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The Omaha Daily- Bee VOL. XXXVII NO. 96. OMAIIA,N TUESDAY MOBNING, OCTOBER 8, 1907 TEX PAGES. SINGLE COPi' TWO CENTS. CO i N MEN MEET .it Interna Conference of Growers a liners Begins. - -. 1 MEETING xX ELD IN ATLANTA Relegates fn , t Over World Wei- corned by Governor Hoke Smith, ., NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED ATTEND President Macoll, in Speech, Discusses Evils of Speculation. TO CHANGE METHOD OF GRADING Me Weald. Hove This Fork IHae Ii Soothe Warehouses nder Improved. Ciosslflca tloas. ATLANTA. Ga., Oct 7. Men who frow cotton and man who manufacture It Into clothe and other roods for the markets of tha world met In the state capitot today in tha International Conference of Cotton Grower and Manufacurers. During the three-days' sessions of the conference, questions of the utmost Importance to grow ers and consumers will be discussed and action la looked for that will radically change for the better methods of handling and growing the great staple of" the south. Nearly GOO delegates were present when President James R. Mocoll of Providence, R. I., called the meeting to order, former President Arthur Kufficr of Vienna, Aus tria, and delegates from Great Britain, Germany. Belgium, France and Spain be ing present. The bodies forming the Inter national conference are the National Spin ners' association, the Farmers' union, the Bouthern Cotton association, and the Inter state Cotton Manufacturers association. The morning session was taken up largely with addresses of 'welcome and responses, and the appointment of committees of two members from each of the four organisa tions .to nominate permanent officers and select chairman and vice chairmen of the sectional committee. ' It is in these sec tional meetings that much of the actual work will be done. V 'resident Macoll's Address. Shortly after 10 o'clock President Macoll called the conference to order and after prayer delivered li la opening address?" After giving the history of the federation and object 'of the association, Mr. Macoll said: - ' One important object which those of us who are Americans, whether growers or spinners, have In view. Is to demonstrate lo our European friends, who consume two thirds of the crop, the wondertul resources ret undeveloped In the southern states fur he tMoriur-tlon of the raw material. We want them to see for themselves that America will grow all the cotton the wortd needs; on the other hand, It is desirable for the growers by personal contact with the spinners to realise that If they are to maintain their supremacy, these must be . a forward movement in the direction of the, removal ef the so-called souses tnat a exist in tne growing, nanunng ana ktww of -IMeir product. ..i Wunttr;( if he wants to sell direct to fuliiners. rr.ust in some wax- do the . . a of Ui middleman and have the samo i. .t-.ital responsibility; he must grade, and (Inane the cotton as the mer- iK,iiow''does. - Ati admit that the time has now come fur rtennlte suggestions and prompt action lo eh'rct needed . reforms. To this end we mould discuss gin compressing which would ettt'Ct an enormous saving la transportation uttd Insurance, and enable the overburdened tailruads to move more expeditiously the ever increasing crop. The proper marking of cotton should be Insisted upon. Tha cotton world needs a uniform bill of lading which states au thenticated facts regarding shipments and fcffords adequate protection to the owners of the cotton and .he banks that help them lo finance the crop. . I am heartily In sympathy with the re port recently issued by a committee of the is'ew York Cotton exchange on the certifica tion of cotton in southern warehouses and improved classification as to grade and staple. This would In my opinion tend to control speculation and at the same time make tlitt New Vork contract more service able to spinners both as a hedge and fur actual consumption. Mr, Macoll urged as the most Important thing that, the conference could accomplish would be the formation of a permanent in ternational . organization - of growers and spinners.' " !( forCvtloa Spinner. Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia then de. Uvcred an address of welcome. C. W. Macara. chairman of the committee of the International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers' association and president of the English Master Ccttou Spinners' Federation, responded. Mr. Macara said in part: -ft. American cotton crop plays such an Important (art In the supply of the world needs that operations which af fect It practically affect, more ore less, the entire cotton crop of the world, and when consideration la given to the fact that the' raising or reducing the annual average prloe by Illegitimate spi-culation by even 1 cent a pound represents Isw.ouo.Out, It must be obvious that tt Is time that some determined effort was made to rid the Industry of this unnecessary burden.' It has been the aim of all manufacturers for many years to reduce the cost of production by taking full advantage of science and invention, and great economies have been effected. I thin kit would be well If this example were followed by the growers of our raw material. . All th officers of tli International con ference were xe-elcted. FAST TRAIN J0 SAVE LIFE Bauvtlatftioa ftpewial Bear (h tea are Dctr t Bedside of Itatte ' Mlltloaalre. To save tha life of th copper mine mil lionaire, J. B. Ryan of Butte, Mont., a spe cial train Is tearing across th country front Chicago, to Butte with Dr. Frank Billings, surgeon of Chicago, aboard. Th train left Chicag Sunday at til p. ni.. reached Lin coln, Neb., at 4M Monday a. nr., Seneca, eb., at Ufl Monday p. m.. Gillette, Wyo., ft At MS Monday p. 4n. - Burlington officials say there Is no inten tion ef trying to bieak records ea this run, but they are endeavoring to get the train ' through on good running time with abso lute safety. The condition of Mr. Ryan Is alarming and no time is to be lost in the supreme effort of trying to save his life. ANTA FE OPERATORS RAISED All Telegrapher oa System Uivrs Advaaie is Par Brglaalag Ueteser 1. TOPfctCA. Kan., Oct. 7.-TI Atchison. Topeka eV Santa Fe Railway company t -day announced an increase In th wages of ail telegraph operators on the system. Th Increase weal Into effect October 1. and cam aa a surprtse to tbe men. This is tli second tncraks in wages the Santa F operator have had In the last twelve months, th Increase In that tlin being about S per cent. The read employes non union eperaiore SUMMARY OF THE DEE Taeeday, Urtobrr , IttOT. I 1907 OCTOBER 100? SUN MOM TV I WIS TNW ! SAT 7 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ZS 29 30 31 C TX1 WSATXIK. Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday: FORECAST FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL, BLUFFS AND VICINITY-Falr Tuesday. FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Fair end warmer Tuesday. FORECAST FOR IOWA-Falr nnd wrmr ,n w'"t Portion Tuesday. Temperatures at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. . M 64 M 64 I.. 66 66 6ft 68 60 61 61 6 67 66 63 61 3 t BOMKSTIO. - Members of the Pittsburg delegation to the deep waterways convention defend Pilot Nichols against the claim of Presi dent Roosevelt that he was Incompetent. Faro 1 'Cotton growers meet the spinners in the International convention at Atlanta. Pag 1 Technical arguments will delay the prosecution of Insurance officials accused of offenses In New York. Tag 1 Meat packers hold their annual session in Chicago. Fag 1 Engineer and fireman were killed in' wreck at Mitchell, 8. D. Fag I Harry Thaw's second trial has been set for December 2. Fag 1 Members of waterways commission leave Kansas City on snagboat to Inspect the Missouri. Pag 1 President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, who hta been 111 at Indianapolis, Is recovering. Fag 1 6 tea, mer Lusltanla is trying again for the westward record across the Atlantic. Fag 1 Cleveland telegraph operators are de termined to end strike whether officers of union will or not. Officers of the com panies 'still say they will not deal with strikers. Fag 1 New .York Lubricating Oil company de tails the troubles It experienced while try ing to oppose the Standard. Fag 1 Augustus Hart J finds additional evi dence which he says will prove him right In the divorce proceedings. Fag X One million dollars Is expected from tho men's offering at the Episcopal conven tion. Fg 1 WllSAUli VV. B. Rose refuses to discuss th re ported offer to blm of a place on the bench In Alaska. - Republk-an- state t -cutlv committee . discusses1 campalgu plans. ' Fag S Fir loss aggregating'" $100,000 results from bias at Oxford that destroys half a block In the business section. Fag 1 roxtxosT. . Entire . Anglo-American project pro viding for obligatory arbitration was ap proved by The Hague committee on arbi tration by vote of 31 to . Fag 1 German minister of foreign affiirs will take smbassadorahlp at Vienna. Fag 1 Royalty In large numbers attends the funeral of Grand Duke Frederick of Baden. Th Hague donference committee Is still discussing arbitration. Fag 1 " X.O0AX. Nebraska railroads again ask Injunction to prevent the enforcement of law's en acted by the last legislature. Fag 1 Deputy sheriffs will b sent after busi ness men who; try to dodge Jury service in district court. ' Archbishop