Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1907)
The Omaha Daily Bee HEWS SECTION. Pages 1 to 10. A Psper for the) Homt THE OMAHA DEE Best i". West .c-N VOL. XXXVI NO. 287. vIIA, SATU.x MORNING, MAY 18, 1907 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY THHEE CENTS. i UDGE WOOD AROUSED Court Begirds OroUrd Interview Attempt U Icfluenoe Jurr. SI TTORKEYS DENOUNCE PUBLICATION SeftoM Ccji Gtuot Gooding; Should Be Oittd for Contempt, i rBOSECUTION DEFENDS THE EXECUTIVE Thej Iy Publication Will Besot Upon Cms sf the Bute. COUNTY ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE Judge Says Be Win PUh All Attempts to Interfere with ear Inar Jwrors or Effort to IntnrBM Them. BOISB, Idaho, May 17. Judge Frsment Wood, who la presiding- at the Bteunenberg murder trial, today directed the prosecut ing attorney of Ada county to make an In vostigatloa of the circumstances under which Harry Orchard waa Interviewed for publication yesterday and take legal steps that hla Inquiry showed to be warranted. Judge Wood drew attention to the publi cation of the Interviews when he ascended the bench this morning, and hla request of counsel for advice as to the manner la whloh the court should deal with the Inci dent brought from the defense the ohaxge that Governor Uoodlng and certain news papers, moved by the disclosures that there exists prejudice against Harry Orchard, had sought to Influence the jury by an. at tempt to bolster up ths credence that lyyay be given to Orchard'a story, ai.d the sug gestion that Governor Gooding be cited fir contempt. Counsel for tho prosecution defended Governor Gooding and the newspapers In cluded within the charges and showed tha. the applications for the Interview with Orchard had been made weeks before the examination of talesmen disclosed the prej udice against him. They In turn charged that while some of the talesmen were en tering court this morning men directly connected with the defense had mode re marks within their hearing that were cal culated to Influence them, and this affair Is also to be made the subject of inquiry by the county prosecuting attorney. Few Talesmen Examined. The other Important development of the day was the raising of a question as to the right of the atate to enjoy ten peremptory challenges. The state formerly had been entitled to but five, but at the last session of the legislature, whlchwas subsequent to the assassination of Governor Steuenberg, the law. was amended. Increasing the num ber to ten the same as allowed the de lawfenss. The question was aa 'a whether this amendment constituted an as post facto law. After argument, the court ruied that the law was not an ex post facto, and. 'Vat the state had the right to ten chal lenges. In arguing the matter, Mr. Richard- fon said that the weight of authority was fwlth the contention f the state, but ha taald' that his side Intended to make the most of the point In the higher court it circumstances warranted, and made tli assertion that the legislature of Idaho had amended the law because of the cases of Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone. Both Mr. Hawley and Senator Borah resented this statement and tho Judge said that the court would not for a moment assume the motives of tho legislature had been Im proper. The fifth peremeptory challenge, repre senting a total of three by the defnse and two by the atate, waa made late this after noon, and at adjournment aa effort to fill the place made vacant waa In progress. United, there are fifteen more challenges to be exhausted and of, the apeolal ventre of 100 talesmen,, only flirty-four remain. There will be a short session tomorrow , and tha case will then go over until Mon dq. Jodsjro Asks lit frailoni. At tha opening of tha trial today Judge Wood directed the prosecuting attorney of Ada county to Investigate tha circumstances under whloh Harry O-Ohardj waa Inter viewed for publication yeaterday with a view of ascertaining whether there had been any attempt to Influence the Jurors in tha case and take ary atepa he found cir cumstances to warrant. In drawing atten tion to the matter Judge Wood asked coun sel If they could offer any suggestions as to the duty of the court. Mr. Richardson vigorously denounoed the incident aa a de liberate attempt to Influence prospective Jurors, suggested by the disclosure of preju dice against .Harry Orchard and hla testi mony and inspired by Governor Gooding. , Mr. Darrow took the same ground and sug gested that Governor Gooding be cited for contempt. Both Mr. Richardson and Mr. Darrow protested that the publication of tha Orchard Interviews grievously injured tha defense. Mr. Hawley for the state deplored tha Incident, but maintained that It would In jure tho prosecution mote than the defense. .He also drew attention to the widespread newspaper campaign in behalf of the de- fense and the misstatements that had been circulated about Orchard, and said that he could aee no harm In permitting tha news paper men to Interview Orchard on gen era! lines. Benator Borah said he could dispose of the misapprehension of rsunsel for ths de fense that the Interview waa pait of a plan to give credence to Harry Orehard after It had been shown that oertaln tales men wt.