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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVII NO. 42. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1 907 TEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. TWO RULERS AT flASECVi Friesdlj Eolations. C0L"5lIL3 CLOSER THA5 ZYLh Meet! a Iwlaeatal Take- ta Have Ber1a Merely tke Raaaa-Brltlsk Arr. neat. SWINEMTTNDE, Pru!a. Aug. S.-Er-peror William went on board th Russian Imperial yacht St.ndart today and took Emperor Nicholas with him on board th 0rinaa battleship Deutachland. th fleg h!p of Prtnc Hnry of Pruwila. which, titer hoisting th flag of a grand admiral and both Imperial standards, stood out to sea. followed by thirty warship, battle blpa and cruisers, to take part In a eerie of maneuvers. The fleet returned to tha roadstead In tb afternoon. Prince Henry had luncheon with th two over!rn. Bubseq uently. Emperor William arcompenled Emperor Nicholas back to the Standart. Aa the two emperora passed, the crewa of all th warahlpa cheered the Russian sovereign, the band played the Ruaclan national anthem and tha ahlpa fired salute. BERLIN. Aug I. The Russian foreign minuter. K. lawolcky. communicated to Chancellor ron Buelow on Saturday the term of th Ruaso- Brltleh agreement. Th Carman government, the Aseoclsted Preaa la seml-ofrldally Informed, haa lndloated It entlr satisfaction, nothing therein being regarded aa detrimental to Germany. Th agreement. It I affirmed In nonofflclal quarter, almost altogether conoerne the tatua quo In Asia, especially In Parala. Details at Agreement BT. PETERSBURG. Aug. S Public opin ion her attaches importance to the Swlne tnund meeting only aa affecting th prog res of the Anglo-Russian negotiation, which will soon close. The eholc of the Urn for the Interview. Just preceding the conclusion of th Anglo-Rualaa accord, la taken as a demonstration of the tact that tha traditional friendship of th Russian and German courts retnalna Intact and baa not been affected by the newer friend ships The present state of the Anglo Russian negotiations Is such that Germany could easily affect th ultimatum Issue. During the last two year the Russian and British government have taken up successively all the questions affecting their Interests, principally in th near and middle east, and while the utmost frank ness has been displayed on both sides, coupled with evident willingness to rea-h a common ground for agreement, yet up to tha present the whole scheme is In process f negotiation and a great deal depends on th deliberations of the next few week. The understanding may b expanded into a political agreement simi lar to th Anglo-French entente and It may be contracted Into a setlement of ImaI nuMtlnm In either MM the nego tiations bav erred to bring th two i pewar closer together than they have k been for a century. ti m itiw a main nropil lurmo iiiiii rcnoi S"s .iei 'lt Olrts ta I'tr at Craneta Crlatlaa Are Killed. TEHERAN, Persia, Aug. S -The In cursions of Turkish troops across the northwest frontier of Persia, which for Bora time had been In abeyance, have again broken out. A serious raid has oc curred near Urumiah. .0 Turkish troops, with artillery, having creased the frontier and destroyed - the village of Mavanelu Seventy-eight Persians, of whosn sixty were women and children, mostly Christians, vera killed. Subsequently the Turks drove a small force of Persian troops from a nearby camp and Instituted themselves In It. According to an unofficial report, a large body of Persian cavalry subsequently Joined the Turkish Invaders, and the com bined force Is said to be threatening th town of Urumiah. twelv mile west of , Lake Urumiah and fourteen miles from Tabriz. Urumiah. which haa a population estimated at between S0.000 and sO.OOO per sona. Including many Christiana la noted aa a center of missionary sctlvity and as the sea: of th Flake seminary for girls and of Urumiah college. It la considered probable that Russia and Great Britain will b appealed to and bring pressure to bear upon Turkey with the view of stop pins: th raid. C0NSUEL0 GIVES UP TRIP Tina Eattrely Takes l'a erltk Char ity Work tor Ua'i Woaaea. LONDON. Aug. . Th Daily Mirror pabUahe story of the benefactions of' the duchess of Marlborough In behalf of th wtves and children of convict. The duehess. It says, has taken two bouses In London, which ar being com fortably and tastefully furnished. On will b for th wive of prisoner serving ee0. tenoa. and th duchess hopes to find room for about twenty such women, who will b taught laundry work and plain sewing. Th bishop of London I to dedicate th two homes, probably ln September. An other charity which th duchess already baa la proa us la where mother whose husband ar serving sentence, may take their beta a and leave them from S 'eJoek. In th morning until ( o'clock In tha evening. Th duchess goes ther every day and It 1 stated, to complete her work, ho la giving up her proposed visit to America thia year. NO'AID FOR EITHER SIDE CoTcrosaeat la Italy Will Let Cirri- aala aad Aatta Fight Oat IMiroreaoe. TURIX. Italy, Aug. . Th Etanpa tody printed aa Interview with Premier Glollttl ln which h waa quoted a reiterating that the government would not change Its Alley oa account of th anti-clerical agitation rn Italy. He added that th s'.r.cleat order bad been Issued to prevent ' v kl nee and protect the church con vent aad other religious property, bat th government would not Intervene la any fashion Regarding th charge brought against th religiou bodies, th premier aid: "That I a matter for th court to de cide and the country would hav a right to ootnplala If th government tnterfsred to restrain th preaa, which la free, both for clcrtuala and antl-clertcala My lee "-ewea. ARKLOW. Ireland - L-Thoma Mylar, who cla"- - d tha? : e no :ed th Star and Stripe c-r iw.'