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CHEAPEST. BECAUSE BEST s THE BEL The Omaha . Daily Bee CLEAN AND CONSERVATIVE THE BEL ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1905 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS STRIKE SEARS EM Employers and Teamster Agree Upon All roinu except une. EXPRESS COMPANIES HOLD THE KEY They Be fuse to Take Baok Men on Bymj thetio Strike. DEMANDS OF THE TEAMSTERS' COUr . or They Tasist That Twenty Per Cen Strikers Be Reinstated ' QUESTION REFERRED TO NEW YORK 0 1. Ko Actios Relative to Calling Off the Strike Mill Be Taken Intll The? Are Heard From. BOMB FALLS IN WARSAW tumble ,Of Mai farr) Inn- Infernal Machine t eases Death of Several. CHANCES IN THE CABINET CHICAGO. May SO. Upon the shoulder t the manager of the express companies, resident In New York Cltf. rests the pos sible settlement of the teamsters' strike In this city. After a night spent In conference the members of the Employers' association and the executive commi'tce of the Interna tional Brotherhood of Teamsters reached an agreement on all points except the rein statement of the driver of several express compunleo. Y.'ien the men went out they were warned Ljr the local managers of the express companies that If they went on atrlke without grievances of their own that not one of them would ever be employed by the express companies. Terms of Proposition. Tonight, t.fter extended conferences be tween tin two sides, the fallowing term were announced bv the rmployers' asso ciation, and with the exception of that re lating to the ez-pres drivers, accepted by the teamsters: That the teamsters should recognize the integrity and permanency of the Employers' Teaming company, which is to employ non union men and remain pledged to the policy of the open tthop. That the drivers for the express com panies should abide by the declaration of the companies of the forfeiture of their positions when they struck That all desirable nonunion men shall be retained and that no discrimination shall be practiced against union men in filling the vacancies, save that men who h.ive been guilty of lawlessness during the strike shall not be re-employed. These terms were conveyed to the mem- bers of the teamsters' executive committee at an early hour this raornlng. A vigorous protest was made against the attitude of the express companies and the teamsters proposed that 20 per cent of the express drivers should be taken back, the managers of the company to pick the men. Express Companies Refuse to Yield. The express companies absolutely refused to accept the modllied proposition, declar ing that they would not recede from the position that not one of their drivers who truck without a grievance of his own shall ever be re-employed. The teamsters exec utlve committee after receiving and deliberating-ever' this report aH morning de clared that the strike would not be called oft unless something was done for the ex press drivers. The managers of the express companies said that they would do nothing beyond referring the matter to the general managers of their respective companies for a reply. It was decided by the teamsters to await this reply before taking any action and the settlement of the strike or continuance waa held In abeyance until some time to- day. Floor Famine Threatened. A serious Hour famine threatens Chicago, aa the result of the spreading of the strike, to Include the wholsale flour manufacturers and dealers. Predictions were adopted to day that unless peace intervened, the de livery of flour to retail merchants would be tied up within the next twelve hours. The flour manufacturers and dealers were aid to be acting in concert and intended to lockout union drivers, aa soon as the drivers refused to haul goods to any of ths boycotted firms. Pleeer. Livingstone at Co., today ordered flour taken to a boycotted house. When the driver refused to make the delivery, twenty-eight union drivers were told their services were not needed any longer. It was said each of ths manufacturers and dealers, who supply the bulk of the retail trade In the city would take similar action whenever drivers re fused to make deliveries. Shea Is Boastful. President Shea of the teamsters declared to the Liverymen's association that he "had more power than the mayor of Chi cago and .had enough men to go up State street and ciean out the district to the lake." according to the testimony of Fran Amberg, before Master In Chancery Bher tan today. Amberg Is president of the West Hide Liverymen's association. "The last time I saw Shea," said the witness. at the Brine house Tuesday at a Waierence. When we asked him If he wonld allow us to deliver passengers to the boycotted stores he said he could not possibly allow It. He said If we at tempted to do it he would put fifteen of Ms best men along State street and take the names of all who hauled people to the stores and he would get them where he wanted them." Then the witness told of Shea'a threat to "clean out" part of the city. "I told Shea he ought to have been run out of town long ago. I thought my self that It would be better to hang him 'to a lamp post." Strike Breakers at Cheyenne, CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 19. 