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TnR OMAITA DAILY DEE: SATURDAY, MAY 27. 1905. Telephone 4. Bm, May M. If. "it you would ahend. mnn InoktnK hind. Nobody cur whit you've done, hut what you're doing. IV. A r.nntt flnmnSnn Cnln ol all onr Cloth Jackets Saturday morning we shall commenco our great Semi-Annual Clearing Sale of Cloth Coats. We have in the neighborhood of 2o0 garments all new and of the very latest styles. They consist of'short fitted coats, short and medium length loose coats. We have all sizes from 34 to 44. Covert Cloths, White Serge and Tlain Black Cloth Coats. The sale will commence Saturday 'norning at 8 A. M. . ' Clearing Sale Prices Sold at All our Coats formerly clearing sal price 13.75. -. All our Coats formerly clearing sale price 14.25. All our Coats formerly sold at clearing sale price SS.25. ' All our Coats formerly clearing sale price K.7B. All our Co.its formerly .clearing; sale prlje $7.50. . All our Coats formerly sold clearing sale price $9.00. NOTICE None of these garments will be altered or exchanged. Hosiery We have a tempting showing of Women's , sold at sold at sold at at $7.50. $8.50, $12.50, $13.50. $15.00, $18.00, Hosiery In all the new styles, colors and grades, so many styles and kinds we can't begin to even give you a good hint. Women's Cotton Hose, black or tan. double soles, heels and toes, 35c a pair, or three pairs for $1.00. Women's Black Lisle Hose, medium or light weight, spliced heels and toes, 60c a pair. Women's Haln Black Thread Bilk Hose, with double soles, heels and toes, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 a pair. Children's Im Cotton Hose, at 25c and 3oc a pair. Children's Tan Lace Lisle Hose, a,t 35c and 60c a pair We carry a full line of Children's Black Cat and Tony Stockings, at 25c a pair. Hl0nP3ON.fiELDEH&C;Q V.ECA. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Streets . elleve their presence here will injure Chi cago. They are required to give the unions i lesson." , Shots were fired by police today In the . umber district. At Twenty-second street ' .nd Ashland avenue a crowd jeered passing tmber wagons driven by nonunlonists. The iollce ordered the crowds to disperse, but " he order was unheeded. The police then , rew their revolvers and fired several shots ' o frighten the crowd. Two arrests were ..' nado and the wagons proceeded without '.'urthern disturbance. Elsewhere In the llstrlct the police were kept busy clearing - nit saloons and dispersing crowds of iillo ncn. Riot In Madison Street. This afternoon rioting broke out at Madl 'on and Canal streets. An American ex press wagon containing a policeman and 'driver Vas stopped by a strike sympathizer. The policeman nourished his revolver, but without effect. The crowd, which had be tome about 510 strong, seized the wheels of the wagon In an attempt to overturn It. 'A riot call was sent in and three patrol wagons loaded with police responded. The police charged the crowd and arrested everybody they could lay their hands on, loading the patrol wagons full of prisoners. The express wagon meanwhile proceeded Under heavy police protection. The patrol wagons rushed the prisoners to cells, and jn returning made more arrests among people along the streets who hooted and jeered. The police also entered buildings and warned occupants to keep away from the windows, threatening with arrest all who refused. Strike Breakers from Kanaka City. KANSAS CITT, May 26.-F. O. Curry, the strike breaker, tonight sent more than 100 men to Chicago to take t,he places of strik ing teamsters there. Curry is hiring all of the white applicants who fill the require ments for the work. RUMOR OF NAVAL BATTLE (Continued from First Page.) STAR WITNESS ENDS STORY Ghercliffa for Prosecution in Dennison Cue Finishes His Testimony. SEVERAL MORE ON STAND FOR STATE Question of Re.ldenoe of Dennlson Comes to the Fore Transcript In the herrllffe Uie la Mlsstna:. (Continued from First Page) THE HOSPEPLAN Of Piano Selling Saves You Money We know you'll be Interested In our plan of piano selling, especially If you need a piano now or if you Are going to purchase an instrument In the near or distant future. Lest you forget, we tell you of this plan over and over again, and for your sake, an well as our own, we cannot tell It too often A Plan That Helps You Helps Us. We consider it "hish merchandis ing" to make a reasonable profit on the sa lo of a large number of instru ments instead of a largo profit on the sale of a few. Our plan is noth ing more nor less than fair, square dealing, marking each instrument on our floors in plain figures, ac cording to the factory cost of each, and not selling thetu on the hap hazard get-all-you-cau plun which is in vogue elsewhere. Our One Price Plan Saves You Money. SaVes you $a3 on $200 rianoa. Saves you $05 on $250 Pianos. Saves you $73 on $;V10 Pianos. Saves you $!X) on $330 Pianos. Saves you $100 on $450 Pianos. Saves you $125 on $550 Pianos. Our smail payment plan makes piano buying easy. A. HOSPE CO., Douglas St. IJeutennnt General Mlstchenko, composed of a portion of the South Caucasian brigade and ttansbatkal CuHHmkH, while engaged May 17 in repulsing the enemy to the south ward approached Slnlountchouan. On May 18 squadrons of the vanguard succeeded in reacnlng the Fakoman road, where they burned a store depot and destroyed the telesraph for a considerable distance, larfte bands of Chinese bandits encountered by the detarhincnt were partly annihilated and partly dispersed. On May 1 tne main body arrived at the Fakoman-Snlfudzy road and found the heights soutli ot Fakoman occupied by a large Japanese force, conHlating of guards and infantry with machine guns. The Rus sians utlacKed and annihilated two Japa nese companies and captured another com pany witn all of its oilieers and two ma chine uns. The ttussians seized a road on the right bank of tile Llao river and dispersed near Shlfudzy a transport train seven vestas (four and two-tilths miles) long with rice, tinned food and fruit, destroyed the tele graph line ami took several prisoners and loo horses. On the return Journey the Russians dis persed several bands of Chinese bandits. The prisoners taken number five officers and 234 men. The daring attempt of the Japanese, May 23, to. cut the railroad and blow up the bridge over a tributary of the Tung Llao, twenty miles south of the Russian main line, from Kuanchengtsu to Kirin, which are now connected by a field railroad, bear a striking resemblance to the blowing up of the bridge over the Kalnskair river, 160 miles north of Mukden by Major Nan ganuma of the Japanese army, Juai before Field Marshal Oyama undertook the ad vance against General Kouropatkln at Muk den. Another parallel 'of the raid of May 23, occurred while General Rennenkampff's cavalry recently was working around the Japanese left south of Fakomen, just as Kanganuma's exploit coincided with Colonel Mistchenko's raid on New Chwang in Sep tember last. According to reports of the raid of May 3 it was launched from Mon golia. Russians Are In Doubt. GUNSIIU PASS, Manchuria, May 26. The Japanese tactics are puzzling. Thoy give way at the slightest pressure against their center on both the railroad and the Mandarin road. ' The Chinese explain the retirement to trouble among the reserves, some of whom, they say, are almost lu a state of revolt because the government has not kept Its promise to return them to Japan. The retirement of the Japanese center Is interpreted by some of the Russian offi cers as a postppiement of Field Marshal Oyama's offensive, because of the bad state of the roads, but this view is not shared by all the officers. In order to prevent wrangling over the question of reward or censure arising from reports forwarded by the commander-in-chief through the army corps commanders General Llnevitch, In an order of the day, has directed that copies of the original re ports of all encounters and Individual ex ploits be transmitted to his staff, as well as . briefer reports through the ordinary channels. One on Mark Twain. When Mark Twain lived In Hartford, Conn., he wason Intimate terms with the Rev. Joseph H. Twltchell. One day Mr. Twltchell sauntered over to his friend's house and said: "Mark, come and take a walk with me." "Oh, no, Joe; I haven't time," said the great humorist. "Well, now," said the dominie, "you come to hear me preach every Sunday and you say you believe what I read out of the Bible Is true; tf I could prove to you, from the Bible, that you ought to go to walk with me, would you go?" "Tes, of course," said Mr. Twain, "but It Isn't In there." "Tes. it Is," said the minister, "for the Bible says: 'And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain,' " and Mark went. New Vork Tribune. SATURDAY Will wind up a , busy week at BOYS' AND GIRLS' STORE 'There is still about 100 of those (3.00 to fo.OO 1 colored and white dresses, to sell at I .BOYS' SUIT SPECIAL Another big lot of boys' suits, worth up to $6.50 FT . on sale Saturday, at..... 3 Boys' long trouser suits, in blue and black for C fl graduation rat 7... 4JIU" Ol'R STOCK OP HATS AND CAPS FOR BOT8. UIULS AMI TOL'NU MEN IS THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND COMl'LETE IN OMAHA. BENSON ÞFS the .95 .00 $15 OMAHA.fi Eli: tms UUIGLAS ST 'IS MZtZ4E 0 j a confession a year and a half or two years ago, and it was made to L. K. Fay of Clinton, la., and not to Elmer Thomas, and that the facts therein contained were set forth In an affidavit In the handwriting of L. K. Fay. At that time he had never seen or heard of Elmcrt E. Thomas, and did not hear of him for six or seven months afterward. He testified that Fay came to him to ask If there was any way of ascertaining what had become of some diamonds that had been stolen from him when his house was robbed. - Witness said Fay