-o biased against him because the effort to see Orchard upon the part of the newspaper men had been In progress for three weeks He spiritedly defended Gov emor Gooding and the newspaper men oa the charge that they had tried to Influ ence the Jury. Trial Delayed an Hoar. The trial wae Interrupted for an hoar, at the end of which time the examination of ; the talesmen waa resumed. Mr. Hawl.v. MM.., 1 ,k .... ' "We are now and alwaya were opposed to the publication of anything at any time tending to prejudice possible Jurors.' he ImU. "Just how the eourt can pteveut a recurrence except by a rubllo requeat to the newspaper men, I don't see.' Judge Wood replied: ' If the purpose of these publications waa to Influence the Jury there la a way to reach It," he eaid stgnltkantly. "If the court's request does not prove sufficient," said Mr. Hawley, "its power might well be exerted to prevent any r ourrrnce In the future. We of the prose, en Lion will heartily assent to any method the court may adopt." When Mr. Hawley had again taken his seat Mr. Richardson of counael tor Hay wood said: "J don't know an4 I don't say that these t iiinni ea aaae I'taaO SUMMARY OF THE BEE Saturday, May 1, lOOT. 1007 MAY 1907 UN WON TV I WIO TMU Ml (AT X I 2 3-4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 30 31 Til WUTXIB, FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Partly Cloudy Saturday, possibly showers nd cooler In south portion. Sunday fair. FORECAST FOR IOWA Partly cloudy Saturday, probably showers; cooler In east and south portions. Sunday fair. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. - Deg. 6 a. m. 67 1 p. m ...... 75 6 a, m ..... 66 I p. m 77 7 a. m - CO ' 3 p. m 78 I a. m. ...... ....... SI 4 p. m 79 t a. ra... ........... 96 6 D. m 79 10 a m. ............. 8i 6 p. m 78 11 a. in. (6 7 p. ra Tfl 14 m - 71 I p. m 78 9 p. m 71 DOMXSTIO. July, September and December wheat passed the dollar mark on the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday. The volume of business exceeded that of any day dur ing the Letter corner. The high mark for July waa 1.02H and the close tl.OOtt. rage 1 Defense In ' Haywood case alleges that Interview with Harry Orchard Is an attempt to Influence prospective Jurora and asks that Governor Gooding be cited for contempt. The prosecution repltes with counter charges and court ordera on Investigation by the county prosecutor. Page 1 Mary Adelaide Terkea Mlxner Is granted a divorce from Wilson Mlxner, the young man whom she married shortly after the death of her first husband, Charles T. Terkea, the traction magnate. Page 1 Four hundred men employed by White Star Una Join -strike of 'longshoremen in New York. One man was fatally shot In row growing out of strike. Page 1 Secretary Taft will pass through Omaha about June 18, en route from Fort Meade to Fort Leavenworth. Page 1 President Roosevelt and family will spend four days at their country home at Pine Knob, Va. Page 1 Presbyterian general assembly takes steps for more thorough organisation of the movement for Sabbath observance and adopts the report on church union and co operation. Page 3 WABxuroTOir. General Charles F. Manderson In Wash ington and discusses the political outlook for 1908. Page 1 KElalSIA Burlington road la aendlng out passes to doctors, holding It Is not a violation .of the anti-pass law. Coal dealers want the new law regarding track scales en forced. Dan C. Despain resigns tho po sition of deputy commissioner of labor. Page 3 Thomas A. Crelgh nf Omaha Is elected commander of the Nebraska department of the Grand Army of the Republic. Other officers also chosen. , Page I Clifford Holman, a colored Janitor at Alllanoe, shoots and kills Sadie Bowlan, with whom he had been living. Page 3 Good progress made In the Bundy mur der trial at Tekamah and testimony will all be in today. Pags 3 Rains are reported from a number of points In Nebraska, effectually breaking the drouth. . Page 3 poBxxcur. Cossacks fire upon officials and em ployes of spinning mill at Lods, killing twenty-one persons and seriously wound ing forty-seven. The wanton act was In revenge for killing one member of Cossack patrol by band of terrorists. .Page 1 Z.OCAI Announcement la made that first money ralaed by "Streeta of Parts" exhibition will be used to put a tile roof on the Auditorium. Page IS Contract la let for 1126,000 warehouse for Paxton A Gallagher to replace the building that recently collapsed. Page 6 Theodore Williams, in letter to The Bee, declares fruit In general is not seriously damaged by cold weather and frosts. Page T Omaha Commercial club exourslon to tbe northwest, It la said, will be one of the largest ever attempted by any city In the United States. Page L. R. Hlgglna, the Copple murderer, wrltea letters to his father and mother, begging them to coma. to htm and retains Thomas A. Holllster aa Ms attorney. Page POST. Fairbury High school wins the luter scholastlc field meet, with Pawnee City aeoond and Lancaster third. Pag 3 Ida Grove wine the Iowa high school meet. Pole vault record is broken. Page 3 Doane college defeats Tarklo In Held meet. Page 3 BItoux Falls Ukaly winner of South Dakota track meet, having a good lead on first day's results. Page 3 Omaha High school ball team defeata South Omaha by a aoore of 4 to I. Page 3 Crelghton university loses a game to Minnesota university, I to 1. Page 3 Miss May Sutton, the tennis expert aaila for England, where she la to play In a number of championship matches. Pago 3 Results of the ball games: I Denver vs. Omaha o. 6 Pueblo va Des Moines I. 4 Lincoln vs. Sioux City 0. 