Ireland says it Is the tuty of the United States to hold the Philip pines until a permanent government I stablished. I Senator Norrls Brown, at a luncheon with Omaha business men, promises to use hi efforts to secure appropriations for the enlargement ef Fort Crook and Omaha. NEW AUDITORIUM DIRECTORS Election Rvsalt In Same Board Last Year, with Two Exeep- , tlOBS. Thirty-one director wer chosen for th Omaha Auditorium company at tha annual election Monday afternoon. Th entire list of last year' directors was elected, with the exception of T. A. Fry, who resigned some time ago, and W. M. Burgess, who asked to have his place filled by another. In place of these two J. M. Gtllan and R. A Ls ussier were chosen. Bhttres to the num ber of tn.hM, out of a total of 1&S.0OO, were voted. The new board will organise within a few days. These are the new directors: Arthur. Brandeta. Guy C. Barton, Thomas C. Byrne, Charles I. Heaton, E. A. Cudahy, ri. I'avis, uuuiu iwtii a. oui'i, uvw eph Hayden, F. T. Hamilton, W. S. Jardlne, George 1- Joslyn. F. V. Judson, I. R. ! UhniT, Richard A. Leuasler, Alfred Mil lard, T. J. Mahonev, Fred Metx. jr.. J. A. Munroe, C. F. McGrew. F. A. Nash. Fred V. Paffenrath. H. J. Penfold, Charles H. i Pickens, U. P. Peck. James L. Paxton. Arthur C. Smith. G. XV. Wattles, H. 8. Waller. C. M. Wilhelm. W: L. Yetler MITCHELL RECOVERING HEALTH ! President of I altd Mine Worker ' Able to Bo at Office j Aseta. INDIANAPOLIS, Iud.. Oct. 7.-John J Mitchell, president of the United Mine j Worker of America was so much lm-1 proved in heaRh today that h was able to go to his office at national headquarters I for a short time. Secretary YMlson saiq friends of Mr. Mitchell believed lis Is on th road to complete recovery. j THAW'S SECOND TRIAL (SET . Date Fixed for December t, Whll I- Ills Attorneys Urged Earlier , Tim. NEW YORK. Oct. 7.-Hrry K. Thaw second trial for the k tilling of Stanford White will beg'n December I. This agree ment was reached bvtween District Attor ney Jerome. Martin W. Littleton, counsel for Thsw, and Justice Dowllng of th su preme court today. Mr. Littleton wanted the date fixed for November L but Mr. Jerome opposed thlr I 6 a. m., V 7 a.m.. C Yfruli " . m.. rtHi 10 m G V '1 . m. , p-m.. -" P- m. y , p. m.. V t K 7 p. m.. 1 p. m. . tp.m.. ROADS BEG FOR INJUNCTION lust Want Restraining Order Fending Appeal of Case. JUDGE T. C. MUNGER SAYS WAIT Allied Railways Agala Seek to P re peat State Commission frm Enforcing: nedneed Frclgat Rat Laws. Rsllroails of Nebraska have made an other attempt to prevent the enforcement of tho freight rate laws enacted by th last legislature. Acting for the allied roads. Judge W. D. McHugh Monday applied to Judge T. C. Munger In the United States circuit court for an order to restore the orlglnsl injunc tion to the enforcement of these laws. This Injunction had been dissolved by Judges W. H. and T. C. Munger, which ft the state commission free to enforce the laws. The case Is now on its way to the clroult court of appeals and the railroads want the original restraining order made effect ive until the higher court passes on 'the case. Judge Munger deferred sctln until he could confer with his collesgue. It was agreed by all the attorneys repre senting the various roads that the entry of the court should apply to all cases. The attorneys present were Edson Klch for the Union Pacific, Ben T. White for the North western. J. E. Kelhy and W. D. McHugh fof the Burlington. The Interests of th Nebraska Railway commission were looked after by Attorney General Thompson, Hal leck F. Rose and C. H. Aldrlch. Judge McHugh In presenting the case said the recent action of the court dissolving the temporary restraining order and dis missing the demurrer was a hardship upon the railroads. Both Side f th Case. "It will be necessary for us to secure an Injunction at this time to make our appeal effective," said Mr. McHugh. "W propose to show that tbe Nebraska Railway com mission had no power to act and If the commission Is given any power by the bill creating t, it Is now proceeding In excess of Its authority. If . we are not granted this restraining order we will have no right to try this case. Unless this order Is granted we will haver no opportunity to appear in tho circuit court of appeals, on the ground that the court of appeals will not hear new cases and we must go before that court with an open and not wltli a closed ques tion. We do not seek to enjoin the com mission from making any order, but from executing any administrative act." Halleck F. Rose for t state said: "The question ' is, does this vase call for the exercise of this court's discretion la setting aside us own order denying an Injunction. No noncompensatory rate has yet been pro mulgated by the Nebraska Railway com mission and action In the premises can only be taken after review on a complaint lodged with It. No such complaint has been lodged with the commission. There Is no cause for an Injunction. In the present status of the case th complaints will not be put to any hasard of law. The allega tions of the complainants are without ef feet and this suit has been prematurely brought." . . f-- .esl WhlW "Talks.