did not men tion the Omaha Civic Federation or Elmer E. Thomas. Witness testified that Tom Dennlson furnished all tin money for his defense. He told of leaving Omaha when under parole, because he and Dennlson could not get along. Ha said Dennlson wanted him to rob Billy Ddnnelly's gambling house. In telling what steps he had taken to assist Thomas In securing evidence U stated that Byrne, to whom Shercllffe was alleged to have talked, had been arrested and that on his person were found let ters written to Byrne by Dennlson. When asked as to the buwlness of Byrne, he replied that he was a gambler, thief, sure-thing man and bunco man. He said Byrne was a tool and agent of Tom Den nlson. Witness said Byrne came to him and said that It was In Tom Dennison's power to hang him (Byrne) unless Shercllffe would let up In his prosecution of Den nlson. Witness testified that he replied: "For God's sake why don't you get out ot the country if that Is true. What are you doing here on the streets of Des Moines?" He testified that Byrne was armed and showed him an automatic gun to demon strate that he was a bad man. He' said he knew Charley Maynard, a gambler and a thief. Witness suid that he was 22 years of age . at the lime he committed the Pol lack robbery. Attorney Connell then took the witness In hand again for further cross-examination. Connell aBked If witness did not know that Fay was a cousin of Harry Hay ward of Omaha. The Question was ruled out and that ended the examination of Shercllffe for the present Attorney Thomas seated that he would be recalled at the time for putting in re buttal testimony. Pollock la Iteralled. Pollock was recalled and asked If he re membered that an engineer named O'Con nor had been in the Sonnenberg store the day of the robbery, but he could not. Hip well testified that . John Martin, a saloon keeper of Des Moines, had paid him $60u to assist In procuring a parole for Shercllffe and that he had talked about the parole with Deiyiison. On cross-examination ha said Denlson had not paid him a cent. Immediately lfter the noon adjournment W. S. Heller, - a court stenographer of Omaha, was called. Dennison's testimony given in the habeas corpus proceedings was read to him and identified as being cor rect. Frank A Broadwcll, clerk of the Doug las county district court, was called to Identify the original petition filed In the habeas corpus case. This-will be used to establish Dennison's residence In Omaha. When Broadwell started to have the stand he was called back by Attorney Connell, who asked him: "What ia the reputation of Dennlson as to his Integrity and honesty?" The prosecution entered vigorous objec tions and Connell at once had Broadwell called as a witness for the defense and with the consent of the prosecution began his examination. "His reputation is good," answered Broadwell. "Is it not a fact that his word Is as good as any bond of any bank in Omaha?" asked the attorney. The prosecution entered such vigorous protests that the witness had no oppor tunity to answer. The court sustained the objections. e The prosecution then took the witness. "Has Denrilson ever done anything ex cept run a gambling business?" was asked. "Yes, I think so," answered the witness. Dennlson Not a Fence, "Hasn't he been a fence?" aBked Attor ney Smith. "No sir, not that I ever heard of." "Are you certain you know what a fence Is?" "Yes sir, I do, but I never heard of Tom Dennlson being a fence." "Do you read the newspapers, Mr. Broadwell?" "Yes sir, but I never read that the news papers called him a fence." The witness was then asked tf Dennison was not connected with Joe Sonnenberg In the pawnshop and answered that If he was he had never heard of It. He was then asked how many Informa tions had been filed against Dennison In his court and surprised the prosecution by saying that only the habeas corpus papers so far as he could remember. "Don't you know that numerous felony charges, charging him with running a gambling house, have been filed in ypur court?" "No, sir," answered the witness, and then he quieted uown matters by adding, "I think some were tiled In the county court." Broadwell then in answer to a question said he knew Dennlson had been running a policy wheel In Omaha and that he was connected with gambling houses. "Don't you regard that as reflecting on his reputation," was asked. "I think It wouldn't have any detri mental effect on his reputation for hon esty and on his integrity," answered Broadwell. Mortgages Are Identified. Harry Deuel was called by the prosecu tion to Identify certified copies of two mortgages alleged to have been given by Dennlson to the Omaha Savings bank in the fall of lfi2, one fur ItiOO and one for $1,000. This testimony was secured by the prosecution to prove that Dennlson was in need of money at that time, as told by Shercllffe, and also to corroborate Bher cllffe's testimony regarding the Interest Item