8peclal.) There is little change In the carpenter strike situation, except that a few strike breaker have been brought In. This morn lug Morrison Bros., the Colorado Springs contractors, who are building the Chey enne theater, brought In a force of non union tarpeutera. A few daya ago B. IL Sage brought in a nonunion carpenter, but ths strikers prevailed upon him to go away the union buying transportation for him elf and wife to Douglas, Wyo., where he secured work. WARSAW, Russian Poland, May 19 -A workman who was trying to avoid the observation of two detectives on Mlodowa Teet at noon today stumbled on the curb f the sidewalk and a bomb which he was E arrylng In his pocket exploded, killing the .workman, both the detectives and some Jj ersons who were pawning. It is believed a ;he bomb was Intended for Governor Gen Sjj eral Maxlmovitch, who was expected to - paps the spot on his way to the cathedral to attend the services In honor of the czar's birthday. The bodies of the victims . were literally blown to pieces. A cafe near the scene of the explosion was entirely demolished, all of the windows In the neigh borhood were smashed anil a lamp post was torn out of the ground. When a correspondent of the Associated Press reached the scene the mutilated . mains were still lying In the roadway, por tions of them being on the sidewalks twenty yards distant. The roadway was covered with debris. The authorities are convinced that the bomb was Intended for the governor gen eral. It now develops that he was at tending the services at the cathedral, which is situated a few yards from the scene of the explosion All -the high ofllclals and members of the Russian society here also were present. The governor general had recently ben threatened with a bomb at tack, particularly since the May day dis turbances. The police accordingly exor cise the greatest vigilance whenever he leaves the castle. Aftei the officials had entei-.-d the cathedral detectives observed a poorly .'.ressed man loitering near by. When the hhii saw the detectives he ran toward the entrance of a confectioner's store, where he either tripped or threw tho tomb backwards at the detectives. The explosion occurred only a minute oefore the people began to pour out of the cathe dral. Three minutes later the governor general would have pt.jsed the spot. Cos sacks, who were hastily summoned, soon cleared the streets, and the governor gen eral drove by on the route to the castle. In all nine persons were injured. The number Injured by the explosion Is twenty-three, lnchiding three women, one student and two school boys. The man who was carrying the bomb has been Identified as a Polish shoemaker, named Dobrowolskl, a member of the vio lent section of the -socialists. Illness of Secretary Metcalfe Causes a Remal of the Talk, SEVERAL CERTAIN TO GO WITH THE YEAR flatus Choate Slated for Secretary of State on the Retirement of Sec retory Hay Work Starts on Irrigation Carnal. VETERANS FINISH THEIR WORK Election of Officer of Organisation nd Compare Coaclndce Business. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May 19-lSpeelal Tele gram.) The report of the Illness of Secre tary Metcalf of the Department of Com merce and Labor In Atlanta has revived discussion here of impending changes in the cabinet, Mr. Metcalf being among the latest of those of the president's official family rumored to go in the fall. It now seems certain that Attorney' General Moody, Secretary of the Navy Morton and possibly Mr. Metcalf will be out of the cabi net before the end of the year. Postmaster Oeneral Cortelyou may con clude to accept the presidency of the Equit able, which would leave only three men of the present cabinet. Cortelyou's retirement is not expected, however. There is much talk of the successors of the men who are to quit. It Is generally bejleved that Mr. Cortelyou will take the treaaury when Mr. Shaw retires and that Mr. Taft will succeed Attorney General Moody. The best opinion Is that Mr. Choate will go In the cabinet as secretary of state when Mr. Hay quits. Commissioner Gar field or Elmer Dover of Ohio is said to be slated for Mr. Metcalf 's place. The Pacific const is generally slated for the War or Navy department, while Penn sylvania or Maryland will, it Is believed. get either the postmaster generalship or the other fighting department, the remaining place going to the middle west. GENERAL WOOD ENDS CAMPAIGN Retnrna to Zamboanaa from "Hike" After Moro Pirates. MANILA, May 19 The Moro outlaws, against whom General Leonard Wood hut been campaigning, have been killed In ac tion with all the principals. The outlaws were supporters and followers of the sultan of Sulu. The large tribes of the Island of Jolo were not involved. The outbreak was purely on the part of an aggregation of piratical outlaws and disorderly characters of Sulu and the other islands stretching down to Borneo. The position selected by the outlaws for the defense was in almost Impenetrable Jungles and exceedingly strong, prohibiting the use of artillery and necessitating close contact and an assault in two instances, General Wood's forces sustained a lost of nine killed and twenty-one wounded, all of whom are doing well. The constabulary had two killed. The latter were highly praised by General Wood, who said: "The troops behaved splendidly and performed this difficult service in a highly creditable manner." General Wood has returned to Zamboanga with the troops. Klsg Edward Holds Levee. LONDON, May 19.