenr T"rh federation have been requested by agents of the Mining exchange building to' move the union headquarters from that building. The officers say this Is petty spite work begun at the Instance of the Clttxens' al liance. They have numerous offers of quarters. Statement by Miner. Acting under instructions given by the twelfth annual convention of the Western Federation of Miners recently held In this city, the exocutivo board of that organlxa. tlon today Issued a statement regarding the strikes in Colorado and the recent dis turbances In the Cripple Creek district. "Tho Western Federation of Minors," the statement begins, "ho always courted and Invited the utmost publicity In all Its acts and the acts of Its members in matter affecting all Its dealings." It Is declared that, "notwithstanding persistent reports to the contrary, every local union voted upon the proposition before any strike was called. The recent convention sent a com mittee to Cripple Creek to Investigate tbe situation. This committee It Is declared found representatives of miners ready and willing to listen to a proposition of settle ment. 'Before any further conference could be held," It Is asserted, "the Cltlsens' Alliance interfered In such manner as to frustrate further efforts in the direction of a settle ment, the interference of the alliance being no doubt prompted by the bitter hatred of the merohants against the co-operative stores established and maintained In the district by the federation." Alliance tbe Criminal. The statement continues: "We are fully convinced from Information by trustworthy persons that the original explosion and subequent outrages perpe trated are not only the work of the Citi zens' Alliance, but are of the opinion that the whole matter was planned In advance. Perhaps' no single occurrence has so much bearing on this conclusion a the forcible resignation of the various regularly elected officials of the district." After referring to the Imprisonment and deportation of union miners and the re fusal of the Citizens' alliance to permit any merchant to supply provision to th families of such men the statement con tinues: 'The very fact that union men are de ported by the military Is of Itself sufficient to show that no evidence has been obtained against these men, for If evidence of crime was at hand does any reasonable man or woman suppose that the military com mandant, or that the mob of deputy sheriffs would be simple enough to deport to other parts ths guilty persona T No, Ineed. What evidence there I acquits the miners, but apparently fastens the crime upon ,th heads of hired assassins and thug. In the pay of the Citizens' alliance. No Effort to Loeat Criminals. "Even at the present time no determined effort 1 being made by the authorities to discover the real perpetrator of th Inde pendence explosion. Nothing I attempted to be done, except to fasten this unholy crime by Imputation and Innuendo upon the heads of our Innocent membership. "As waa plainly ahown some months ago In a trial where the Western Federation of Miners waa accused of wrecking a train, the federation waa Innocent. Bo It Is clear that none of the present outrage were committed by our membera As was plainly shown then that the crimes and outrage were committed by hired detectives and thugs for the purpose of bringing dis credit upon union men, so It will be shown that the present outrages, even the ruth less slaughter of the unfortunates of the explosion that killed sixteen men at the In. dependence depot on the morning of June 6 was the work of these same hirelings, who simply enacted the first part of ths (Continued On gocona PJT" NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Partly Cloudy Wednesday Warmer In Northwest Portion Thursday. Temperature ut Omaha Yrsterdnyl Hour. . Dear. Hour. Ilea. R a n M 1 p. m 7(1 n. m no 11 p. m T T n. na M .1 p. m TM H a. m tin 4 p. m TO O a. m UI ft . 111 7 10 n. an HS , p. m TM 11 a. in TO T p. m TT ia m T3 p. m T.1 p. m T.I FLAG DAY AT CAMP MILLER Cadet and Cltlsens of Missouri Valley Enjoy Proarram of Mualc and Speeches. MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia.. June 14. (Spe cial Telegram.) Flag day was observed at Camp George L. Miller this evening with appropriate ceremonies, the cltlsens of Mis souri Valley taking part with the cadets of the Omaha High school, now In camp here. The citizens formed In procession down town, the Grand Army post Joining, and headed by a band marched to the camp grounds. Here the cadets were drawn up in a square to receive them. After the formalities of reception. Dr. Colt, as presi dent of the day, made an address of about five minutes' length, dwelling on th duties ot patriotism. Ben Cherrlngton of the cadet responded to Dr. Colt, his flve-mln-ut talk being full of appropriate senti ment, and being loudly cheered. Mrs. Hill's choir then sang "Star-Spangled Banner," and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," and this was followed by several air by the cadets' band and the Treble Clef band of Missouri Valley. Rv. Mo Alllster spoke about tan fntnutea on the "Duties of Christian CltixeAshlp," and A. It. Bnlff paid a tribute to the flag, and the lessons to be drawn from