In the financial statement. Deuel, like Broadwell, was kept on the stand by the defense to prove Dennison's good reputation in Omaha, but Deuel proved to have an idea ot his own about gambling. In answer to a. question as to Dennison's reputation for honesty, he said: "His reputation for honesty is good." When the prosecution got hold of Deuel he was asked If he would say Dennison's reputation was good without qualifying the remark. "Well, aside from his gambling he has borne a Kood reputation." The vVosecullou tried to get the witness to admit that he knew that Dennlson had been shadowed by the polio Immediately after the Pollock robbery, but Deuel re fused to say It. He had not even read of It In the trial on the habeas corpus pro ceedings, he said. He added Incidentally: "Many men have been accused who are not guilty." N. P. Dodge was called to Identify entries In the bonks of the Omaha Savings bank, of which he was manager at the time Den nlson was alleged to have borrowed the money fro.m the hank. Mr. Dodge had not made the entry, and one of the clerks was dead and the other was In Wyoming. The Items were Introduced over the objection of the defense. Reporter's Notes Mlsslna;. W. E. Cody, a court reporter from Sioux City, testified that he reported the Sher cllffe trial. That Dennison brought him the botes and asked him to make a trans cript of the proceedings; that he had done so and had received between $120 and $1G0 from Dennlson. He did not know what, had become of the original notes and had since been unable to locate them. W. E. Oarrett, pardon clerk to Governor Cummins, brought over all the records filed In the office of the governor bearing on the Shercllffe pardon and on the ap plication' for the Dennlson requisition. He said neither the original notes nor the tran script of the Shercllffe trial were in the office of the governor. Robert E. O'Hanley, stenographer to John N. Baldwin, testified that Senator Hlpwell had brought the notes of the stenographer In the Shercllffe case to his office and he had made an abstract of the proceedings and testimony. He then identified the abstract ho had brought with hlni. What became of the original notes he did not know. "At that trial did Tom Dennison tes tify, 'I never saw Shercllffe until this trial?' " was asked him. "He did," was the answer. The defense objected to this and asked for time to examine the papers. "You may examine the papers In the prcisenoe of the clerk of the court," holly, retorted Attorney Smith, "according to the agreement with the court, but you can't take them out, for we have lost, enough of these records already." Judge Gretm scowled and peace was restored. The witness then explained that he meant by abstract that he had read over the testimony and put his own interpretation on it. "You made It as favorable to Shercliffe as possible, didr't you," asked Connell. "No, sir, I was Impartial." He admitted that while the notes were In Baldwin's office other people had access to them. "You put your own Interpretation on the Dennlson testimony regarding when he had seen Shercliffe?" asked the attorney. "Yes, sir," answered the witness. "I Just made an abstract of the testimony." Grand Jury Minutes Introduced. C. L. Hyde, clerk of the grand jury which Indicted Dennlsoi., Identified the minutes of the grand jury and then said that be fore signing the minutes Shercllffe had protested against the minutes showing that he said Dennlson had telegraphed him that he had the diamonds. He said Sherclifte said Dennlson had telegraphed "O. K." W. T. Seeman testified that John Dennl son lived In some of tn rooms over his livery barn on Sherman avenue and that James Wilson, his brother-in-law, had lived in the rear rooms, during the year 1S92. The witness then described the location of the rooms In detail in corroooratlon of Shercllffe's testimony. "Who lived there In 1901?" asked Coch ran, "I don't know," .answered the witness. "I sold the property In 1896." "Then you don't know whether Elmer Thomas or Shercllffe have been to those rooms and located them or not, do you?" "No. sir." A. W. Blackburn, deputy clerk of the district court of Harrison county, Iowa, testified that these much wanted notes and transcripts of the Shercllffe trial were miss ing and could not be located. Identifying; Dennison's Residence. BUlv Donnelly of Omaha was the first acknowledged gambler of the large bunch here to testify. He said he was a saloon keeper and gambler. He was brought on to establish Dennison's residence In Omaha and Incidentally helped the defense in its forthcoming effort to establish DennlBon s residence in Idwa. It was brought out In cross-examination by Connell that Donnelly had also been a faro dealer In Des Moines, and Incidentally the bringing out of this Information brought on much embarrassment for Con nell. "Wasn't you a faro dealer in Des Moines," asked Connell. Yes sir," answered the