-King Edward held a levee in the throne room of St. James' pal ace today. Ambassador Choate presented Lewis E. Einstein, the new third secretary of the American embassy. The only other American presented was Francis H. Leg- gett of New York. (Governor Appoints Staff. PIERltE. S. D.. May 1 (Special.) Th following appointments have been made as colonel and aides-de-camp on the staff of Governor El rod; Captain George B. Guyer, V. B. A., Brookings; A. T. Abbott, Vermll ion; C. M. Daley, Huron; Christopher Men tor, Faulk toa; Maurice A, Hockman, How ard Case. W. H. Btoks, Jr., WaUrtown; William Wallace, Aberdeen; T. C. Mo Namee, Brookings; Carl D. Johnson, Charles Carpenter. Water-town. Denies Holstlnec of Flag. SHANGHAI, May 19.-The German ad mlral In command at Tslngtau says the rumors of the hoisting of the German flag at Halchou are absolutely groundless. LABOR UNIONS IN POLITICS Omaha Organisations Vote to Enter as a Nonpartisan Element Work on Belle Fourche Project. Coi.jtructlon work on the Belle Fourche project has commenced in earnest, two camps having been established, one at the head of the Inlet canal for work on that canal and one at the Owl Creek reservoir site for work on the dam and first section of the outlet canal. Bids have been requested for the con structlon of a double circuit telephone line connecting each of these headquarter camps with the town of Belle Fourche. The suc cessful bidder for the construction of the inlet canal has begun work and 1,000 bar rels of cement have been received and tested. The final location of six and a half miles of canal hns been completed and con siderable surveying and other preliminary work accomplished. The party situated at the dam site ha. made a general reconnaissance of the area around the dam and about lflO holes have been bored to obtain Information as to the location of material and the amount of same. One gravel bed containing 15.000 cubic yards of gravel was located for use in con struction work. Postal Matters. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska Ne- llgh, route 2, Earl B. Davis carrier, Ed ward Dewey substitute. Iowa Douds, route X, Ernest T. Greenfield carrier, Guy Oreen- shields substitute; Grundy Center, route S, David W. Reld carrier, George E. Can field substitute; Haifa, route 1, Charles E. Jef- fers carrier, Charles M. Bines substitute; Lemars, route 1, C. C. WoOdke carrier, Charles Woodke substitute; McGregor, route 2, Morton Fox carrier. Earl Fox sub stitute; Stuart, route 3, Ira E. Morrical carrier, Charles Lovell substitute; West Bend, route!, Louis Thomas carrier, Charles W. Spencer substitute. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. May 19.-(Special Telegram.) The Grand Army completed Its business by electing the following council of administration: Blythestone of Lincoln, Warren of Red Cloud, Payne bf Hastings, Hickman of Fremont and Crelgb of Omaha. The ladles of the Grand Army of the Re public elected the following officers: Mrs. Camilla Elliott of Omaha, president; Mrs. Lou Hoaglnnd of Loup City, senior vice president; Mrs. May Nay of Ord, Junior vice president; Mrs. Gertrude Johnson of Crete, treasurer; Miss Susan W. Fields of Lincoln, chaplain; council of administra tion, Mrs. Mary Chldre of Beatrice, Mrs. Laura R. Kidder of Scrlbner, Mrs. Christian Hoge of Kearney; delegates to the national encampment, Mrs. Wllda Nichols of Scrlb ner, Mrs. Etta Tyler of Arapahoe, Mrs. Mary ?. C. Matthews of Lincoln and Mr. Anna Thompson of Hastings. The Women's Relief corps completed it election today as follow: Mrs. Randall, Junior vice commander; Mrs. VanBuren, chaplain; Miss Etta Brooks, treasurer, and the following member of the executive board: Mrs. W. Kemp, chairman; Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Ackerman, Mis Minnie William, Mrs. Laura Reynold. The t.icampment closed tonight with a campflro, at which General Blackmar. com- mander-lii-chief, spoke. In his annual address Commander Bross gives the membership of the Grand Army in N broska, a 4,797, at present. Bay the report: It Is gratifying to mote that while two posts have felt obliged, during the year, to surrender their charters after a long and heroic struggle to maintain their work, four posts have ueen reinstated. Instead, therefore, of a distinct loss, many of us feared, we enter upon the work of tho year 1906 with two more posts. While the memorial pages show a loss by death of 14a, there has been sufficient gain by muster so that the actual loss of mem bers is only 124. If we could only succeed In enlisting in our comradeship all ex soldiers and sailors in our state who are still measureablv active in life's work, our reports might show a gain instead of a loss. Concerning the soldiers' and sailors' homes of the state the report say: No one Interest comes closer to the hearts of Grand Army men than our soldiers' and sailors' homes. And tills is an interest that will press more and more closely upon us for at least the next ten years. Many of our comrades who have been resolute about caring for themselves are finding, and will find more and more, that with broken homes and falling strength they are compelled to seek this refuge, provided by the patriotic people of" the state and nation. To care properly for these worthy veterans their few remaining years must be the responsibility of the state and na tion. I am confident that the two homes of Nebraska have never been better equipped and better manned than now. A full dav. ruiHNid in each one of these homes has given me information at first hand. I speak with unqualified approba tion or tne present condition anu niiw. ment Tt us do whatever la nossible to strengthen the hand of those who are in chars e. The report review the various feature of the Grand Army work, recommend district reunions, congratulated and thanked the member of the legislature, especially for the law making sports on Memorial day illegal, commented upon and recommended changes in the council of administration, it at proeent being un wieldy, and remarked U-u growing disposi tion to commemorate the old soldier and his service In Memorial day observation as well aa in the erection of statutes. BREWERY WORKERS AND THE FIREMEN Old Dispute for Control tomes Tp In a New Form and a Committee Is Named to Adjnst the Matter. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Snturilny and Warmer in West Portion. Sander Shower. Temperatnr at Omaha Yesterday I Hnnr. Dear. Hour. Dear. 5 n. m -If 1 p. in fl 6 a. ni 4T 2 p. m. . . . . )T T a. m nil a p. m M Sa. m o-4 4 p. in ...... mt t n. m.,..,, M7 6 p. m...... TO 1 a. in M p. m U 11 a. m m T p. m 12 m H4 H p. m 07 9 p. m 4 MRS. JCNAS L BRANDEIS DEAD The referendum vote of the organisa tion composing the Central Labor union I on the question of the extent and character I of the Interest that shall be taken in poll- ' tics was reported, with the exception of a few organisations whose votes have not the Passes Away Inst Evening at Home of Her Dean titer, Mrs. H. robs. Mrs. Jonas L. Brandels, widow of the late yet been received, at the meeting of the Jonas L. Hrandels, died last evening at 9:30 Central Labor union held last evening in arter a long illness. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H. Conn, 116 South Thirty second street. In the death of Mrs. Brandels more than Labor Temple. Two questions were sub mitted, as follows: 1. Shall we exercise our political power as a nonpartisan unit? 2. If so, shall the Omaha Central Labor ratification of the Central union whereby one of Omaha charitable organisation labor may act as a unit and become a bal- loses a substantial though unostentatious orgaXtUmT ttdeSent'o'J tf. "d , . te-y Identified with Wise parties and without the formation of a new :miiitii iiunpuai ana nan served as presi parur? dent of its board of director ever since Its The vote waa overwhelmingly in favor I organisation. She was one of the prime of both propositions, being aout 4 to 1.1 movers in its founding and has ever since Bo far as the report have been received I given liberally of her time, her mean and the vote stands L866 to 216. The waiters, her effort to bring the Institution to the the brewery workmen and the boot and I standard that her ambition had set for it. shoemaker voted against both proposals. Since the death of her husband, two years The votes yet to be received will not ma terially change the result as indicated. Brewery Workers' Trookle. New complications have arisen in the old struggle of the Brewery WorkerV ago, Mrs. Brandels has devoted herself to the hospital more closely than ever and as long as her health permitted she visited It dally regardless of weather or other duties. A few weeks ago, when she realised that union to bring under the control of that Bhe mUBt Klve her work into other hands, union all brewery workers, especially the engineers, firemen and teamsters. These have separate organisations and do not want to lose their identity a labor organ isation. The question was before the she tendered her resignation as president of the board, but her associates in tho work refused to accept it. She whs also a member of the Creche board for a time, Coming to Omaha at the age of 22, having TACTICS OF RUSSIANS Disappearance of Eastern Fleet Eioitea Much Speculation at Fans, BELIEF THAT BATTLE IS IMMINENT One Theory is that Fart of Squadron Will Qo West pf Formosa. LINEVITCH REPORTS ANOTHER SKIRMISH Russian Oeneral Tells of a Small Engage ment with the Japanese. RUSSIAN COLLIERS UNDER FRENCH GUNS Ships with Supplies for Rojestrenskn Off Chinese Const and Admiral Has Left for Other daartera. American Federation of Labor at its last I been married six years, Mrs. Brandels at convention in San Francisco and it was once manifested her great concern and decided that the engineers, firemen and benevolence for others. She organised a teamsters employed at breweries shall sewing class among the Russians residing maintain their separate organizations, and in Omaha and so Intense and constant was providing a plan by which they may act her interest in this work that she main- harmoniously with the Brewery Workers' talned it uninterruptedly throughout her union in all questions affecting them in life. She had wrought great good in this common. The Omaha Central Labor union one channel alone and from it diverged recently appointed a committee to deter- other sources of beneficence, which she mine the status of the dispute between the directed with that unfailing motherly care Brewery Workers' union and the engineers and affection that waa the crowning virtue and firemen. It appearing that the first of her sweet and useful life. Even In her named union wanted to act for ail in mak- declining davs. after the bund rf .mutton CLEMENTS REPLIES TO CRITICS He Tell Senate Committee that "Wit nease Are Trying; to Discredit Commerce Commission. WASHINGTON, May 19. Both side of the rate hearing question were represented at the session today of the senate com mittee on interstate commerce. Interstate Commerce Commlsisoner Judson C. Clem ents waa the star witness, detailing tho difficulties that confronted the commission In its work and repudiating attacks made on that body, particularly answering a number of criticisms by James J. Hill. Sat isfaction with the present conditions was attested by the following speaker: Fred erick L. Lyster of Fredonia. Kan.; E. T, Koch, Cedar Rapids, la.; Archibald Mc Gregor, Springfield, Mo., and others. Commissioner Clement spoke sarcastic ally of the claim that traffic men only have BLAIR CASES AT AN END Salts Growing; Oat of Salelde of it, Louis Mnn Are Dismissed. 