1-4 New Tork va St. Loyls -. 6 Chicago va Boston L 1 Pittsburg va Brooklyn e. 12 Cincinnati va. Philadelphia. 2 Kansas City va. Toledo 2. 8 Milwaukee va. Columbus 0, 10 Minneapolis va Indianapolis s. St. Paul vs. Louisville 6. 4 Washington vs. Chicago 4. IS St. Louis vs. Phlladnlphla i. 6 New York va Dwtroit . 8 Cleveland vs. Boston 6. OOlCtTXllCIA LaSO IsTSOoTaUAJ Dun's review of trade says retail busi ness Improves with tha advent of aeason. I able weather. Wholesale trade In fall moo" " ' . damage to cropr 1 reported. Page T damage to crops la reported. Page 13 LdVe SlOC DlirftlM. Page IT Grain markets. Stock and bonds. Pago IT Page IT MRS. MIZNER GIVEN DECREE Supreme Court of Xew York Grants Her tho Same of Mrs. Te-kos. NEW TORK, May 17. The supreme court today granted an Interlocutory decreo of divorce to Mary Adelaide Misaer from Wilson Mlsner. The testimony Is scaled and the decree simply states It is granted by reason of the defendant's adultery. Ui. Mlsner Is permitted to resume her former name of Mary Adelaide Terave o4 h4) m. f"HrrJ7 iff SCI1M1TZ MAYOR iN SAME He Has Belinquifhed Beini of GoTernment to Committee of feer en. CITY CONTROLLED BY BUSINESS MEN Capitulation of Chief Executive la Csmsltte- Dr. Joseph Pohrm Has Furnished Details ol Mayor Sehmlta's Doings. BAN FRANCISCO, May 17. In a state ment to the Evening Post Mayor Schmlts thla afternoon aald: "The statement that I have handed the reins of government to any peraon or com mittee la an unqualified falsehood. I called the committee of fifty together some time ago In order that I might take advantage of the wisdom and advice of the best cltl sena of the city in a financial and Indus trial crisis. Thla committee of fifty se lected subcommittees In order that the Im portant work might be systematized and carried out and one of the committees Is the so-called committee of seven. I have not resigned, nor yielded my prerogative to anybody and any statement to the contrary la a malicious falsehood. There la no reason why I should pass over the reins of government to other people. "As for Ruef'e charges, I will say he has never paid me any bribe money and he knows It. If he says he paid bribe money to me he elmply lies. I only know that he hss made such charges from what I am told and from the newspaper re ports." SAN FRANCISCO, May 17. The Call to day says: From this time forward Eugene Schmlts will he the mayor of San Francisco in name only. He has relinquished the reins of government to a committee of seven, representing the five great commercial or ganisations of the city.. Beslnnlng with today, the city is under the control of men whom they selected to admin ister the city's affairs upon the lines demanded by the public. The capitulation of the mayor is complete. He has trans- ierrea in writing his authority, tanta mount to a power of attorney, to thefol lowlng citizens: . F. B. Anderson, .F. W. Dohrmann, Percy T. Morgan, F. W. Van Slcklen. Louts Rosenfeld. C. H. Bentley and Charles W. Muck. On the committee of seven Is a repre sentative from each of the following com mercial bodies: Merchanti exchange, Chamber of Commerce, Bonrd of Trade, Merchants association and Manufacturers and Producers' association. Today the details of the plans of the jh-w cunioaians win De made public. Dr. Joseph Pohrm, a former police com missioner of this city, has. it la said, fur nished Detective William J. Burns details of Mayor Schmltz'e action In compelling him to vote on the matter of the French restaurant licenses In order that Abraham Ruef could extort from the proprietors of these resorts a fee of thousands of dollars to Insure their protection. Detective Burns relies upon this remark able confession of Dr. Pohrm to secure the conviction of Schmlts on the charge of extortion. Mayor Sohmita waa at hla office thle morning as usual, but. declined to see any one In relation to .the confession made by Abraham Ruef that he had given the mayor 0,000 as his share of the money alleged to have been paid by the United Railroads company to secure trolley fran chises. . . . . Rarf Before Grand Jary. x SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.