-f ' ''' " ' Ben T. Wh'te, for tho Northwestern, said: "There Is nothing In this restraining order which we desire that will prevent the com mission from making rates and hearing complaints. We simply ask that the order may not be enforced until we can be heard In the court of appeals. The railroads are now doing, business at a serious los..'- Attorney General Thompson said: "I think some of the allegations In the bill of the complainants may well be re fused and some of them ignored. The situation Is not that a 10 per cent reduc tion of rates will be made by the com mission unless It be restrained by this court, but will such a modification of rates be made upon th proper hearing of com plaints appropriately presented to the board. The simple sending out of notices that such a reduction of rates Is con templated Is no more of a ministerial act than the signing of an act by the governor. Until a rate Is definitely made the action of the board cannot be restrained by this or any other court." Still la gtatw 4ne. Mr. Aldrlch denied that the commission had promulgated any order making any 10 per cent reduction and no one had any right to assume that it would do so. After the arguments were completed Mr. McHugh sent up a penciled memoranda order which would grant a temporary in junction for ten days until the roads could complete their appeal. JuU Munaer glanced over the order and remarked: "No one will suffer If this matter shall go over for a few days. Before passing upon the matter I would, as a matter of courtesy, prefer to consult with my col league. Judge W. H. Munger, who is now out of the city. Why can you not get to gether and come to soma mutual agree ment for a stay for several days until you can get tbe appeal prepared?" j Mr. McHugh made a proposition that an 1 armistice might be had for ssy five days, j but Attorney General Thompson. did not .take' kindly to the proposition and so the status quo remains. MEAT PACKERS IN . SESSION Convention of Asisrieaa Association Open at Chlcaaro with a Lara: Attondaae. CHICAGO. Oct. T. Th convention of the American Meat Packers' association opened here today with a large atendance. The morning session was devoted to the reports of th officer .and in the afternoon a nmn iber of paper on matters connected with th meat packing industry were read. Michael Ryan, president of the association, In addressing the delegates declared that th meat Inspection law placing the cost of Inspection on the packers was unjust and unfair, and criticised Senator Bereridge be cause of hi efforts In having this feature embodied. Ames Cors jBdsingt Team. AMES. Is., Oct. 7. (Special.) The corn Judging team which will represent Iowa at th National Corn show (has been an nounced by Prof. M. L Bowman. of th farm crops department, as follows: I. D. Hadley, Earlham; H. F. Patterson, South Dakota; Murl McDonald, Shenandoah,' la.; H. Phillips, Maquoketa, la.; G. R. Bliss, Corning, I., and Claude Klnnebrew, Coral tana, Tex. The varieties ot corn these men have been drilled on (and th sam varieties are the ones they will have to Judge at Chicago) are Golden Eagle, Boon county white. Learning and Reid's yellow dent. Over S6S0 In prise money la to bo awarded lit this contest and th 0,r.UiUnts will probably Include teams from Kansas. Ne braska, Missouri, Illinois and Ohio. A sec ond team wfll bo chosen later to compete at th regular International Stock show when th next resting plac of th famous Cook trophy, valued at is t b de cided. HIGH PRICE PAID FOR OIL New York l.abrleatlag Oil Company "how t"S) Dlarrlmtaatlost f Railroads. NEW YORK Oct ".-The difficulties of the New York Lubricating Oil compeny In its fight with the Standard Oil company for the business of railroad lubrication through out tha United State were related toUy by Phillip Harrison of th former company In the hearing of the government's suit against the Standard. Mr. Harrison said that the Vacuum Oil company, previous to 1894, manufactured lubricating oil, but that It made an agrsement wltb the Stintlatd whereby it turned all ot if lubricating ( business over t the Galena Klgncl OH j company, a subsidiary of the StanditrJ. j The witness said that his company made a contract wlft ti-e LoulsvHl" & Nash ville railrnsd In 19 to supply the toad with lubricating oil. On the expiration of the contract President Milton Smith of the Louisville Nsshvllle refused to renew it, Out would give no reason. Mr. Kellogg then placed In evidence the statement of the Galena Signal Oil com pany showing that th Louisville Nash ville, at the expiration of the contract with the New York Luhtfoatlng company, n.ad a contract with the Galena at a higher rate than that pah) to th New York com pany. Mr. Harrison said President Smith had stated In a letter that the oils of the New Tork Lubricating Oil company' were entirely satisfactory. 