8T. LOUTS. May 19. The euit of the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York against Mr. Apolllne M. Blair, widow of the late James L. Blair, and otiier heirs of Blair, to cancel Insurance policies on Blair life aggregating $200,000 which the Mutual company alleged were obtained ! the knowledge necessary to make rates and under false representations has been dU- declared that In the hearings an effort had missed. At the same time 1 dismissed also teen made to turn the Investigation Into a the suit of Mrs. Blair against tho Mutual 1 criticism of the commission. Mr. Clements Life Insurance company to recover $10,0M). 83 IJ that It wo not intended in the pro- the first anuul payment on the $2O0,0Oi in surance policies Involved In the former case. The announcement came to the federal court here today from Judge John P. Pol lock of the United States district court of Kansas, now In Topeka, containing his decision sustaining motion for the dismis sal of these suits. It had been known in St. Louts prior to this announcement that such motions had been filed and this disposition of the suit 1 believed to Indicate that a settle ment between Mrs. Blair and the Mutual Life Insurance company has been reached out of court lng the contract with the Brewers' associa tion, while the engineers and firemen wanted to have their own contract. Be fore this committee could discharge its duty the Brewery Workers' union made a contract with the Association of Brewers on behalf not only of themselves, but also on behalf of the engineers and firemen. The engineer and firemen, through C. L. Shamp, international secretary of the fire men, protested against this proceeding, and last evening secured the adoption of a resolution by the Central Labor union au thorlzlng the appointment of a representa-- tlve of the central union to Join with a committee of the firemen and explain the decision of the American Federation of Labor to the Brewer' association and to 1 aid the firemen in their efforts to secure a separate contract with the association, Fight-Hoar Day Involved. Grent Northern Agent Busy. DAKOTA CITY, Neb.. May 19.-(Bpeoial.) The three abstract firms of this place are now buslnly engaged with an extra force of help making abstracts of title to all town lots and property traversed by the re cent survey of the proposed Great North ern railway the connecting link between the Great Northern railway in this county and the B. & M. at Ashland. A special right-of-way agent has been in this coun'.y the last week interviewing the farmers between this place and Homer as to the possible damages that will be asked by them in connection with the building of the road through their premise. From the point the road leave the Great Northern It runs triangular through all the farms clear to Homer, putting them up badly. A number of the farmers were willing to set tle on a basis of $160 per acre for the land taken, providing a loading station was lo cated near a point midway between thl place and Homer. As the agent had no authority to make settlements on this basis, no land was purchased, but the agent prom ised to take the matter up at once with the higher authorities and report within a couple of days. The special agent said it waa the desire of the Great Northern to secure a tract of right-of-way at once so a gang of graders could immediately be put to work (n this county. had laid its weight upon her, Mrs. Brandels kept ever fresh her Interest In this work. It was not strange, therefore, that the scores of people, many less fortunate in material things than she, adhered to her with an af fection like that of kinsfolk. Her name will long be loved and cherished by those who knew her. For more than a year she has been a suf ferer from the malady that resulted In her death and when a few months ago she be came bedridden she was removed to the in stitution that has claimed so large a share of her interest. There she remained until a few weeks ago, when she was taken to Chicago for further treatment, but examl nation by eminent specialists revealed the extreme seriousness of her condition, and she was brought back to Omaha to the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. Cohn. Mrs. Brandels was but little nt hr jar. onamp maue a irumi puim. ui prime, having reached her 60th year May 1. Previous to her marriage to Mr. Brandels she was Miss Fannie Teweles of Manitowoc, Wis. She was born In Austria and came to Milwaukee with her parents when 15 years of age. She was married at 16 and came to Omaha at 22. She is survived by four children, Arthur C, Emil and Hugo Brandels, and Mrs. H. Cohn, all of whom reside In Omaha. Catholic Priests Sleet. HURON. 