-Abraham Ruef today made good his declaration of yesterday that he would, following his change of plea to guilty In the extortion i case against him. turn state's evidence . , . . , , and assist the bribery graf prosecution In It campaign against municipal corrup- Ruef. .obeying a subpoena of thai grand Jury, served on him at the Fillmore street house shortly before 3 o'clock, went In the charge of Special Agent Burns, Brltaln and France, It Is added, not only Ellzor Biggy and another guard to the grantee the Inviolability of Japanese ter grand Jury room in Native Sons' hall. ritorlty. but also engage to float several where he took the witness stand and sub- loans. mttted to en examination that lasted from I The statements made are received with 3:20 o'clock until after 6 p. m. When the ordeal was over he called the newspaper men around him and said that he had promised the grand Jury to di vulge nothing. District Attorney Langdoa and Assistant District Attorney Heney re fused to make any statement whatever. From Special Agent Burns It was learned that the only matter in which Reuf wae questioned, wae the alleged bribing of Mayor Schmlti and eighteen supervlsora by tbe United Railroads to grant to that cor poration a change in Its franchise allowing the electrifying of Its 260 miles of atreet railway aystem ir. thla city. Outline of Trolley Deal. If Burns' understanding of Ruef'a testi mony la correct, the fallen boss told the grand Jury that President Patrick Calhoun, assistant to the president. Thorn well Mul lally; Chief Counsel Tlrey L. Ford and Counsel William M. Abbott of the United Railways paid or caused to 'be paid the eum of 8200,000 for the privilege named; that ($1,000 ef thle amount waa Ruef'a "fee;" that 860,000 went Into the pocket of Mayor SchmlU. and that the remaining 889,000 was handed to tbe eighteen super, visora. sixteen of them receiving 84,000 each, another demanding and getting 810,000, and Chairman Gallagher of the finance com mittee being paid 815.000 for acting as go between. After the examination of Ruef was con eluded the grand Jury remained in execu tive session until 8:80 o'clock. Subsequently the statement was made, but not officially confirmed, that Indictments had been voted against four high officials of the United Rallroade ani Sohmita, as predicted by a t officer of the prosecution two weeks ago. Statement by Ruef. een In the prison room tonight, Ruef said, regarding the ordeel through which ne naa punra. "I was received ana treated oy the grand Jury with a consideration that touched me deeply When I entered the room every one of the seventeen Jurors present arose ..A ..,L, m. l, th. k.nA Wh.r. f i.l,.j ' ., and bade me good night, with a hearty handclasp. No disposition waa displayed to 'grill' me. . . rvi . r v. . . . untarlly sat for myself was made as eaey by kindness as I oould have hoped. I do not know when I ahall be again called to testify. Perhaps tomorrow. I .shall, be ready. "The report published locally today that it la my intention to tell everything. I know, no matter who may bo dragged down Into shame and dlbgrace, la untrue and unwar ranted. I stand by the statement made yesterday that my purpose Is to expose only those who entered knowingly and willingly Into corruption. I must not discuss the United Railroads, fer I am bound to silence by my promlae to the grand Jury. But you will recall that I told you yesterday, after my -Ct In court, that there waa no necessity I for the offering of bribe money by the United Railroads; that the permit desired by that corporation would have been granted as a matter of course by the auper. visors If it had been merty and ouatsv DETAILS OF TAFPS JOURNEY Will Leave Washington May 29 and Will Pass Throagh Omaha Abont June IS. WASHINGTON, May 17. Some of the de tails of the approaching western trip cf Secretary TaXt were announced today. The secretary will I nave Washington May !9 for St. Louis, where he will deliver an ad dress on May 30 before the Nattoial Mil lers' association, returning to Washington June 1. June 9 he will leave Washington for Mil waukee, where he Is to deliver an address the evening of June 10 before the Mer chants' and Manufacturers' association. June 11 he will be at Davenport, la., where he will visit the Rock Island arsenal and be the dinner guest of the Trl-Clty Press club. June 12 he will be In Iowa City, where he speaks at the Iowa university. He will proceed thence to Minneapolis, where he de livers a sieech at the Minnesota university June 18. June 14 he will visit Fort Snell lng and dine with the Commercial club. He will arrive at Sioux Falls. 8. D., on June 15. Lack of time will prevent the secretary from accepting the Invitation of White Earth Indians to attend their pow-wow June 14. He will, however, make a careful Inspection of the condition of the Ute In diana who are now quartered at Fort Meade, S. D., on June 18. These Indians have been cared for by the War department ever since they left their reservation In L'tah and It Is now derlrable that the In dian bureau will resume charge of them. It will be for Secretary Taft to determine whether this can bo done safely. Leaving Fort Meade the evening of June 18, Secre tary Taft will pass through Omaha and arrive at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on June IS, making an Inspection of the post. He will leave the same day for Ottawa, Kan., and on June 20 will address the Ottawa Chautauqua aoclety. COSSACKS SHOOT DOWN MEN SIxtyElarht Innocent Men Shot Maddened Soldiers at Lods. by LODZ, Russian Poland, May 17. Sixty eight officials and workmen of Kuttners Spinning mills were shot down this morn ing by a patrol of Cossacks, because a band of terrorists attacked a mall wagon In the neighborhood, killing a Cossack guard and wounding another Cossack and two postoffloe officials. While the wagon waa passing through Lonkowa street the terrorists suddenly ap peared from a side street, opened Are on the Cossacks escort, seized 11,000 from the wagon and escaped. A