1 ' He added that the Galena agents went to President Smith and told him Iht the Standard was shipping a large amount of oil on the Louisville A Nashville and that the road should give the contract ' to th Galena. "President Smith told the Galena agents that he was not paying rebates In that way." said Mr. Harrison. Ma Harrison testified that tha New Tork Lubricating Oil company had. contracts with the Central of Georgia railroad and the Georgia railroad and that th Galena obtained contracts with the two railroads at prices which he said h understood were higher than the prices of th New York Lubricating Oil company. CHANCES IN FAVOR OF PRATT His Trial on CBarare of M ordering William Connell Is FroceedV . ins Slowly.' IOWA CITY. la.. Oot. 7.-8peclnl.)-The trial of Elmer Pratt for the murder of William Ccnnell Is searing completion, and It Is believed the case will go to the Jury by Wednesday of this coming week unless the prosecution and the defense take too much time In the presentation of their re buttal evidence. For three days now tbe defense hsve been Introducing testimony attacking the .character of Conne.ll, at tempting to show that he had a bad repu tation. that . he had constsntly annoyed Pratt, thai. Pratt was afraid, of hire, .and that finally, goaded on by many insults, the defendant killed Connell when he believed the latter' was about to shoot him., All of these facts have been brought out by the thirty or forty witnesses, thus far pre sented. Including the wife of the defend ant, who was on the- stand for a Any and a hslf without contrasiMng iwreelt on any material point. . iM- But 'the- most Important- testimony brought .out by the defense to date. Is that of George Avery, a former student In the college of dentistry at the slate uni versity, who Is now located In Philadel phia. Avery's ' testimony Is that several days before the shooting Connell came to tho university dental clinic; that Avery worked on him, and that . during the progress of tho work he noticed a revolver In Connell's hip packet. It has been the contention of the prosecution that Connell never carried a revolver, while the de fense Is built, up around the belief that Connell reached for a gun on the - fatal night, and that Pratt, believing himself to be In great danger, immediately shot in self-defense. It Is generally believed here that Pratt will get oft with a light sen tence. LUSITANIAj IS TRYING AGAIN Big Ship ts Coming- Westward la Ef fort to Hedse Provtoa -Record. ON BOARD LU8ITANIA, S p. m., Oct. S (By Wireless Telegraph to the Associated Press by Way of The Lizard, England, Oct 7.) The Lusltania, which left Queenstown at 10:25 this morning for New York, Is ap proximately. In latitude 61:06 degrees north and longitude 15:08 degrees west at S p. m. today.' From D ant's Rock the steamer had averaged 23:8 knots nd was 367 nautical , mile from that point. The wind Was west . erly, rain was felling and" a heavy sea was running. It was understood that th J Lusltanla was attempting to make a record. The vibration aft was marked. MEN'S GYM CLASSES ARE OPEN Maacl Work Begins, with Sdat Minister Friskiest Maa of tho Bases, Men's gymnasium classes at th Young Men's Christian association opened Monday. There are noon classes for business men, C o'clock classes and clashes -almost any hour one wlhses. The regulation white gymnasium suit will be required. Physical examinations will be arranged for those who have not already been examined. Among, tho liveliest on the floor yesterday was Rev. L. O. Balrd, pastor ot St. Mary's Avenue Congregational church. He skipped over the mats and vaulted over the horses as nimbly as the 20-year-olds. GRAIN CASE T0JE APPEALED Attorney Geseral Hadley Will Take bait to gapreme Co art of i Misaeari. rt iril'lA. Oct 7. It was stated today that the action Instituted by Attorney Gen- era! Hadley against the Injunction suit of tho Merchants' exchange of St. Louis and the Kansas City Board of Trade restraining the enforcement of the provisions of the new grain Inspection law. will be appealed te the supreme court of Missouri. Th