8. D., May 19. (Siwclal.) An Interesting gathering of Catholic priests wa held with Dean D. F. Desmond of this j property ef competitors. He said that In city at St. Martin's church here today. It j the press and colleges were found the ad- was me semi-annual conference or those v orates of superiority of vested rla-hts posed legislation to confer general rate making power on the commission, and in answering a question by Senator Dolllver, declaring that the decision In the maximum rate case which held that the power at tempted to be exercised would give author ity to fix rate went too far. The com mittee, he said, would deal with complaints a they were made. Commissioner Clements, in referring to statements of Prof. Meyer of Chicago uni versity, whom he called a "doctrinaire," suggested that there was an "aristocracy of wealth which could hire men to advocate the theory of vested rights against indi viduals." and asserted that the "patron aalnt of the institution to which Prof. Meyer belongs," had a colossal fortune built up by rebates, enabling him to obtain the in charge of parishes in this part of the state and was for the purpose of discussing matters directly affecting the reBpectlvo charges represented. Some of those pres ent were Fathers Riley of Orient, O'Farrell of Cavour, Stenzel of Pierre, MacConnachla of Redtleld. Bublck of Haven, Bannetee of Clark and Meyer of Zell. Skootlnc Scrape Over Woman. 8HERIDAN. Wyo.. May IS. tSpecial Tel egram.) This afternoon Shorty Win ton Pukeshlre shot J. H. McKliinie in the right shoulder with a shotgun, intlicting serious but nut fatal injuries. The two had been quarreling. Alice Gordon, a questionable character waa the cause. Northern Pnclflc OOtrrrs. NEW YORK. May 19 -The new board of directors of the Northern Railway com pany organised today by re-electing the re tiring offlwrs. The new executive com mittee consists of Robert Bacon, George miner, vtiiuam rt. v lougu, j. jj. mu John a Kennedy and President Elliott, ex ofnclo. Passena-er Hirt In Wreck. LOWELL. Ind., May 19.-The fan east bound mall train No. SI on the Morion route struck a broken rail uear here today. The Indianapolis sleeper, which contained about ten passengers, was aeranen. conductor Bhlslds. in charge of the train, reported that seven persons were injured, but none seriously. wltehmen Star at Baffalo. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 1.-An ef fort to bring about the removal o( the national headquarters of the Switchmen Union of North America from Buffalo to Omaha failed at the convention today. Mrs. Llvermore lii. MELROSE. Mass. May IS -Mr. Mary A. Livernu.re. well knoern reformer, is crit ically ill at her home here wicn heart trouble. Owtng tc inrm. Livermore's age, M year, it is feared ah may not recover. . Woman Returns to Home. BEATRICE, Neb., May 19 (Special Tele gram.) Mrs. Fred Ortman, who left the city the other day In company with Frank Hanscom, who is charged with deserting his wife and family, returned home this morning rather unexpectedly. Sheriff Trude followed Hanscom to Topeka, Kan., and thence to Belleville, Kan., but did not suc ceed In locating his man. Hanscom leaves a wife and seven children in poor circum stances and the officer are anxious to lo cate him. fact that the brewery worker' contract called for a twelve-hour day and said that the firemen had succeeded in winning a fight in South Omaha for an eight-hour day. and that if the contract recently en tered into with the Brewers' association by the brewery workers was allowed to stand It would probably result in the firemen in the brewery In South Omaha losing the benefits of the fight they had won only a short time ago, and would give the eight- hour movement a setback. A the matter now stands the Central Labor union will aid the firemen and engineers in making a separate contract with the brewers. This contract provides for $16 per week for eight hours' work, with 36 cent an hour for overtime. Samuel Gompers. president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, is expected in Omaha May 2S, and Washington hall has been secured for a place of meeting. An "PROFESSOR" FARR IN PRISON Frnnd Exposed In Omaha by The Bee 1 Convicted and Sentenced In Tennessee. "Professor" William Farr ha at last been run to the penitentiary. Rev. William A Dletrlck of the Highland Congregational church, Cleveland, O., took the trail after th A "nrAfwonnr" smA aim. m . j. appeal for aid In tho defense of Chicago ,:; ; , ;. Z"7 .V .. . . ..Jo! v.- v, o,.. .k. let "P unU1 h hal 'e smooth deceiver present strike was received and $10 was subscribed. FREE HAND F0R CONGRESS President and Secretary Taft Will Not Stock I'p with Panama Material. E. H uary, chairman of the board of directors of the United States Steel cor poration, F. J. Hearne, president of the Colorado Fuel A Iron company, J. K. Krutt schnttt, vice president of the Southern Pacific and other, appeared before the senate committee on Interstate commerce at a session held lost night. Judge Gary told the committee that In some Instances the teel corporation sold it products abroad cheaper than in this country. The last sale of steel rails In Canada was made at t per ton less than the price in the United States. Judge Gary said products were sold abroad at cost or lea in order to keep mills running to their full capacity. and this cheapens the cost to the domestic buyer. Mr. Pearce declared rebates and discrimi nations had stopped since the passage of the Elklns law. He was opposed to con ferring rate making powers on the Inter state Commerce commission. Mr. Heame denied that any rebates were granted his company by the Santa Fe road and said that his company received only the price of coal after freight charges had been deducted by the Santa Fe. T. M. Miller, president of the Commercial club: H. B. Topping, president of the Im plement Manufacturing Co., and W. P. Tucket t. traffic manager of the Merchants' association of Kansas City, expressed their satisfaction with existing railway rales. MR. BRYAN ASKED TO APPEAR Mra. Bennett Wishes Him to Be In Conrt When His Report Cornea I'p for Approval. NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 19. A request