-xg? a Cuba during the Spanish-.. i.ericaa war, waa drewaed off Co una en y ester day wall practicing for aa attempt to awls St George - cLaa- SUMMARY OF THE BEE Taeeaay, Aaawst 9, lfOT. V 07 AUGUST woo rut wed raw rsi gat t r i 2 3 V 6 7 ,8 9 10 .4. 13 14 15 IG 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 XtOSfZITTC. Four persons were klhed in a myster lou manner at Chicago and one other will die from hie wounda. New Toik Is thoroughly aroused over the repeated climes there. wage t Nebraska eoh ly In Washington con siderably Interested over the announce ment of Dahlman' candidacy for gov ernor, rag 1 Teamsters' union reports great galna In memberahlp at the fourth annual conven tion now In progresa at Boston. Pag 1 Graft prosecutions are being pushml In different courts at San Francisco. Pag 1 A contest f the primary election In Mississippi Is probable no matter who win a. Pag 1 Secretary of War Taft has been oblige,! to cancel his date to speak at Lincoln be cause of the Inability of the state fair j to give him a date he can fill. Pag 1 Effort was made Sunday to wreck a Pennsylvania limited train near Pitts burg. Page 1 Preliminaries are being arranged for the Investigation of the Alton rebating ease at Chicago. Pf 1 Judge Land! rule that the Church and School Furniture compsny must be dis solved because It Is a trust, Pag 1 Rock Island railroad secured a tempor ary restraining order In federal court to prevent th state of Arkanae from re voking It right to transact bualneaa there. Pag- 1 President Peters of the Long Island railroad has been arrested In connection with the death of Dr. Gallagher and Miss Madlgan. Pag 1 Vice President Archbold declares the government waa unfair to Standard OH company in not permitting them to make statements while compiling Com missioner Smith's report- Pag 1 National tracklayers' union flies photo graphs of the Missouri Pacific rlgnt of way with the Nebraska Railway com mission, claiming track la unsafe. Par General Karakaxoff was murdered by an assassin at Pisrtigorak in the Caucasus. Pag 1 PORXXG-. Mooriah' tribesmen have Buffered defeat and are quiet for the time near Tangier, but further uprisings are feared. Pag X .Emperor v lui&m ana is&r .Mt noiu io j gether attend maneuvers of German war j ships. Pag 1 Turkish soldiers Invade Persia and i slaughter a number of Christians. I Pag 1 I Duchess of Marlborough gives up her ' projected American visit In order to de vote her time to charity work, Pag 1 Ancelt suffer a 4. lows by Bra; half of the business district burning. 3 Railway Commission 1 divided on ques tion of enforcing the penalty clause of the Sibley act regulating express rates. Lincoln woman' refuaal to wed leads to murder and suicide. Missouri Pacific au mita facllitie at Omaha for handlinj cream are Inadequate and cannot put in lmprovementa. It alleges, unless other roads consent Pag 3 Augustus Rowe. a bachelor who lived on a farm near Buda. killed by bios with a hammer and a neighbor, Ludvig Korcek, arreated charged with crime. Pag a UMAX. Forum of Local Politic Lee Brliges not so keen to run for sheriff on demo cratic ticket since McDonald pulled out. Pag X Mysterious aessult upon John Meyera, SS0S Q street South Omaha, may cause death and thu far police have no Inside fact. Pr a Abbe Felix Klein of Prts. 'who comes to Omaha to address Catholic and their friends, says compromise Is expected In church and state affalra ln France, which he considers absurd and contradictory. ... Pag 10 In the World of Society Queen Summer hold her sway against strenuous activity. Par KOTXMXaTTS OP OCX AY fsT AafeHTPm. Ptrt. Arrive. Sal) Ml KEW TORK Tri NEW YORK N Amstertin MnviU.E AU. UVFRPcoL i amuLsecUa. GrgKNBTOWW... Blruna. SOVTHAMPTOV.. klacaat. Mi ILAPKU"lUA.Hlan WILL NOT BOOST OIL NOW Itaaaara Oil Company Deale that Prleo of tko Flatd 1 to Rise. KEW TORK. Aug. I Charles M. Pratt secretary of th Standard Oil company, aid today that th company baa no In tention of advancing th price of OIL Mr. Pratt aaid: "The ststement attributed to Mr. Cham berlain of th National Petroleum associa tion of Cleveland, that such an advance la to be made, ia entirely unwarranted and absolutely unfounded. Mr. Chamberlain, who represent a competitor of thl com pany. 1 challenged to reveal the source cf hi misinformation." ifirn liaal rft II Ii ITO f I nnme I i' " -"'Y Mississippi, iaat night ana conditions during th past twelve I CI ,ne mnereni oepanmenis or ine gov rn AbtU MAN LUMMITS SUICIDE ! .'t".010 eIMl1."