de murrer of Attorney General Hadley to the Injunction suit was overruled by Circuit Judge Taylor here Saturday. DAUGHTER FOLLOWED ADVICE Fort Dodsfe Mayor Who Advised Bachelors to Marry Has Taate of Doctrine. CHICAGO, Oct. 7. A Record-Herald spe- ! clal from Des Moines, la., says that Mabe) Bennett, daughter of the Fort. Dodge 1 mayor who has been urging bachelors to ! ' marry, sloped last night with Noland Snow, ; ia chauffeur, and they wer married her i today. Mayor Bennett recently Issued a ukase requiring all bachelors la inarry. j I Snow took htm at his wid . j PILOT NICHOLS DEFENDED Members of Fittsburg Delegation Take Issue with President. SAY HAETWEG WAS WELL MANNED Captain Meres, oa Mississippi, De rlarea Other Vessel Was Not rarer Than One His-- dred Fert. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 7. The member of the Pittsburg delegation to the deep waterways convention at Memphis do not agrea with President Roosevelt that during th trip to Memphis there was any danger of collision between the steamboat Missis sippi, on which the presidential party was riding, and the Fred Hartweg. on which was the Pittsburg delegation. They believe and Injustice was done Pilot Nichols of the Hartweg, whose license wss suspended o orders from the president. Captain John Moren, who was on the Mississippi, says he was close to the president when the Hartweg came near, but at ho time were the steamers closer than 1C0 feet, and there ww not the slightest danger of collision. "I was on the Hartweg." said Csptaln W. B. Rodgers, "and I never saw a fleet handled better. There was no accident and at no time was there the least danger of any accident or collision." INSANITY PLEA IS DEFENSE Charles Roger Called to Defend Hint elf no Serlons Charge at -Goshen. GOSHEN, N. Y.. Oct. 7. Charles Henry Rogers will on October 21 answer the charge that he murdered Frederick and Willis Olney, prosperous dairy farmers, and the daughter of their housekeeper, Alice Ingerlck. Rogers Is SZ years old, country born and bred. He has a wife and Ave children, none of. whom he has seen since he left his home In Mlddletown on the morning of October (, 1905. a few days be fore the commission of the crime charged against him. Rogers Is said to have con fessed the crime. According to the con fession he had lost - his place and was desperately in need of money. He heard that, the Olneya had received S300 and, armed with a two-foot section of gas pipe and, a loaded pistol, 'he set out for the Olney farm. , By pretending that he was a railroad detective In search of a desperate character, he lured the Olney boys Into the wood) near their home.- There he shot and killed them and robbed them of their watches and Sit In money. Returning to the Olney farm he felled Mrs. Ingerick with the gas pip: Then he killed her little daughter Alice with the same weapon and was ransacking - the - house when approached by neighbors, who caused hire to flee. He went to Chicago and later to Lo Angeles and was captured In the latter city last April, after th police had searched' for him for a year and. a half. - The defense is Insanity based on Injury received year age by Rogers In a railroad accident.' 1 ; . INSURANCE. CASES DELAYED Motions tor Dismissal of Indictment . Made, Neoeaoltatlas; Leig Argrament. NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-Trlal of the'flv former ll(e Insurance company officials who were Indicted as a result of the recent in surance Investigation, was temporarily postponed when the casts were called In the supreme Court today. In each Instance motions for dismissal of the indictments were made. Arguments on these motlors will be made early next week. Counsel for John Hegeman, president ot the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, asked for a delay of two or three weeks. The district attorney opposed granting the request and the case was set down for next Monday, when the case of George W. Perkins, former vice president of the Now York life, was called, a plea of not guilty, which had been entered was withdrawn and a motion was made that the pending Indictments be dismissed. Arguments on the motion will be heard on October 10, as also Will argument on a similar motion made In behalf of Charles S. Falrchlid, a former officer of the New York ..life. Walter R. Glllltte, former vice president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, pleaded not guilty to a charge of perjury and a hearing ln'hls case wss set for Octo ber 17. ' It was agreed that arguments be made In the case of Robert A. Grunnls, also former vice president of the Mutual, on October 14 and 21. CONVENTION FOR OPEN SHOP C. W. Post Makes Address Before National Citterns' Isdavtrlal Assoelatios. BATTLE CREEK. Mich., Oct. 7.