moment later a patrol of Cossacks arrived on the scene and Infuriated by the fate of their comrades, rushed Into the Kuttner factory, which wae near the spot where the robbery occurred and began firing Indiscriminately, killing twenty-one and wounding forty-seven per aona. The greatest Indignation prevails here aa It la claimed that the employes of the factory had nothing to do with the at tack on the mall wagon. SECRET AGREEMENT EXISTS Great Britain and Franc Have Com. past with Japan In Event of European War. BT. PETERSBURG, May 17. The Paris correspondent of the Russ In a dispatch published today enounced that he had ob tained Information from authentlo sources to ths effect that the Franco-Japanese l aLgl VBIIldUl III . vj u 1 nvi llVBUliniKUl Will j conta)n ,ecret conQltlons applying to the ,,.... of a Euronean war and blndlne- To. . n1. ,h ,ow,..i . m,0OO men. while the British will land a I rm,,nlrpnt f jm.ora to 160.000 men. r..t Incredulllty in diplomatic circles here. MOTOR CAR RACER IS KILLED ..... Albert Clement, Prominent Toons; Automoblllst, Suffers Fatal In Jury During; Trial Ron. DIEPPE, France, May 17. Albert Clem ent, son of the well known automobile builder, was killed Instantly today during a run In preparation for the Auto club's grand prlxe, which Is to be competed for July 8. Clement was thrown out of his automobile at a alight turn and sustained a fracture of the skull. His chauffeur escaped with comparatively slight Injuries. Albert Clement finished second In the first race for the Vnnderbllt cup in 1W4 over the Long Island course; was third in the race -for the French grand prlxe over the 8arthe circuit June 27 last, and wae fourth In the race for the Vanderbllt cup October over the Long Island course. APPALLING LIST OF DEAD British Government Returns Show Hearly naif Million Deaths from Plague. SIMLA, British India, May 17.-Jovem-mental returns show that the deaths from the plague throughout India for the last alx weeks ending May 11 reached the ap palling total of 481. 82. On the Punjab alone 286,777 deathe oc curred. Prince Chins; Is Cleared. PEKING, CTilna, May 17. An Investigation hav1n dlsnrnved the charae of accenting j brlbe, brought against Prince Chlng. pres. M.nt of the forels-n board, and tha various char,e, m&ae .gainst Tuan Chlh Kwel, Lecently appolntea temporary governor o! H H who wer. ..mult.neou.ly . ' . ' . t .... removed from their posts. Impeached them has been dlamlatd, Tsen Chun Suan, the new president of the ministry of communications, one of ' ids most prominent reactionaries, nss taken over control of the ministry. In addressing the members of the board who were educated in the west the presi dent assured them of his cordial co-operation In their work. STEPHENSON IS pi CpTCrt CLtO I tLI nommai.on .io. senator RatlSed by Wisconsin Joint Assembly, , MADISON, Wis., May 17. The nomina tion of Itaao Stephenson by the republican caucus last night as United States senator waa today formally ratified in Joint as sembly. Mr. Stepehnson received eighty- seven vo'.es. State Benator George W. Bird received ths complimentary vote of the democrat Mr. Stephenson received tba rote if ever reau-blaa &rnauV MANDERSON VISITS CAPITAL Good yini for All tee Bepuklioani Mm tioned fr tbe Freiidenoy. NOMINATION BUT K0 ELECTION FOR BRYAN Attorney Baldwin of Itarllnsrtoa Takes lesae with Kelloag oa His Conclusions on th Alton Deal. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 17. (Special Tele gram.) General Charles F. Manderson and Mrs. Manderson are at the Arlington. When aked about his views regarding the republican presidential nomination In 19(J8 he replied by saying that the present occu pant of the White House was exceedingly strong with the people, but as the president had stated so often that he would not ac cept another nomination, he believed there was no question as to the earnestness of President Roosevelt's declaration. "With the president eliminated," said General Manderson, "the republican party Is still rich in candidates of fitting caliber. There is Secretary Taft, whose greatness. both along Judicial and administrative lines. . ... . . I Is unquestioned. I had really hoped to see him Justice of the supreme court. If not chief Justice, for his ability richly merits his going there. The country may prefer to see him In the presidential office, and that, too, he would adorn. Besides Mr Tsft, there Is a large list of good and available men, all with large and enthusi asts followlngs." Manderson on Bryan. The general sees nobody In the race on the democratic side except Colonel Bryan, for whom he has great esteem as a man and a friend. "Admitting Colonel Bryan's good finali ties," said the ex-senator from Nebraska, "the fact remains that Bryan has a fac ulty for blundering that makes a great many afraid to trust him and his peculiar notion, of government In the opinion of thousands render him too unsafe to be en trusted with the greatest office In the na tion. I do not regard Colonel Bryan one whit stronger than he was in 1900 and do not think It at all probable that he could poll more votes In 1908 than he did then." General Manderson comes east largely for the purpose of affording Mrs. Mander son an opportunity to attend the