-l; are not satiafied month than ln th fiv T.n7ir-ii. ' ment tn thlr ,l"c.1" on. u 'hV h,v Ctmri Heary Kill. Himself at the Homo of HU Sob la raver, la. BOONE. Ia.. Aug. S. (Special Telegram ) Last night Zlmii Henry, father of L. D. Henry, cashier and heavy stockholder in th Beaver Saving bank committed sui cide, throwing a rope over a beam ln hi table at Beaver then leaping off. H wa a man of 71 year and had been visiting hi son. No cause Is given for th act Th body waa taken to Ohio this after noon. TRAVELING MEN COMPUIN Ohjee ta Pasaeaa-or Par rararel ta Xfw York ky Larkawaaa UUlraad. ALBANY. N T-. Aug 1 Complaint against th rate of fare oetabhahed by th Delaware. Lackawanna A Western railroad was made today to the public service com mission by th state VaKed Commercial Travelers. Th . commission ia asked to aaka aa Inveatlgatioa and fix a rat of 1 on i par mil. BIG SALARY FOR DAHLMAN Propose to Bun for Governor, but Wants Ten Thousand Per Year. ! KIED STHAT MTJCH TO BE HONEST MeVaan Tblaka state Has a Gov eraer ow Is Heaeat aad Giving Good Service fer Present Salary. committeeman from Nebraska, would be a democratic candidate for governor of the Prairie state next year, and that Mr. Bryan would be a candidate for the demo ciotic nomination of his party for the presi dency. The disrtch further goes on to tell how Mr. Dahlman and Mr. Bryan have entered Into a hard and fast compact to sunrrfirt one another for the offices which ' ' lch "which cauJed . .Uen tie , 1. a. patch which caused most attention la as:, follow: The greatest need of the state Is a gov ernor who can be honed and fearless." says Mayor Dahlman -On a salary ot t2.0 a year the office is purely honorary'. ; unices me governor m nis nra goea iu grafting. I don t aant to be compelled lo graft, if elected, and since it ie Impoasihle on the present salsry for a governor to support the dignity of his office, I shall, In appealing for votes, tell th people that I want S1O.OO0 a year." There are only three states ln the United States where the governors are paid a sal ary of tlO.OOO a year New York. New Jer sey and Pennsylvania. Vermont and Ore gen pay the Km ale t salaries. S1.B0O a year. Mast Try Twice. Auditor Andrews of the Treasury de partment said ln commenting on the state ment of Mayor Dahlman that If hi re marks were properly quoted they amounted in reality to the assertion that If elected governor ne couia not oe nonPK u...eS. given a aalary of no. per year. "In order to change the salary of the governor of Nebraska, said Mr. Anarews. WASHINGTON. Aug. Special Tele- ' that the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen McDonald not to enter the race for re- 1 , A ' m v gram.)-The Nebraska colony In Washing- has violated Its agreement with the Colo- ; nomination at th primary election Septem- T"" " f J , J ' , , , ' ' ton was extremely imereeted in a special 1 rado ft Southern and he further says that , T x h fWm an ,bru chanr, of front ' ""f "T Jf"' Cal- ' 1 , f ,ii diapatch from Omaha, printed in the Po.t (the statement of the strikers that arhltra-j nemocr.llc hppe, ,nd p.tiona. . .1 V ,2 ," , thl. morning, announcing that Mayor Hon wM suggested tr them before the 0n th. Bunlpt,00 th.t of NurN Mo. ' "''"l.VlTlt Tr , t..w, ,:,., strike Is untrue. He declares thst he was r., ,a e,. v.- t trust for twenty year longer than that or "H would be necessary to amend the con- ,he pubHe ,BBd wno we not rnt at stltution of the state. The leglalature, which pur m.etin(? thls association sent out dur-wo-.ild I charged with the proposition of I ,ng tne monlh of May a large number of raising the governor's salary, will be chosen blankg to stockmen throughout the west j In 1 and aasemble the following Janu- regue,tlng answers to the following ques- ary. The mode provided for an amendment 'tlons: I to the constitution ia well known: the! jv. you favor some form of government I legislature hv bill or Joint resolution pro-I control of the public graring lands under . v J , . mr,A v,Vi mnt ! regulations that will tit the local condl- poslng the change desired and which must , m of ymr mrtr1ct7 ,f ot .h, rUn be submitted to popular vote. would you suggest? 1 .t. in o,.,.rn he iuh th If Vavor What arrangements will be best suited ' . , . . ..tKiiu l. : Dahlman should by any poaslblllty be catea and which he will make hi. battle cry eiectea governor ox ine srvei m itjf pudiip uuiqi wiui proper proiwiion: d meant to retire irom ine iray wen n building. Thtre was great excitement in jt la noteworthy that the other man at- j wealth of Xrtruka ht would t.v. to Are rou v, er.lrvj. hi, candidacy hadbeen filed. Magney 1 I the upper floor, of the Western Union f.ckrt j,. Conconela. who wa. innocent cure a re-election a. g1--ernor to enjoy being a man of .oun j huniinK, wne mor th.n l.CK person, are . of ny atternpt Bt crime, indicate, how ! raise in salary which he so earnestly advo- your objection and what would you sua- Judgment and he did not are. the use or , employed, msnv of them voun women, but I . ...!.. .a- , In the campaign of IK." bo rar repue nave oeen received rrom Secretary E. J. McVan of the Omaha i cattle and heep raiser who t th iGrln