witness, "and Mr. Connell was present in that gambling house." The judge joined the court room In the laugh that followed. Then the court ai lowed Connell to aak some Immaterial ques Hons to set himself right with the people of Red Oak. "I merely asked that question," said Con nell, "to show the Jury that Omaha Is not the only place on earth where gambling flourishes. But I now want to ask the witness If I didn't go to his gambling house to ask him where I could find a gambler from whom I wanted a deposition." "Yes sir," was the answer. COFFEE CONQESTION Causes Variety of Alls. A happy old lady in Wisconsin says: "During the time I was a coffee drinker I was Bubject to sick headaches, recurring every 2 or 3 weeks, and sometimes lasting i or 3 days, totally unfitting me for anything, To this affliction was added, some years ago. a trouble with my heart that was very painful, accompanied by a smothering sen sation and falntness. I would be unable to lie down, but was compelled to sit gasping for breath until I was perfectly exhausted. Dyspepsia, also, a few years ago came to make life harder to bear. I took all sorts of patent medicines as well as doctor's prescriptions, but none of them helped me for any length of time. "The doctors frequently told me that coffee was not good for me; but without coffee I felt as If I had no breakfast. I finally decided about 2 years ago to aban don the ubb of coffee entirely, and as I had read a great deal about Postum Food Coffee I concluded to try that for a breakfast beverage. 1 liked the taste of It and was particu larly pleased to notice that it did not 'come up' as coffee used to. I had only hoped that the Postum Food Coffee would help my digestion, but I soon found that it was doing much more than that. The bad spells with my heart grew less and less frequent, and finally ceased altogether, and I have not had aa attack of sick head ache for mors than a year. My digestion is good, too, and I am thankful that I am once more a healthy woman. I know my wonderful restoration to health came from quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee." Name given by the Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. "There's a reason," and it Is this. Coffee has a direct action on the liver with some people, and causes partial congestion of that organ preventing the natural outlet of the sucretluns. Then follows biliousness, sallow skin, headaches, aonslipation and finally a change of the blood corpuscles and nervuus protlratioa. "Did you ever see me play cards?" "No sir." And thus was Connell cleared. Thrn Connell got back to material things and proved by Donnelly that Dennlson haJ run a policy wheel In Iowa for a number of yars, open and above board, known of men. "Didn't he run that wheel for four or five years ?' "I don't know. He ran It a number of iears and I myself had It raided once," answered the witness. The witness repeatedly 'refused to say the time was over three years. When Connell became persistent the prosecution objected. "Your honor," said Connell, "the low supreme court has held that a man may have a residence In several states at once. I am now attempting to establish Denni son's residence In Iowa. It Is one of the legal question the court will finally have to decide." But Donnelly still failed to re member If it had been three years. The witness admitted he had no use for Dennlson and had talked with Thomas and Fallon about the rase. Homer Morris on Stand. Homer Morris, brother of Shercllffe, was the last witness of the day and his testi mony was short. He was not cross-examined. He identified the letters supposed to have been written to him by Dennlson, as well as the financial statement. When asked regarding the watch alleged to have been sent to him by Dennlson, ns shown by the financial statement, he said: "I suppose Dennlson sent It to me." Then he showed a watch to the Jury. He made tho same answer to the ques tions concerning the dress and shoes sup posed to have been given by Dennlson to his wife. He said he received $25 from Shercllffe to visit the exposition nnd that he boarded at Dennison's and roomed across the street. He paid out nothing for this entertainment, ho said, and supposed Dennlson did pay for It. He said he did not know Dennison until he met him at the exposition. He was asked about writing to Dennlson and Shercliffe, and said he had written to Shercllffe through Dennlson. "When I wrote to MofYls I sent my let ter to Dennlson, and when Morris wrote to me he Sent the letters through Dennlson." ' Court adjourned shortly before 6 o'clock until 9 o'clock tomorrow. SHAW O SIIERCI.IKFE'S PAROLE gays Neither Politics Nor Friendship Influenced His Action. DES MOINES, la.. May 26.-Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw was the guest of the Bankers' club today at a luncheon, and repeated his assurances to Des Moines bankers that government finances were In no danger. It was expected that Governor Shaw, who aa governor paroled Frank Sherclifte, be cause. It Is claimed, of political Influences, might be subpoenaed as a witness at the Dennison trial. However, no notice was served upon him. "Neither politics nor friendship had anything to do with that parole," said Secretary Shaw. "I did It slmplv to help the man get on his legs again. "No one Is authorized to say that I will be a candidate for the presidency," said the secretary, In answer to a question. "It Is a subject which even I do not discuss." SUES FOR WIFE'S AFFECTION Aggrieved Husband Brings Action Against Nephew Who Marries Former Spouse. Edward O. L. Bchuchardt has added a new chapter to the litigation in which he is involved with his wife and nephew, Charles P. Deutzmann. He has now sued tho latter for $1,600 for the alleged aliena tion of his wife's affections. He also charges improper relations between Deutz mann and Mrs. Schuchardt prior to tho time they went to Council Bluffs and got married aftor she had secured a divorce from Schuchardt at the hands of Judge Sutton. This divorce afterward was set aside on a showing of probable collusion made by Schuchardt. and It was only a few days ago that Mrs. Schuchardt-Dcutz-mann entered a new suit for divorce from her first husband. MAYOR WEAVER IS ELATED Saji Gas Fight Situation Grows Brighter Every Minute. KARNES 0FFWINT'S STAFF After Marriage Will Take European Trip and Then Return to His Old Regiment. First Lieutenant William L. Karnes, soon to marry Mrs. Jetsle Dickinson Lyman, for three years a personal aide-de-camp on the staff of Brigadier General Theodore J. Wlnt, United States army, will, on June 7, be relieved from staff duty upon his own request and will rejoin his old regiment, the Sixth United States cavalry, for duty upon his return from a leave of absence for four months. Lieutenant Karnes and his bride will make a tour ot Europe In the interim and will be at home to their friends at Fort Meade, S. D., after Novem ber I. 1905. , DEATH RECORD. J. I.. Miner. RED CLOUD, Neb., May 26 (Special.) The body of J. L. Miner is on the way to this city from Excelsior Springs. Mr. Miner has been for twenty-five years one of the leading merchants and farmers of Webster county and was the foundor and principal owner of the Peoples bank of this place. Mr. Miner Is a cousin of the late General Sheridan, whom he resembles considerably. Although not himself a pioneer of this county, his sisters were, and It was due to their presence here that he came here In 1878. Mr. Miner was a man of good health and vigorous constitution, but on a visit to Kansas City last New Year's day he was persuaded to call upon a firm of physicians of that city, who Induced him to let them treat him for a disease from which he occasionally suffered slightly. The physicians administered carbolic acid to him in such quantities that inflammation of the kidneys resulted. Mr. Miner has been confined to his bed ever since, until Tuesday a week ago, when he thought he was well enough to venture on a trip to Excelsior Springs, where he hoped to get relief. He will be burled Sunday. FIRE RECORD. Slaughter House at Menlo. VIENLO, la.. May 28. (Special.) Last night the slaughter house of C. F. Thur tnan. Just north of town, took fire and burned. The origin of the fire Is unknown, but it Is supposed to have started from the furnace. A number pt hides, a dressed beet and a hog, together with all the tools, were burned. No Insurance. Reward of Merit. An American correspondent had Just been introduced to Admiral Togo. "I'm very glad to meet you," he said, simply. "What!" exclaimed the admiral. "You're not going to ask me, 'Where I am going Tozo?' " ''No," said the correspondent. "You are not going to remark that it Is better for the Russians Togo while they can?" "Certainly not." "You aren't going to say, Togo or not To;o ?" "No, Indeed." "Glory!" shouted the great admiral. "You're the first American I have met who hasn't." Hastily pinning a medal on the breast of the visitor, he led him to the highball magazine. Council Bluffs Nonpareil. CONTEST FOR VOTES IN THE COUNCILS Several Members Held to Pressure of ConMltnenla and Asrreo to Support the Rxeentlve'n Veto. PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-"The situa tion is growing brighter every minute," said Msyor Weaver late this afternoon. He would not give figures nor go Into other details, but contented himself with saying he had received assurances from many councllmen who had voted for the lease last week that they would support him In his veto. Leaders of the republican organisa tion which Is advocating the lease continue to remain silent. There are, however, signs that some of the councllmen are breaking away under tremendous pressure of 'their constituents nnd will probably go along with the mayor. The nil-absorbing point of Interest Is whether the mayor will succeed In