meeting of the regents of the Ladles of Mount Ver non association, of which Mrs. Manderson Is a distinguished member. Owing to the general's Illness last year Mrs. Manderson was unable to participate In these inter- m..IUm nnnnf. with t Vl r. . , .... . .... ... i I and conduct of the home of the first presl- dent of the republic. As the general had business In Washington and Philadelphia, and feeling his old self, he decided to take the trip east and meet his old friends with Mrs. Manderson. Baldwin on Alton Deal. W. W. Baldwin, one of the leading cltl ens of Burlington, la., and a railroad at torney of years' experience, is at the Ar lington. Speaking of the sensational state ments of Mesara. Kellogg and Severance on the so-called Alton deal, with which Mr. Harriman'By name has been connected, Mr. Baldwin said that he had never had any thing to do with the Alton road and he did not know Mr.- Hacrtman, but the statement made by Kellogg and Severance, that the i eonranixatlon .-Inflated the capitalisation from 833,900,000 to 1114,000,000 was a mon strous exageratkm. He thought the whole thing hinged upon the definition of "capi talization," and that the attorneys for tho Interstate Commerce commission had Ig nored the fact that the nominal stock of the Alton road stood at 82U0 per share, and that they paid for It at that figure. "But Messrs. Kellogg and Severance," said Judge Baldwin, "treat the old capital stock all the way through on th basis of 8100 per share. Then the old stock was paying 10 per cent dividends, while the new common stock has never paid any dividends and the pre ferred stock only 4 per cent." In defense of Mr. Harrlman, Judge Bald win said the road was rebuilt under his management and put Into magnificent ahape. It waa a dying railroad, but resur rected and made Into a splendid property. The Harrlman reorganization did not cost the people of Illinois one dollar, but, on the contrary, the rates to the public have largely decreased since he took possession of the Alton property. Minor Matters at Capital. Senator Brown has secured the appoint ment cf Paul E. Brown of Hay Springs, Neb., as an assistant field agent to join the government survey party which will make the survey of the Blackfoot Indian reserva tion in Montana during the summer. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Saint Llbory. Howard county, C. R. Conger, vice E. R. Boas, resigned. Iowa Wodena, Han cock county, W. B. Sage, vice J. O. Lewis, removed. ROOSEVELTS AT PINE KNOT President and Family Will Spend Four Days at County Home In Virginia. CHARLOTTES VILLE, Va.. May IT President and Mrs. Roosevelt and their son, Archie, are tonight at Pine Knot, Mrs. Roosevelt's country home in the southern part of Albemarle county, where they will remain until the middle of next week. Secret Officer Sloan, who accom panied the party, ta at Plalndeallng, within sight of Pine Knot. Mr. and Mrs. Roose velt are aeeklng a thorough relaxation and outing. During tho brief atop at Charlottesville the president appeared on the platform and said I have come down Into Vlr- ' slnla to SDond a few days I am gllad to see you alt An old confederate, who waa a member of Stonewall Jackson', corpt, , the only person wno siioua uiv jjii:biu"iii umuu. 1 ! LUMBER TRUST IS SHUT OUT ! 1 ji.om. - - led Charier Because of Clause In Constitution. BT. PAUU Minn.. May 17 Secretary of State Schmall today formally . denied to the Minnesota Retail Lumbers' associa ris"- ' ground that Its articles of Incorporation tion ths right to incorporate, on tne I are In conflict witn trie state anmru.i . ,aw th, m,, wftre fired the , secretary noted the following atatement ln j them. We are pledged as members of this as- I soclatlon to buy only from manufacturers and wholesalers who do not sell direct to consumers where there are retail dealers who carry stocks commensurate with the ! demands and we are pledged not to buy 1 from lumber companies, commission mer- J chants, etc. who sell to consumers, but j do not carry stocks, nor from a manu- faoturer who sells to euuh lumberman, j cure si las Win metUiaaW - PEARY THINKS HE WILL WIN Declares He llaa Kffected IMans that Are Certain to Land Mini at the Horth Pole. P.OSTON, May 1". Commander Robert E. Peary has decided upon some changes lit his next attempt to reach the north pole, according to an Interview with the ex plorer published today. "The main Improvement over the last plan,'1 said the explorer, "will be that 1 ahall continue farther to the westward along tho North Grant Land coast, and then when I take to the ice I shall bear always to windward, and thus offset the continuous drltt to the east- "The second great difference will be that I shall so arrange matters that there can be no recurrence of the unfortunate con tlgency that cost ua the prize last year. There will be no separation of the parties this time as there was last, and I shall have the relay system so perfected that at that time. In any event, I can reload ample supplies from the supporting sledges and press forward with the pole party. For the rest, there will be dogs and the Esquimaux, ns on the former expedition. This time I shall win." Commander Peary said he thought the necessary $100,000 to equip the expedition. "a' vevn