exchange, who arrived In Washing- nubile lands, and of thl number 736 favor ton yesterday on his yacaUoa. when told ! aovernment control of the public graxlng !of Mayor Dahknan'. announcement that n apprar of the forest . reserve he would be a candidate for th nomlna- t Policy, and 177 -oppos govemmrat control. I tion for governor on the democratic ticket j the majority of th ssld IT. also con In 1908 on a platform of Increasing the ! a,IT,n the forest reserve policy of the gov- ! governor- salary to S10.000 a year, because j mmnt It was Impossible for a man to live with out "grafting" on the present salary paid the governor of Nebraska, said It was hi I firm opinion that the present governor, ' George Sheldon, could live on t!,fcl a year I without grafting, and that he was making : one of Nebraska's best governors on that j salary. Cosaplalnt oa Rate. I The Pecos Mercantile conijmny of Pecos, , Tex., has filed complaint of discrimination , in rates against Pctlcall, all the leadln j railroad, of th middle wert The cqm- ! V t "f" , , corp?ratln -n wholeaale dealer and make, a considerable ; amount of ita annual purchase. In Omaha. . The lnter.tate Commerce commission I. a complaint by the S. H. Washer company of Atchison, Kan., i against the Union Pacific. Complainant Is , engaged in buying grain ln Nebraska and i Kansas snd ln the sale of grain in the i varioua states of the country and own. and . operates a terminal grain elevator located ; upon ground owned by the Union Pacific j and because of an alleged breach of con I tract the Waahor company asks damage, tin the sum of S64.Q0. Improvements at Military Poets, j The acting secretary of war haa approved I various proposed improvements at military ! posts throughout the west. At old F"J t 1 Omaha there is to be erected a balloon . house and gas plant. Fort Robinson. Wyo.. Is to be made a J regimental post with a rapacity of main taining a regiment of cavalry with build ings to accommodate them. I At Fort Meade, 8. D., barracka are to be ' erected for the band, and an admlnlstra- . tion building and riding hall. At Fort Crook there will h no Improve ment other than the erection of wagon shed. William L. Tetter of Omaha paased through Washington today enroute to New Tork. CONTEST BELIEVED LIKELY U Sat- ..ne with Clo. l.,e I. MFVPHiq Tel. IT - t v. medial rLl .; v ' Com- merclal Appeal today says: That there will be a contest no matter which way the senatorial primary in Mis- siss.ppl went is the lnformsiion that aaa received by thta paper, from uv.nl . nu " vi in vol and th i loi.i vine ii. Revised figures hsve reduced Congress- isn John Sharp Williams' lead' to 765 tes and this may be reduoed atlU further i roan .iui,u cua.ro v llliams' leart' m tcc ' wnt&. . .a ,k.. w 4 . -- " ..- .,.; urn i t 4 uwu aLiu rurtner Tiupiriri curmira Niuini are re- celved from several other countiea TAFT WILLJDROP LINCOLN ee-retary af War aad Capital City Cannot Acre aa Date for peeek. WASHINGTON. Aug. S.-Because cf th inability of the authorities at Lincoln Neb., to advance th dat of th fair to : emtnu bTwi on his w.y to Denver, a. originally con- ,n Th oon,taBt ,,r,m of visitor, con templated, and WIU .peak In Denver on "tulatod him on hi. acqultal at Bolae. , th. h mat., instead of of the ,h. The , Mr Hrwc0d 'Pr"-' U PWure at advance In the Denver dat will enable ' hl rci'tlon ln thl city on hi rrtv.l f th secretarv to devote anoD.er A., t kl. last night and .poke enthulatlcally of ! projected visit to Yellowstone park cn hi way to Seattl to embark for Manila. tloa for Betkerklla. PARIS. Aug S. Baron Eudourd D. Roth- be wa when arretted. H expect, to re chlld of th flrm of D Rothschild A Frre. main ln Denver for some Urns and a. banker of thia city, haa been deooraled i soon a possible wlU tak up th Umad with th cross of U- Loglor of bono I of hia work whr h droppd iTRAINS ARE HTLE delayed I Tralassea'a strike an Celorasn j tkera Read Haa Made Little rreanta. DENVER. Aug. ..-Despite the strike of &K switchmen, brakerm-n and flagmen, pa- senger trains are running today as usual on all divisions of th Colorado Southern railroad. The fast frefceht from Texas ar rived lsst night practically on time and to- day to freight trains Were run to Greeley, Colo. In a statement Issued todsy. replying to the claims made hy Grand Master P. H. Morrissry. A. D. Parker, vice president of ,v'n no-alternaflv except a direct to a queatton aa to whether he would or , would not increase ine wages oi me swncn- men. WASHINGTON. D. C Aug. B rvitnmls- ..oner Nelll of the bureau of labor, acting j for himself and Chairman Knapp of the' Interrtate Commerce commission, they hav- mg (,n bT officers of the , . . . ojorauo (W DOTllliprn i niii noil iu r" i r - ; SiX "ln ad. shook and he wa peded to be- rmrUiy, tm,ar telegraphed to Denver!,,. K wouJd sood thlng. for all of the facts concerning the dispute I between the railroad offlclala and the men. Until this information arrives Mr. Nelll ,. not whBt actlon , be taker, Vnder the law the commissioner of labor , ana the chairman or ine interstate torn- merce commission sre compelled to give , their sen-ice to the settlement of a rail- j road strike, when requested by el. her of j ine p-rue. io tne o.at.ulg. -. . . -e . ,vr,i kRiMiu i f a.k,ni iui b iu i iiu ici ii run wwltliii irikii uwiiiiiwu;, Induced to Majority of r"Tt' fi",Wrr" ,m Favor of Penile Reaalatloa of Laads. . , ,,,.n At t n D fin V ER. Aug. rpeial.v At too i A.'t-.