-Ths convention of th National Citizens' Indus trial association opened here today with about fifty of the expected 200 delegates present. President C. W. Post of this city made an address strongly opposing union and the closed shop. He said: "It Is man ifestly a much greater restraint oftrade, annoyance and loss to ths people for the labor trust leaders to tie up the rstlwsy and prevent travel and shipments thsn it is for th oil trust to obtain from the railway rebates not enjoyed by Its competitors, for the last la imply a pvaceful 'scrip' be tween business men. We have laws to punish these men who bring disaster, loss and suffering upon sn entire community and we must demand action by our public prosecuting officials In such cases." Mr. Post advocated the reorganisation of citizens' associations with an arbitration committee to settle industrial troubles. HALF UArUHU BLOCK BURNED Loss by Fire is West Nebraska City Will Aggregate Hondred Thousand. OXFORD. Neb., Oct. 7.-(By Long Dis tance Telephone.) A half block la the cen tral part of Oxford burned this morning, resulting In a loss of SIOO.t'00, In psrt cov ered by Insurance. The Cre started in the office of Dr. Cone over the drug store of Lane Hooper. It spread with rapidity, having a good head way, before being discovered. Aid was asked of tile lire departments at McCook and Holdrege, but the fire was under con trol her before the firemen at either place were ready for the trip. The burned area Includes the stores of Lsnce Hooper, drugs; P. II. Durron com pany.. general merchandise; E. C. RelchSrd, generst merchandise; George Martin, meat market; F, A. Bawley, barber shop; S. E. Leonard, locksmith, and the Oxford Lumber company- f DEPUTY PRESIDENT RBIOIISQ? pRQJT WINS Friction Between Heads ef Telegra- Thl Reaalt. . - NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-Deputy National President Percy Thomas of the Telegraphers' union today resigned and National Pres ident Small announced that he would make his headquarters here and conduct th I strike of the telegrapher from this city. Mr. Thomas' resignation Is reported to have resulted from th action of President Small at the St. Louis meeting yesterdsy. in declining to endorse the local union In It move-to call out all leased wire opera tors, whether under contract or not. CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 7-The Cleveland News says: ' Upon what may be accepted as Indisputable authority, the News is en abled to say that the telegraphers' strike will probably end. In Cleveland at least. Thursday morning. A request was ent to ! J. E. Mattern, local leader of the strike, for permission to return to work on Thurs day. It Is said by persons Interested that If permission Is not given by the strike leader th men will go back of their own accord. Officials of both the Western Union and the Postal telegraph companies stated to day that any proposition looking' to rein statement of all the striking operators would not be considered. The officials-declared that their forces had gradually been Increased during the last few days and that practically all of the men employed to take the place of strikers would be retained. It was added that as a result, probably not more than a third of the strikers would be reinstated. DENVER, Oct. 7. Thomas A. Banks, tho striking telegrapher who assaulted 8. 3. Leonard, superintendent of tha Western Union company, on the street here last Sat urday, was fined $80 and costs by Police Judge Stapleton today. An appeal was filed. HARTJE DIGS UP EVIDENCE Millionaire Paper Maa Say Ho Will pend His Last Dollar to Clear ' Record, PITTSBURG, Oct. 7. Interest In the se:i stlonal Hartje divorce case was revived to day by the announcement that a petltlnc had been filed by the complainant, Augustus Hartje, with the justice of the superior court sitting In . Philadelphia asking that the case be reopened in order to Intro duce additional evidence alleged to ho damaging to the defendant, Mrs. Scott Hartje. The millionaire papet manufacturer, It Is said, has discovered a package of letters alleged to havo been written by the two sisters of Mrs. Hartje and Thomas Msdlne, the coachman co-respondent, and desires to show that the respondent was guilty of the chsrges brought against her by her. husband. The letters, said to have been written by Mrs. Hartje' sisters, are alleged to contain admissions with reference to the divorce case. Madine Is also alleged to have made a confession to the attorneys of 'Mr. Hartje, and to have turned over, to them masses of documentary evidence. , - D. T. Watson, attorney for Mrs. Hsrtje; stated today that the alleged letters