was made to Judge Cleaveland of the pro bate court today by Judge Henry Stod dard, counsel for Mrs. Bennett, that Wil liam J. Bryan be asked to be present in court when the hearing is held on his ap plication for approval of his account as administrator of the estate of the late Phllo & Bennett of this city and New York. There was no objection from Mr. Bryan' counsel and it was agreed that the hearing should be held when Mr. Bryan can come here from Lincoln, Neb. At the time Mr. Bryan personally filed his application for approval of the account he Informed the court that the item of tS.600 entered for service, If allowed, would be devoted to lectures such a were to have been provided for by the bequest contained in the "sealed letter" which the court re jected as part of the will- LINCOLN. May 19. W. J. Bryan aaid to night he had received a summon from the attorney for the Bennett estate at New Haven, Conn., and would leave for there om day next week. ' convicted of using the mails to defraud. Farr will be. n.n,orn)u.ru,i in the good lookljig, smooth talking liar who opened up a Idlploma factory in Omaha about five year ago and got all ready to turn out lawyers and other things from tho "Omaha : School of Law." He succeeded In getting together quite a faculty of Omaha attorney, who thoughtlessly allowed them selves to be beguiled by the confidential wiimiwnTnv Mv to aT.inr T.ft chftts of the "professor" and let him use v,0. hm. nni t huv .nv i hu, their names in connection with his scheme. ships at present nor to purchase abroad T!le Bee took an ,nt,""-''t In his case, and anv material for the Panama canal con- '"veaugaiion, exposea the fraud .tmeiion hevnnd that needed for immorti ' or 1 moment or two some very indignan attorneys condemned The Bee for injustice Thi .wiuion rtnes not mn th.t h aone ,0 a dignified member of an honorabl president and Secretary Taft have In any Profe8'n. but Farr confessed his guilt by denee changed the Dollcv recentlv an- removln n,B DOX ot law book, and hi a .h. -i truckload of charter, to Nashville. Tenn work, it being exnlalned that thev do not Wnere h UP hl" "college of law" and w .H-.rl th. r..t began to grind out D. D.s and LL. D situation by stocking up heavily In material fa",e' tnan a" he otn'r Institutions of , , !.,... learning combined. It took from four to legislation by congress at It. next session. e'Bht We?k" ,eou.re the deree r t law. in the professor', college, and he CUnDT I IMC Tfl Ciinilx PITY hu(1 em con'lnK and going all the time. bnUKI LIIMt IU OIUUA UN I one man who is so illiterate that ho can . . . .. . . barely write his own name secured the Off from Tekamah to Dakota City, TRAVELERS G0T0 BUFFALO W. R. Johnson of Tennessee Elected President of the National Pro tective Association, degree .ought in eight week.. The Post office department was Interested in his case by Rev. Mr. Dletrlck and now the "profes sor s now or diplomas Is temporarily CHICAGO, 111., May 19.-(8peclal Tele- chck'd while he is serving a term In riml-Vhll James J. Hill la connecting ! P"Son his Great Northern and the Burlington roads, the Northwestern win construct a cut-off between Tekamah and Dakota City on the Omaha line, which will make a saving of thirty miles between Omaha and Sioux City. This cut-off will practically parallel the proposed Hill line. President r..,l T I , , cr li ( t ,i f IhA nrf hv.alarn mnA a party of officials are In the west and SAVANNAH. Oa.. May 19The next an . ' ,h , ,h. ,.., I nual convention of tbe Travelers' Protec- cut-off. They announce that the work of tive association will be held in Buffalo. W. R. Johnson of Tennessee was elected president. Among the officers choser was 8. H. Harolson of Oklahoma, elected fourth vice president. The final session will be held tomorrow Arrangements nave oeen made for a trm to Havana and other point in Cuba by nemDer of the convention. PARIS. May 19. The apparently com plete disappearance of the Russian far eastern fleet leads to the belief either that a battle is Imminent or that Admiral Ro Jestvensky ha succeeded In establishing a naval base. On the other hand, it 1 pointed out here that the position of the fleet May 18. in latitude 13.30 and longitude 111. SO. in dicated that it might have been decided to follow a course north of Luzon into the Pacific, Instead of going through the strait of Formosa, where Admiral Togo is be lieved to be awaiting Admiral Rojestven sky. It is maintained the Japanese diffi culties have been Increased by their in ability to determine whether the Russian, are proceeding unitedly or have divided their fleet Into two squadrons. Some ex perts maintain that the fleet has been divided for the purpose of permitting one division to reach Vladivostok, while th other occupies the attention of Admiral Togo. Naval circle here are disposed to criticise the Japanese tactic in falling to harass Rojent vensky' transport during the lengthy period of taking on supplies. The results of Rojestvensky's movement are being awaited with intense interest In official quarters. New Commander for Ksvy, ST. PETERSBURG. May 20.