- r-rt, I annual meeting of the National uve eiocs. association eld here ln January a resolu tion waa unanimoualy adopted approving 'the plans of the national administration to classify and put the graxlng and un j puhUc lanJl th control j , nrtmt of Agriculture for rret. J . ,irTW.M mA .nrn. .vst.m of lease or graalng ptrmlt" , --,-, th. of tno uwrl of I to your section, an absolute lease with , f(,n( rj(tht. or a rrmtt , n Uvr ,;ock , gestT CONTINUE FIGHT CN GRAFT General Movement Aloag Llae Cases la Saa Fraarleeo Coarta. f SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5. A general movement along the graft line of battle will be made today. It will extend from the session of th grand Jury, which I 1 f mi m 1 1 1 n 1 1 n ir Mrldnrw y u 1 ti t t V a rtMMsla s of tn. . .. corEpnr t lbe ,t,u . ; e court , the champlon. of l Mayor E. R. Taylor are fighting to e.tab- I u.h th. , of M. . mt, Th tagk of topanenr a )ury to try Thrry. aore v Halwjrf out,,de . t of th. p.. clflc State Telephone company, on charge of bribery, will be resumed before Superior Judge Dunne, while Emile M. Zlmmer. the vice president of the corpora- tion, will appear tn the police court for arraignment on a charge of misdemeanor ln refusing to testify at the trial of Louis Glass. The Justice of the supreme court will meet today in regular session and will take up the application of Harry McKan nay. Mayor Taylor', private secretary, for a wilt of mandamus compeling Auditor Horton to sign hi salary demand. Mc Kannay petition ia a short cut toward aettling the question of the validity of Taylor's tenure, passed upon by the high eat state court The case of Louis Glasa. vice president of the telephone company, was set for re trial Wednesday, subject to possible con tinuance. . TEAMSTERS MAKE BIG GAINS Coaventlen at Boatoa Reveal Mem bership Larger Tkaa Before Secession Began. BOSTON, ( Aug. S. The fourth annual convention of the Teamsters' InternstlonaJ union, which opened her today, had more delegatea In attendance than any prevlou. gathering of the organisation. The annual report of th. International I rWretary-TreasUrer. Thomas L. Hughe, of Chicago, .howed th.t. despite the seoes- I , Ions of a year ago. the union had Increased Its membership materially i hi. .m ...,... . ' i U SUt'd that rr"t" kln ! were made toward the betterment of wasea . ,, . . i turi micir. v eiuons in aeiegatfcs The chief Interest among th delegates ! centered lnthe fight for re-election of Treiient r,iii v ok i,- i 1 ' . " 8h'' W" w" V n ., rxesiaem torneiius r. enea. who waa nn. j Ktvirv. "". firrmmrui oi in .' Boston council. j HAYWOOD BACK AT HIS DESK i Expect to Take t p HI Work Wk He Left It Wkea Ar- resiea. . . t,-,,,, ,. , ; to confer mith us we would have readily DEN ER, Aug. 6 William D. Haywood, ; r arni,hed him the data for a truthful state secret ary -treasurer of the Western Feder- ment of the fala on this question. .tier, r.f Uln.rl w. .t Vila - W In V ! JURY ON ALTON CASE i th moatratlon at Colorado Fprlng. and other point along the road. Secretary Haywood looks well, although : he uva he ia thirtv Bound, lighter . h , , FORUM OF LOCAL POLITICS McDonald's Failure to File ii Thun derbolt to Democrats. HOPES OF SPLIT ABE FAD IK 0 Brl.-ea K.w Wl.kea He Had T.raea I Deaf F.r to tke sire a Tale Jedgeahlp Slate Is Too Lata. Bridges permitted the use of his name and fl)M for ,hf aMnocrilt,c nomlnstlon for aherlff. Now Mr. Bridge la said to have expressed the wish he had acted on his ffriBt ImtmlM mnA MfiiMit riaftlielv tn limit for ,e)Uon u w to hlm . r .... . . . . ncll. Power. Tracy and Drexc 1 for four, had turned It down and when It waa put up , t. w .l . , . . , , . As good a democratic politician aa Lee 1 Herdman who is not now, h ssys, actively offlw wMch drmocrBt. had . ph .v,.,,- -a . . ... . otne,r, flrurfd thlt McDonald would run ! n(J the among the ' p,,,,.. causing a three cornered I , flf.ht Bu(.h M wat preclpated the last itlme. And on thia basis Bridges accept th noml- moment, giving himself plenty of time. I i he thought to be sure that McDonald I would file. But McDonald held out longer than did the democratic candidate and ao the latter finAm hlm.elf the tinwllllnir target G. Fred Elsasser' democratic friends propose to exhaust their resource ln hi behalf. The nationality plea will be worked for all It la worth. Thia is the lead card of the Elsssser forces and If It lose they admit their man i a goner. It is only on such flimsy possibilities that they permit themselves to entertain any hope whatever of success. A to any other office outside of the treasurershlp no conservative democrat can be found who will venture the assertion that hi crowd has a ghost of a show at the coming election. Aa to the district Judgeship, what faint hopes were being nurtured have gone glimmering. The slate that was cooked up waa not meo in time, i building on the Broadway side. There waa j from summary Justice, especially in th o that it Is a free-for-all so far a the j an explosion of materials ln the paint ahop i caBP 0f George Kestner. a Ruaalan book unterrlfied are concerned. Deputy County . which gave the fire great headway and j binder, around whose neck the mob had Attorney saagney. democratic, says tnai ....