patriotlo example. A band concert followed, and the company spent some time listening to the musio and visiting with th cad eta The evening was admirable for the pur pose. The soft, cool breeze, the beautiful sunset, and the perfect color of the sward and tho trees, with the white of the tents, made a most Impressive coloring for the background of the ceremonies. About 1,000 citizens were In attendance. Arrangements were made tonight for the entertainment of a large crowd, from Omaha and the country tomorrow. It In expected that at least 8,000 visitors wjll be here, and these with the people from Mis souri Valley will make a throng at the camp. ENTERS PLEA OF NOT GUILTY Mrs. Nan Patterson is Arraigned on Charge of Killing; Caesar Young. NEW YORK, June 14. Mrs. Nan Patter son, tbe former actress, against whom an Indictment for murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Bookmaker 'Caesar" Young was returned by tho grand Jury yesterday, today entered a plea of not guilty before Judge Newburger in the court of general esBions. The plea was mode with leave to withdraw by next Friday, and In the meantime her counsel will nerve.no tloe orrthe district atWney"Tfiafhe will move to Inspect the minutes of the. grand Jury. Attired in deep mourning, with a heavy black veil, which she was not compelled to raise, Mrs. Patterson entered the court room with her father. Miss Martha Mc Laughlin, a friend, and her counsel, Just before th clerk called the case. With a Jaunty air ahe walked up the aisle to the bar and when asked to plead to the tndiot-n-ent she turned to Mr. Levy, her attorney, who said: 'The defendant pleads not guilty, with leave to withdraw by Friday." 'That Is a practice I don't approve of," the court replied, "but I will give you until Friday in which to plead." This ended the formal arraignment and the prisoner was at once token back to the Tenths. As she was led from the court room she bowed and smiled toward ber father and friends sitting at the rear of the court room. RAILROAD AGENTS MEETING Local Freight Men Assemble at Peoria to Attend Seventeenth Annual Convention. PEORIA. June 14. One hundred and fifty delegates, representing thirty-five cities, had arrived when C. H. Newton of Toledo, O., the president, called the seventeenth annual convention of the American Asso ciation of Local Freight Agents' associa tions to order today, but an attendance of fully 600 is assured by the time all trains aro in today. Mayor E. N. Woodruff welcomed the visitors briefly. Joseph V. Graff, congressman from the Sixteenth Illinois district, speaks on "Railroads and Our Country's Development;" Ashley J. Elliott, member of the Illlnols-Iowa Car Service association, on "Peoria and Her Guests," dealing at longth with the rail road features of this city. W. H. Bumpas of Nashville, Tenn.. former president of the association re sponded to the welcoming greeting of the mayor and others. POLICEMEN TO STOP BETTING Three Hundred Officers Will Be Pres. eat nt Wnshlna-toa Park Saturday. CHICAGO. June 14. Assistant Chief of Police Shuettler has announced that he will have 800 policemen at Washington park Haturday to make sure of being able to carry out Mayor Harrison's orders to pre vent booktnaklng at the race meet. Detectives, It Is declared, will locate each bookmaker and provide for him a guard of three patrolmen. Others will be scat tered through the crowd with orders to arrest sny person causing or attempting to make a bet, even by a wink or nod. BRIDGE ARBITRARY AT ISSUE Omaha and Council Bluffs Men Present Case to the Railroad Maaraate. CHICAGO, Jun 14 (SDeclal Telearam Merchants from Omaha and Council Bluff today conferred In (.Tiles o with ..,,h. officer of the Chicugo-Councll Bluffs roads concerning freight rates from those point to places in Iowa, The queatlon at laaue Is the bridg arbitrary, which ths Tti,,cr. men Insist shall be enforced to Iowa points. Tne omciai told them to file written state ments within' ten days. Steerage Is Too Small. NEW YORK. June 14 About 150 of the $10 rite steerage passengers, booked for the Philadelphia, but which that atnamer waa unabla to aooommoaate, wer brought her today on the Hed Blar Un staauiar Kelond from Antwerp FIX RAILROAD VALUE State Bo rd Pacta Afcnigat at a T-f 1 0tr for j-Six Millions. FIGURES FOR EACH LINE NOT GIVEN Cl'l Statement Which it Probablr Not Far f:m ths Aetna! Tact. Bl'LINGT0N HAS THE HIGH AVERACE Union Pacifio Man Line is Pu1. in it $16,000 Pr Hilt. TOTAL INCREASE NiNETEEN MILLIONS Board ia Still Divided an the Word ing ot Its Report and it May Me Be Blade for Several Day. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June 14. tSpeolal Telegram. At the conclusion ot a heated debate In an executive session late this afternoon th State Board of Assessment fixed the as sessed valuation of all the railroad prop erty In the state al 846.017,1183. The assess ment Is an Increase of lesa than 818.0u0,0ut) over that of last year. The chairman of the board made th an nouncement of the aggregate aasessnu-nt and then stated that the board bad not agreed upon the value to be placed on the different system or lines. Tbe board will meet tomorrow morning to do this. Just how the aggregate value was found without the board knowing the value of the different lines none of the members Inter viewed seem to know, and the only Infor mation obtainable is that to arrive at the aggregate the board took into considera tion all of the tangible property, the fran chises, stocks and bond and everything. The board Is split on the wording of Its finding and that probably is more the rea son of the delay than a disagreement on figures to be applied to the various sys tems and caused the warm debate today. Auditor Weston has Insisted from the first that the franchise and each item chculd be valued and so tecorded, so that If the as sessment is attacked In the court th board would be able to say how it reached Its conclusion. Treasurer Mortennen Is just at present as Insistent that the board ehould name the franchise and each Item In the schedule and say the total amounted to the aggregate sum, believing that the courts would not compel the board to say how much eaoh Item was assessed. It was this same proposition that caused the board to fall to make It report before the republican state convention met, Mr. Went on and Mr. Mortensen each making a motion to follow out his respective Ideas. The matter has not been discussed since, being allowed to lay on the table while the board proceeded to figure up the value of tangible property. Valuation of Various Line, The ajtsesHTnent nf thtk i1llfnml mm A . published in the afternoon Bee are etib-, stahtlally correct', 'and according to a mem ber of the board, will ba ehans-ad vn- littlo. If any, at this session. These figures -ere: . Union Pacific main line were uumul at $18,000 and an average of 811,000 a mno or tne total mileage. Last year the assessment on the Union Poclflo averaged 6,r,77.08 a mile. The Burlington will be as sessed on the average of 87.700 a mile, an Increase from an averam of Z4.S51-H m. mil The Northwestern's ocaeanment will ha 17,000 a mile, an increase from 83,650 a mile. The Rock Island will be nsaeaa1 88.200, a mile, an Increase from 85,168.88 a mile; the Minneapolis A Omaha, 88,200 a mile, an increase from 85,600; the Wllmar & Sioux Falls will be boosted 8fi00 a mile; the St. Joeenh & Grand Island wilt ha a a. sessed at 86,600, a boost of 81,600 a mile; the Missouri pacific will be assessed at 18.200 a mile on the main line and 16.800 nn tho branohes; the average last year on this road was 13,061 a mile. Where the Board Split. . It was given out to be the Intention of the board at It first meeting to agree upon a plan of assesment, that I whether to find the aggregate value of a system snd then, divide the amount out accordmg to the mileage, on the theory that each mile contributed toward making up the final aggregate, or to esaess each ilne ot each system separately, aa haa bean the custom In the past. But the board old not do this. A motion was made to that ef fect and was laid over without discussion, arid this same question that should have been decided at the first . meeting of the board rose up to confront the members at the last session and has during the en tire session been a bone of contention. This board claims for the first Urn In the history of the state to have tehen into consideration in arriving at the valu ation the value of the stocks and bonds of the various systems, though this method did not form the entire basis upon which the board worked. When It was first an nounced that the stocks and bonds had been agreed upon as the basis It brought forth a volume of protest from the rail roads and the method was denounced by almost every tax agent who talked to tho board. Neither the Union Pacific nor tne Burlington, the two big systems of .the state, were able or pretended not to be able to find the value of their stocks and bonds, and their agents told the board It was Impossible for any one to tell what tho stocks and bonds were worth or to separate the bonds of the various roads that make up the two systems. A a consequence the board did not use th stocks and bonds as it basis of arriving at the valuation, though this was one of the principal features tanen Into consid eration. The returns of the roads made under the new law wore complete in detail as to the' tangible property, but they proved to b too cumbersome and too voluminous for practical use, and, Instead of being the help they were intended to be, merely covered up the board with a lot of figure and facta that not only failed to be of aaslstance, but which tended to confuse. Railroad Men Active. The board held lta flrat meeting under th new law May t and alnce that time It has been almost continuously In session, there being very fw days on which the board failed to meet. All during this time tha agents of the railroads have argued and lambasted and done all In their power to force a low assessment. No board has ever held so many open meetings for the benefit of the tax agents and others who cared to dtaeuas the matter and at no time In the past have the railroads ever taken advantage of their opportunities a they have during the last month and a half. As a lost resort, when It waa gent-rally believed that the board would give the rail roads a substantial boost, the tax agents tried to confuse th board with, aa array'