auoscno. would be forthcoming soon. He denied V I i a i t a the reports that his wife would accom pany him upon the next polar expedition. ONE DEAD RESULT OF STRIKE 'Lonashoremen's Difficulties Result In Death of Innocent Bystander Near Scene. NEW YORK, Mi)' 17. One man was shot and instantly killed und another wounded as a result of a row growing out of the 'longahoremens' strike in Hoboken today. The dead nun was Harry Marshall, a by stander. The man who fired the shot and waa him self wounded while resisting arrest Is Ben jamin Vincent and is Mid to have been employed by a detective agency. Vincent narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of a crowd of angry strikers. All the strike breakers employed by the White Star line, 400 In number, marched off the docks this afternoon and Joined the strikers. Joseph Caruba, stevedore contractor for the Cunco, Trinidad and Donald steamship companies, whose vessels dock In Brooklyn. today granted the demands of the striking 'longshoremen. President Conners of the longphoremens' union announced receipt today of a letter from the teamsters' union saying Its mem bers had decided to support the 'longshore. men as much as possible SUIT AGAINST WF.LLS ESTATE Government Wants Half Million from Heirs of Milwaukee MnTTl Mllllonalro. MILWAUKEE. Wis., May 17. Under In structions from the Department of Justice at Washington, United States District At torney Tiutterfleld today began an action at law against the trustees and executors of the Daniel Wells estate. The action Is to recover a sum exceeding too.ooo alleged to be due the gna-emment under the war revenue tax lawe of 1898 and irJl. The complaint filed by Mr. Butterfleld today after reciting the feet of the death of Daniel Wells In May, 1902, ellegee he left an estate of an estimated value of between 86,000,000 and 7.0OO,iVW). It further alleges that under the provision- of the Inheritance tax law there Is due the gov ernment $443,4V5 which together with the accrued Interest since that time brings the total due up to about $630,000. Daniel Wells died In May, 1903, two months prior to the repeal of the Inherit ance tax law. WOMAN'S CLUB ELECTION Mrs. Gertrude Nash of Audubon Presl. dent of the low Federa tion. OSKALOOSA, la., May 17. (Special Tele gram.) The following officers were elected by the Iowa Federation of Woman's Clubs: President, Mrs. Gertrude Nash of Audu bon; vice president, Mrs. B. L. JohnSon of Waterloo; recording secretary, Mrs. Jennie I. Berry of Cedar Rapids, corresponding secretary. Mrs. E. D. Chassell of LeMars; general federation secretary. Mra. Marlon M. Tredway of Dubuque; treasurer, Mra. B. B. Clark of Red Oak; auditor, Mrs. Hor ace M. Towner of Corning. Invitations for the next biennial were ex tended from Ottumwa and Davenport. The decision will be made later by the board of dl roc tors. STREET CAR JUMPS TRACK Accident Occurs at Bvansvtlle, lad., s Result of 'Trouble Caused by Strike. EVA NS VILLE, Ind., May 17-A street car Jumped the tracks at the corner of Eighth and Walnut streets this afternoon, dashing Into a building and wrecking the entire front. two men were burled under the debris and had their skulls fractured, and a baby, who was In a child's buggy In front of tho building, was burled under a pile of brinks and fatally hurt Thr accident occurred aa the result of a fight on the front end of the street car be tween a union sympathizer and tho non union motormon. When the car struck the curve It bounded across the street into the building. "SHORTY" M'PEAKE IS DEAD . -rwamo Printer Falls I'nder yrhl. of Train . Mnrphya. MURPHYSBORO. 111.. May 17.-Peter A. McPeake, veteran tramp printer, known In practically every printing office of any size In the country, and In many of the amaller ones, died here today from In Juries received yesterday, when he fell be neath the wheels of a train. "Shorty" McPeake, as he was generally known, has been a roving printer for more than flf- teen years. It was hta boast mat ne nas : worke1 , more printing offices than any other prlnter ln ,he country. CONGER IS SLOWLY DYING Former Ambassador to Mexico Hovers Between Life and Death. PASADENA, Cel., May 17. -E. H. Conger, formerly United Btatee ambassador to Mexico, Is still hovering between life and death at his horns here. "He U growing weaker." waa the official atatement made today. "Hla condition, Lt there aaa bee mr ttbAoge, is worse," MORE DOLLAIt WHEAT July, Eeptcinb'r rd Teceuiber Options Pus This Mate. "BRAIN STORK" IN THE WHEAT PIT Volume of Dealinji Etob Larger Thau During; Loiter Corner. NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA SURPRISING Statement that Golden State Will Hate to Buy Ten Million Hu?hls. BUYING ORDERS COMc FROM EVERYWHERE Speculators Are Beginning to Talk of 31301 Wheat July Ranched 91.02 8-H and Closed at C1.M l.'i. CHICAGO, May . 17. Wheat options for July, September and December all fled up past the dollar mark today and stuck there to the close, with the pit in a condition which a local newspaper descrlles aa "brainstorm." Erstwhile mythical doll.ir wheat being a reality, prophecy took ou new enthusiasm and talked of 31. 