- to aatlafv the ambitions of certain nolltl- to satisfy the ambition of certain politl clan and ln the end be shot down with the rest of the Jackaonlan-Dahlman com bine. . . Meanwhile Mayor Jim I. not deriving great gob. of Joy and satisfaction out of the way thing have gone. He had planned and hi. friends had hoped that out of this contest might come results that would contribute to the upbuilding of ; the Dahlman machine and give the mayor' i second term boom substantial impetua. hut alremlv even he fore the flsht la carcely begun, tbey perceive their scheme , . . . . . . , ,K tain task of rehabilitating their force, by ft- ever,., enttrelv snd this lend, no enchantm-nt whatever to the pleasure of being a democratic politician In Omaha and Douglas county. MAY ROT GET OX THE TICKET Secretary of State Jaakla Haa Prac tically Decided So. (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Aug. 6. (Special Telegram.) The namea of Clark O'Hanlon, W. C. Lam- I bert and George Magney may not get on the primary ballot aa candidatea for di trict Judges of the Fourth district be cause the petitions were not received at the office of the secretsry of state last Sat urday. The men desired to go on the bal lot as democratic candidates. Andy Gallagher of Omaha telephoned Saturday to Secretary Junkin that he had intended bringing the petition, down, but had missed the train. He waa advised to mall the name and petitions and the sec retary would pa on the question later. Mr. Junkin i of the opinion the names hould have been here Saturday and l.e haa about mad up hi mind to refuse the request of the Omaha democrats. He will consult aith the attorney general before giving out a definite decision. ABrURDI n Pal I C IT IIMCAIO ' tlv t0 brtn' With thcrn "uch document 'walking along a lonely road near the Na AnunDULU 1AL.LO II UNfMln and information as tbey may care to ! tlonal Soldier' home yesterday. He wa vt vw-i-e.e -r ....j.,. oil rm - lee ""'I C aaay Say They Were Sllarhted. NEW TORK. Aug. S. John D. Archbold. vice president of the Standard Oil com pany, made a statement today in which he declared the company wa not given an i opportunity to be heard or aubmlt data In I the preparation of the report prepared by I rv,mmilorer of Cornorationa Herbert S ! gmith and made public. . Mr. Archbold'. stepient follow.: . tarAmy, AugU,, . Judge Landl. an- I nounced his decision. ! On Monday. August t. Commissioner ! Smith s report I given to the public i This rerUrkat.le report of Mr. Smth ' marka another coincident In the utterances even the appearance of being accidental occurreo so irequeniiy as m ron mem oi even the aooearanre or oeina i In connection m ith it publlcat not be amiaa to remind the publ act creating the bureau of c Ion u may not Ite .mi., tn remind tne nutilic tr.at 1 lie 1 ..: - .. acv ithutik ine uumu vi rorpoi aiioit, ' provioe mat sucn reports snail oe mane : to the president for the pur;se of guiding , mm in Vhoif . him in forming suggestion as to lecis a- and that they may be made puMic In whole or in part only In the discretion of ... . i. . , .i . . m ... . io mmy vii.i in me pirjiaiiiiim u I in. repon Mr Bmiih a,a km fit ir, ,.,.rf, ! with ua We think the public will agree mat we are at least ennneo to ne neard 'n I such a matter. If Mr. Bmlih hsd sern tit akaoeaaa Mill Sooa Be lasaed for Wltaeeeee la Re at la veetlgatloa. CHICAGO. Aug. Preparation, for th investigation by the federal grand Jury of the charge against th Chicago A Alton In connection with the granting of rebate, to th. Standard Oil company of Indiana were commenced today. Subpoena will t Issued tomorrow for th wltnsss. th rsl of whom wUl UaUfy on AuguM 11 MAY BREAK SNELL'S WILL! Eccentric Colonel "eagkl to Tie t a Property for Ma ay Year. FLOOMINGTN. III., Aug B.-The pro bating of the will of Colonel Thomas Sncll I. causing lively interest in central Illinois i and northern Iowa, where he had Invest- mrntt nd rr-1 erty valued at srrroxl- rnateiy .umi. Of five children, only one son. Richard PneU of Clinton. 111., is living. Yet Colonel Snell cut ifT this only son entirely. In fact, the entire estate is put in trust snd Is not to be distributed until twenty years ninety years. It Is estlmsted thst if th intentions of the testator are carried out to the letter and the estate not divided for seventy-five or 100 years. It will amount close to tt.OOO. .. The heirs-at-law will attempt to show that the eccentricity of the testator Incapacitated him from making an equita ahle distribution of hia property, and they mm r-v will seek to have the will aet aside. In ! th" .known rr ill be strongly aided by th mental and physical fallings of Colonel Thomas Snell. Shrewd, cloae and grasping by nature, he was at times fanci ful and flighty. In war times he proposed the sscking and burning of Louisville