getting enough to defeat the bill when It shnll come up next Thursday for passage over his veto. The organization still stands on Its statement that It will pass the ordi nance In spite of his disapproval. The rec ord up to this evening shows that the mayf r has ten select councllmen and twenty members of the common council with him. In the select council there are forty-two members. To pass the ordinance over the mayor's veto needs twenty-six votes and the mayor seventeen to sustain him. Tho membership of the common coun cil I- eighty-four. Here the organization needs fifty-one and the mayor thirty-four. Afler Orirnnlsntlon Contractors. The first Important movement of the new administration a move that was of vital Importance to organization men who hold city contracts was taken today when the new director of public works Acker an nulled the advertisement for bids for street cleaning for Wfi. The contract will aggre gate about $1.0(0,000. The contract for this year Is held by the Vare Brothers, one of whom Is a state senator and another re corder of deeds. The struggle to hold or win councllmen is growing hotter, and many of the "city fathers" have expressed tho wish that they had never been elected to the legislative body. They declare that they owe all their success In life to the organization and that It would be an extreme act of disloyalty to go back on their leaders In a time of trouble. The first man to be won over today came to the mayor's office with a delegation of constituents. He was Charles E. Connell of the common council. Mass Meeting Adopts Resolution. "Resolved. That we, citizens of Phila delphia, without regard to party or politics, do hereby, before God hnd man, pledge our life, liberty and sacred honor to the complete overthrow of despotic methods In municipal affairs and the restoration of the American principles for which our fathers fought and which shall ever be our glory while we remain worthy to be called their children." Amid tremendous cheering and the wav ing of flags several thousand persons who were packed into the Academy of Music to hear prominent Phlladelphlans express their protest against the gas lease adopted the above quoted resolution. Former Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith spoke In part as follows: The question of defeating the gas steal and redeeming the city is above all narrow partisanship. I deny tho right of the con spirators who are banded together to gag and plunder our fair city to speak In a party name. The . black flag of piracy Is not the flag of republicanism. Our whole character as free men Is at stake. ' The Issuo Is beyond and above all question of dollars. W. W. Justice, a wool merchant, presided at the academy meeting, and the principal address delivered was that by Charles Emory Smith, former postmaster general of the United States. Mr. Smith, before beginning his speech, announced that word had Just reached him that 150 citizens had called upon a councilman In an outlying ward and demanded of him to pledge his vote against the lease, which he did. After Mr. Smith concluded his address another message came that a councilman In the Twenty-eighth ward had also pledged hlmj self tonight to go along with the mayor. Among the others who addressed the meet ing were William T. Tllden, secretary of the meeting; Frank M. Rlter, a former director of public safety; S. Soils-Cohen, a physician; Prof. Leo S. Rowe, president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and Rt. Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smlth, bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Pennsyl vania. Raising; Sinews of War. A letter written by Mr. Justice, a mem ber of the meeting, was read, in which he suggested the raising of tl,2M.OO0 to carry on an extensive campaign, and pledging himself to contribute liberally to the fund. Mayor Weaver, who was commended In a resolution adopted, was unable to be pres ent and a letter of regret from him wM read. A letter from 8. Weir Mitchell, the v physician-author, denouncing the gas lease, was also rend. The Young Men's Christian association hall was also taxed to its capacity. Ad dresses were made by a half dozen promi nent cltlEens. Including Charles Emory Smith. There was great enthusiasm when Mr. Smith said: "The black flag of piracy was not the flag of republicanism, or of Lincoln, or of McKlnley, or ot Roosevelt." In Broad street there were several hun dred persons gathered who could not gain admittance to tho big academy building. Word was sent inside and three cltlsens were sent out to address the crowd from a barouche. Tho outdoor meeting closed with the singing of "Nearer, My God. to Thee," and "My Country. 'Tis of Thoe." f 'onimetierment at Academy. STURGIS. 8. D., May iH (Special.) Com mencement exercises at St. Martin's acad emy in this city will take place June 20. 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