-2:10 a. m. Vice Admiral Blrileff, who has been named for the supreme naval command in tho Pacific, will leave for Vladivostok May 2S to assume charge there and make prepara tions for repairing and refitting the vessel. of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet when it arrives. By Imperial command Vice Admiral Blrl-' left" will have all the rights and power, of a commander of the army, and the com mander of the Vladivostok gnrrlson will be subject to his orders, thereby avoiding the possibility of any conflict of -authority in case of a siege, as at Port Arthur. I have no Intention of relieving Vice Ad miral Rojnstvensky of the command of the fleet If he Is well and able to perform hi. duties on his arrival at Vladivostok," said the admiral, who is small of stature and scant of hair, but keen and alert In bear ing. "I have high respect for hi qualifi cation a a fleet commander and there will be plenty for us both to do." Llnevltch Reports Skirmish. Russian newspapers call attention to th Indifference with which the power contem plate the danger involved In navigating far eastern water, owing to the Japanese float ing mines, contrasting this with the harsh criticism earlier in the war when the Rus sians planted mines outside of Port Ar thur. The Xovoe Vremya nays: "Although seven ships were blown up during the last fortnight, the British .press, so vigilant wherever the seas are concerned, does not utter a word of reproach against its ally. A dispatch from General Llnevltch, dated May 18, says that a small detachment of the enemy May 111 occupied Yandl Paaa, oa. the front of the armies. The Japanese also attempted to occupy Shahotse, but were repulsed and retired southward. The same day the Japanese approached Honukhu, about six miles south of Taul, but were forced to retire. Russian Colliers Under French Gana. SAIGON, French Cochln-Chlna, May 19. Forty-three colliers, mostly Russian and German, are anchored off Nha Be under the supervision of the French gunboat Caron ade. Twenty similar .hip. are off Cape St. James, near here, under the super vision ot the French cruiser D' Aaaa. The Russian transport Kleff 1 .till In the commercial port of Saigon. No more direct new. of the Russian fleet Is expected here beyond what might be received from refugees, should fighting occur in the neighborhood of the Pescadora Islands. Expect Japanese Advance. GUNSHU PASlS, Manchuria, May 19. Th weather has cleared and the roads washed out by the recent rains are Impassable quagmires, but they will soon dry. The present truce is expected to be broken by the Japanese. They are show ing every evidence of preparation to as sume the offensive, constantly shifting po sitions and pressing the Russian left. where the cavalry forces are dally exchang ing shots. The demonstration on the Rus sian left, however, is probably only a feint to cover the real stroke at the right. This is thought more probable because of the care with which the Japanese are screen ing the movements on their right, using Chinese bandit freely for thl. purpose. The attempts of the Russian scout, to pierce the curtain have not been successful. construction will begin within a few days. The survey for this line was made several years azo. DEATH SENTENCE FOR HOCH "Bluebeard" is Convicted ( Mnrder In First Degree hjr Chi. eago Jorr. CHICAGO. May 19.-Th Jury In th Hoch case has found a verdict of guilt -nd be has been sentenoed to death BEEF WITNESSES GIVE BOND Chicago Grand Jury Make Sure of Attendance of Three Men at Jaly Term of Conrt. CHICAGO. May 19.-The grand Jury which hati been Investigating the beef In dustry adjourned thi. evening after being In session for exactly three months. It will reconvene on June T to vote the Indictment, which in the meantime may be prepared by the office of the United State, district attorney. Jesse P. Lyman, former presi dent of the National Packing company Hector Streyckmans, former confidential stenographer for Armour A Co., and Gus- tave Freunda. former head of the Aetna Trading company, were placed under bond to assure their attendance as witness, at th Jul term of court. Movements of Ocean Vessels, May 19. At New York Arr ved: Italia, fmn. Naples. Sailed: Cedrlc. for Liverpool. ai .-sapies Arrrvea: isapoutan, from New York. At Bremen Arrived: Main, from Balti more. At Movllle Palled: Tunisian, from Mont real At Plymouth Arrived: Bluecher. from New York At yueenstown Arrived: Cymric, from Boston At Dover Sailed: Hamburg, for New York v!a rherbourg. At Ponta lel a da Arrived: Canoplca, from Boston. At Liverpool Balled: Celtic, fur New York. ax Osnoa Sailed; CrUo, for Nsw York ROW OVER PUGJJOG IS FATAL Young Men Who Formerly Lived In Omaha Are the Far. ttclpants, ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. May 19. (Special Tele gram.) Ollle Brown, a young man M year, of age, was stabbed in the abdomen with a pocket knife In the hands of Clifton Brown, in front of the Everett hotel at l:4o o'clock thl. afternoon and was taken to th St. Joseph hospital, where he died a few hour later. The tragedy was the result of an altercation between the boy. over th treat ment of a pug dog. The young men formerly lived in Omaha. Wood Enters Plea of Gnllty. BOMMEKVILLK. N. J.. May 19 George H. Wood of New York today pleaded guilty of murder in the second degree in shooting George Williams, a grocer of Watcliung, on February 2. Wood was sentenced to thirty years In prison. At the opening of th trial h had pleaded not guilty of murder in the first offer by tiie prosecution to accept a plea of guilty of murder In a lusser degree. That dogree and his counsel bad declined an pla was withdrawn soon after court opened today and the plea of guilty substituted. Victim Die. Pa., May i. Another W reck HARRI8BI ltd. victim has been ad'd to tne list ot those who lost their lives In the recunt South Harrisl.urg disaster, making the number of dead twenty-three. Ths latest victim Is J. 1 W. Anderson of Pittsburg, who died today. I