because some of the residents refused to ausrter th union troo; in their households. For thia h w" Put ln J" b' General Boyle. Colonel Sne11 rnd h! bl money building rall- ro- trtlng with the Illinois Central when It wsa first projected south from Freeport. He built IW0 mllea of that road other roads. Later he turned his attention to manufacturing, banking and landed in- vestmenta TELEGRAPH SERVICE DELAYED Westera l aloa Baildlag la New York Tkreateaed by Fire Almost Paale. NEW YORK. Aug. S Fire ln a paint h('P this afternoon seriously threatened the Mail and Express building and Western Union building. Soon after the fire started the, Western Union ordered Its employes on the upper floors to descend to the lower floor. The fire started ln a five-story building. occupied by F. O. Pierce Paint company, and spread rapidly through that building, The office of the Associated Pres ar on j the same floor ss the headquarters of i Superintendent Mullord in the front of the , added to the alarm of persona in the nearby they all left the building in an orderly , . ..... mann-r. riremen. in oraer io ngnt tne flamea, were obliged to destroy six large Western Union cable. The interruption to the Western -t5ntn-Tb1e wut the oM and stock ticker service out of commission. A ten-foot court separatea the building iium w iiu ii Luc lire originavea rrom ine annex of the Western Union building. A the flre burst through the rear of the paint Bwrtv u b " . i ivui i, wuii;ii uiwi aa a natural nue, ana iicxea in tne winaow. facing upon It. All of the employee of the several large office and business buildings j contiguous to the fire were dismissed and hundreds of hatless girls congregated on the sidewalk., many of them hysterical, The fire waa brought under control at 1:5 j o'clock, although the flamea were still burn- lrg fieicely on the lower floor of the bulld- Ing. RAILWAY COMMISSION MEETS Soath Dakota Body Will ooa Coa- aider PI a ares Sabmltted by t orporatloa. SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Aug 5 (Special ) -More than usual interest attaches to th regular monthly meeting of the State Board I of Railroad Commissioner, which will be held at the headquarters of the commis sioners in this city on August 9. The meeting will be one of the most important held by the commissioners for some time, for the reason that at that time the move- j t ,or the reduction of passenger rate tn South Dakota will be Inaugurated by ; aQd hl, hf.ad a maJ,t of brulaoa, la Abra the board. W. H. Stanley, secretary cf j bam Gordon, a young traveling man from in Doara. nu ervea notice upon the vari- "u railroad, with line, ln South Dakota that the purpoee of the meeting 1. to con- Ider the f-cent-per-mile passenger rat authorized to be put into effect by the : leglalature during ita session last winter. The railroads ar Invited to send repre- i enttlves to the meeting, the represents- lP"!,ent t0 th board for consideration ly ith.t body in connection with the proposed new paasenger schedule. It U further .tated in the notice, th.t th board will hold th. meeting for th r,.mo. r.r .r,,H.,i- . ''-' Q . ' IVUUV1IUQ Ul frelgtit and paasenger rate in South Da- ! kot- but t ia understood that the present freight ratea In r ffect In th state will not be altered aa the reault of the approach- lr.g meeting of the railroad commiaaloner.. PICTURES INFLAME NEGROES Mr. Kanale Cartl of Texas Say They Are the Caaae af Bratal A sea alia. LINCOLN. Aug. 6. 8ugyeattve pictures picture, on the walls of southern saloon. re the main rsAise of the fearful assaults made on southern women by negroes, ac- . w . cKiruma l,J m. ,.iiuic v. uri ! oi l rxaa, who la attending th Epworth assembly In Lincoln. Mre. Curtia. who la national organizer or tne women. Christian Tern- perance union, saya: , T'Vi. ..loon, h.ve r-i ,K V ,.m k- V It. . . , " - ' l,T 1 1 1 i r :i of our lo ed ones, of our homes and now they have robbed ua of our cioihes and "-" w- u w m o.n. oi .aioon. to inflame the pasaians of drunken black i brutea CLAIMS TRACKS ARE UNSAFE Beeretary of Trarklayere' I'nloa Pro- teat Against Miuoirl Parlfle at Llaeola. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. f -H. A. Varpla. ecretaiy of the National Tracklayers aa- ,oclatlon, thl morning filed twenty-flv j photograph, with the Slate Railway com- : mission ln aupport of the allegation that the Missouri Pacific tracks in Nebraska . were In a d.r.gerou. condition. He urged : that trackmen should receive better pay 'and asserted that tie and rail wr unsafe for Usval. Th protest wOJ b lvmtlgal MURDER MANIA IN CHICAGO Five Mrsttrioui Assaults Cause Four Deaths. POLICE HATE KO CLEW AS YET Kew Vork tireatly stirred Va Over .Maay t rimes Host of rial a tlotke Men Are ta tke ervlee. CHICAGO, Aug. I Five mysterious aa saulta. in whk-h four men were killed and another fatally wounded, aroused the entir police force to energetic action early today, Th vlctlma were: FUSARIO ROCCO. found on th doorstep of his home, 1 Austin avenue, with two stllleto wounds in his body. He had been In stantly killed. EDWARD SMITH, a policeman, shot and killed by an unknown man while walking short dtstsnce from his home. JOHN L. RARHOl'R. found desd on th Illinois Central tracks. The head had been cut off by a train and waa found Ktf feet down the track. It Is bellevVd thst Psrhout committed suicide, but there are clrcum stsnces that make this doubtful. JOHN NOl'GHTON. died after being as saulted by three al rangers at Thirty-seventh and Lowe avenue. WILLIAM DONOVAN, dying of a bullet wound ln the abdomen. He was found ln a basement at 44 Hermitage avenue and said he hsd been rol bed by three men. one of whom shot Mm when he attempted to resist. In none of the cases were the police able to obtain the slightest clue to th murder ers. Fear More Crime la Xew Tork NEW TORK. Aug. S.