20 wheat. H was this eort of talk, coupled with reit erations of previous short crop predictions thnt brought R flood of buying ordera Into tho market today and set a new record for the volume of business dona News from California wns surprising. Or dinarily that state is a good wheat pro ducer. Today California bought half a mil lion of wheat to Ik delivered at Its gran aries, and predictions from that state were that California would need close to 10,000, QUO of bushels ere long. Wild Scenes In Wheat Tit. The scenes of wild excitement whloh at tended yesterday's sonsatlonal advance In wheat prices 'were duplicated during early trading today. The market, however, Inotead of opening at a higher level, aa predicted by many, showed sharp declines on Initial transactions, the losses ranging all the way from He to 2c, compared with final quotations of the previous session. Within tho -first fifteen minutes, however, the market had not only regained all the opening loss, but had In some rases ad vanced to a point of lc aViove yesterday's closing. The July option opened at D'lH'iJOKo and advanced to S9ic. September, after opening at tRSiliMc, crossed the dollar mark and touched 31. 01. Tho December delivery also touchud 11.01 after opening at 99c31. The market advanced sensationally later, July bounding to $1.0i and closing lo, over yesterday at 31.00V4; September to 11.04 and closing lHc up at 3101. and Decetnher to 31. 03 (a new high record) and closing with a net gain of lc at 31-024. By noon the market had become sensa tionally strong and the activity had ex tended Into corn and oats. A new wheat record was act when July, the most active option at this season of the year, made a .frenzied Jump to 31.02, which was ia higher than yesterday'a close. September swept past the dollar mark without a sec ond's hesitation and went in long Jumps to 31.02. The December option, which ear. Her In the week led the way to the' dollar mark, eclipsed the other options at noon by a quotation of 31.03. The upward trend of prices during the forenoon caused con siderable short selling among professionals who play habitually for a downward turn, but the nation-wide demand completely en. gulfed selling orders and figures continued to grow on the blackboard almost aa If there were no sellers. In the volume of trade all records, In cluding those of the Ielter corner days and of men before him, were eclipsed, according to atatements of tradrra who have been on the board for a generation. Even the largest brokerage houses are un able to care for the great mass of orders sent them. Their private wires are swamped with business and their clerical forces are working not only at top pres sure during the day, but most of the night. Small orders to buy or sell cannot be at tended to; In this record-breaking market only transactions of moment are of suffi cient Importance to engage the attention of brokers. Incidentally, the value of board memberships haa soared to 82.700, double the price a month ago. Wall atreet speculators, chary of erratln atocka, have come Into the grain market In force. Even Europe, for the first time In many years. Is buying directly from local dealers tot future delivery. The oats market also exhibited unex pected strength and surprised speculators with an advance of Sttc at one time. July oats closed st a net advance of 2V0 at Wc. The high points touched by wheat were as follows: July, 3102; September, 81. te; December, $1.(J3". a new higher record. Bears' Work of Little Avail. NEW TORK, May 17. Bears in the local wheat market made an attack on prices to day and succeeded In getting them down Vs oent for the July option, nearly 1 cent for September and 1 cent for December. The lowest points reached were 81.03 for July and September and 3106 for December. A rush of buying orders from all parts of the country met this drop and prices took a aharp upturn, carrying July to 31.06H. a. gain of - cents over last nlghfS cloalng; September to 31 a gain of 1 cent, and December to 31-074. a gain of 14 cents. In the afternoon a fresh buying trade was started by the reports of a heavy snow ut Winnipeg and July options went to 31. 0. representing over 4 cents advance from lowest and 14 centa since the government report. This was followed by a bad fereek under proflt-taklng sules and the markot closed unsettled at 2'sZ4 cents advance. . DECREASE IN BEEF EXPORTS Statistics Keveal Ulg Falllug OS In Forrlgn Demand for Canned Products. WASHINGTON, May 17. Continued de crease In the exportation of canned beef Is shown In a statement lsaued by the bureau of statlstlce of the Department of Com mere and Labor today. Tho fulling off la this trade Is not confined to any uue coun try, but Is general. The exports of canned beef for April last amounted to 8.d.017 pounds against 4,121,Oi0 pounds ln the sumo month of lust year. Fur the ten months ending with April the exportation showed but lS.OTJ.'M pounds, against 56.73U.X73 during a similar period last year. This seems to Indicate, it is stated, that the total value of canned beef exported In the full flscul years IM, will scarcely reach U.OuO.oou. while last year's total aggregated M.jOO.GuO pounds. The value of the canned beef exports will not exceed In the fiscal year about to end, 31.5u0,wju ln value compared,. with 6,&umm) durtag eauh at the past two yearn. -