-No further dis order as the result of outbreaks of mob violence on the assallanta of women and children were reported early today. Many parents are keeping their children Indoors, while the east side, where Katie Tletxhaler wa maltreated and murdered, the thous ands of children who play ln the treets ar under the watchful eyes of mothers sitting; at the window and on their doorstep. The order given to all the plain clothe men to give their whole attention to pa- trollng the street Indicates the erlousnes of the situation. The numerou attack on children and the resulting morbldr-es developed by investigations of the cases, the police think may develop a homicidal mania and make itself manifest ln further attacks snd assaulta. The mob attacka reveals a staje of publio exasperation approaching frenzy, which It la feared may easily lead to aerlous dis order. Prompt action by the police alon saved the two men accused on Sunday j tied a rope when the police reached him. Iiuhiie atitation or excitement The nolle I public agitation or excitement ine pone . re bending every effort to give adequaU protection and to further this end L j pla)n clothei men have been cattered I the cJty particularly ln th congested auikrterfc cne of most of the aasaalta. jtr l,M nlrht the police received new. suburb of Richmond HI1L Jennie Smith. 22 years old, was attacked by two men while on her wsy to her home. Her creama brought aaaistance and one of th uasailanta was captured. TCearly a Lynrhlasr. The arraignments of two Italian today j t" L" Avenue court. Williamsburg, di. closed another attempt made last night t , aaaault a young woman. Miss Sadl Haaen- flug. nleoe of State Senator Haaenflug. Sh I waa walking with her fiance last night I when two Italians, who gave their name : John Momelon and Peter Condaso. at- j tscked her. The Italian were overpower- ; ig Miss Hasenflug and her fiance when ! the girl cream brouuht a crowd, which rave chase. Th Italian were flnallv captured. A rope waa brought and fifty men ruahed for the Italians, mho were being hurried to the tUon houe by th police. The crowd scattered when th polio cam. Terrible Crime at Daytaa. DAYTON, O., Aug. a. Anna Markowita, 14 year old. a pretty Jewtah girl. Is dead, her body bruised and cut, bearing evi dences of brutal mistreatment. At a hoe- pltal wRh m mona, .ound , h abdomMl Indianapolis. Held on upecion ar Jaroea. Jacob and Bertha Markowita. brother and sister of j the girt Th crime occurred but a very i short distance from where Dona Oilman waa aeaauted and murdered some months ; ago. I Gordon, also known as Cohan, went out j accompanied by Anna Markowita and her Vour.ger rVter. Bertha. They had walk. I t0 lc,n''y ,not ben th cr,!ne W"B com 1 mM"a- What took them h' I P to thl. time, not been cleariy oevelopad The etorj of Bertha, when she mhed breathless and terror-stricken to the Sol diers' home, waa that wt.ll bar a. star, young Gordon and herself were strolling ! alont a ,-iufled prth, a highwayman Blip j unhf.arr behind Gordon and strucl ped unhearT behind Gordon and struck him with a blackjack. Gordon, she anil. i wayman shot hlm In the stomach. As Oor- don fell, she says, the man made a dash i for either hsrse'J of her sitter. 81 ran. j screaming, from th spot in terror, leaving ner older sister. Anna, to her fate. Bertha j said she did not stop until she reached th j Boldiers' home, whore she gar the alarm ' The aherlff was notified and a ps i formed. Tl.ey found Gordon almost dead. ' A trail showed where Anna had been I ti,.. iv, K.tr..4.n 1 i we.r- ..i. v. ..... - ... .. uv.. i J"1 and came upon the body of the girl I lying In the we.da The clothing had been nearly I urn Iirun Ine D..a. in anna mere crowded down over the eyes as !f to shut out a horrible picture. There were evl- . , dences of a fenrful stivrpN? arid or an a- saull. The girl waa dead from .trangala- ' tir,n The Marknwlts brothers and P rtha later railed at r.olioe headquarter t-j see ht Wn M"'' fcbout th" c-lrae Qjt'- jtloned. the brother rt slid to lave id- 1 milled that their mother objected to further I attentions being paid hy O- rdon to Anr a I The biotl.ers would not deny that they hal I followed their sistera, Anna an! B riha. into the woods when they wei.t with Oor don. iraaale Her Is a t klldrea. BALTIMORE. Aug. .-During a recur rence r 1 iiiPianilv nl.Kh l.r.s lai.eeo her tn , Jl.K"?.??-. .g'' ,e I of Joa -i n Nei.atl.l. ii.y trang..d h-r j two children, a.-d i rai and 1 er and j lJna' rarciiy. Tti tuoOut U un.r