have no. bearing on the case. Augustus Hartje said the new evidence would vindicate him. He would spend hi lust dollar to secure vindication be said, and asserted that before he was through' he would go" after everyone mixed up In the case for conspiracy. Mrs. Hartje Is out of the city. ENGINEER AND FIREMAN DEAD Milwaukee Frelabt and Switch En- trine Come Together at Mitchell, S. D. MITCH ELI S. D.. Oct. 7. (Specisl Tele gram.) This morning on the Chicago, Mil- wantrM jt, st pni rnA a. freight train over ' th Sioux City and Dakota division crashed ' Into a switch engine working out on the main track within the yard limits. Engineer , Denny Sumner and Fireman Welland were hnth killed. The enalneer was taken from i his cab. having been scalded to death by the escaping steam. One leg was cut off entirely and th other was broken In several places. He lived about fifteen minutes after being taken out. Welland was killed Instantly and being pinned between the boiler bead and the coal gate, It was evi dent that he had turned around to shovel some coal. The engineer and fireman on th switch engine jumped In time .to save their lives, the engineer stopping Ills engine before the crash came. The freight train was running about twenty nilles an . hour aim w cumin inn, wiw Biuui'u ... . m curve, which prevented the engineer from .. . . seeing the switch engine. Both engines " t j... iVIIISlillCU Vi vissvss,, mmv 'siv edly to th fact that the switch engine was standing still. MISSOURI TO BE INSPECTED they had wrested from the members of ths j escort In the hand-to-hand fight Which fol Member of Waterway Commission , .a tha outbreak. Board Us Saagr Boat to Make the Trip. aSBBSSSSBSBBI KANSAS CITY, Oct. 7. Thre members of the Inland Waterways commission, ac companied by ths Kansas City delegation to the reent deep water convention, ar rived here this morning from Memphis. They wer Senator Newlands of Nevada, A. A. Newell, chief reclamation agent, and Dr. W. J. McGee of St. Louis. Governor E. W. Hoch of Kansas also was with th party. Th commissioners were entertained by the Commercial club and then went aboard the government snagboat Suter to begin an Inspection trip down the Missouri river. PRESIDENT EATING VENISON Holt Collier Succeeded la Killlagt Fiae Bark and Preaideat is Peaatlac. STAMBOUL, Ls.. Oct. 7. Holt Collier, the champion Mississippi negro bear hun ter, reported at the president's csmp early today, ready for buslpess In the rsns breaks. He cam down from Greenville on s boat and brought with him a fins kennel of dogs, sll ot them yelping lustily. The first report of a killing sine th arrival of th presidential party wa received todsy. Ben LUlay, Collier's white rival, succeeded In killing a fine buck 1st Saturday sftsr noon. soon after be mad bis appearance. Consequently the president dined sumptu ously. CONDUCTOR KILLED IN WRECK Poor Mrs Seriously Iajsred Beside ts Smash a p oa Pesnsyl vaaia I. la. WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 7. Conductor W. F. Koonts of Fort Wayns was killed and four I other men Injured In a freight train wreck today on th Pennsylvania road near Bour bon, Ind. Entire Ang-lo-American Flan toe Obligatory Arbitration Approved. FINAL ACTION BY COMMITTEE Only Nine of Forty Nations Toting Are Ajainst It. THE EE REFUSE TO GO ON RECORD Delegates from Japan, Italy and Luxemburg1 Refuse to Vote. HONOR FOR THE PRESIDENT Mr. Roosevelt ts t Be Mentioned First is Final Art of the Conference as It Promoter. THE HAGUE. Oct. 7. The entire Anglo American project providing for obligatory arbitration was approved at this evening' session of the committee on arbitration by 81 votes to 9. The opponents of th measure were Germany, Austria-Hungary, S wit set land, Belgium, Roumanla, Greece, Turkey. Bulgaria and Montenegro. Italy, Japan and Luxemburg lefrnlncd from vot ing, and one delegate Was absent. There was a long dobate on the artict referring to other cases to be submitted to arbitration, nnd It was decided to vot on each of these separately. During the recess the chairman, M. Bour geols, asked Joseph H. Choat and General Horace Porter to meet him before th reassembling of tho committee and discus the whole subject. President NelldolT has approved the draft of the final act of the conference. In which President Roosevelt' nam Is to be the first mentioned as promoter of the conference. M. NelldolT will propose cabling to the president of th United States appreciation of hi efforts In behalf of peace. . During today' session ot the arbitration committee It became known that Senor Machatn, Paraguay, had voted in place of his father-in-law, Senor Medina, Nicaragua, ' who was absent. This aroused severe com- ment. Senor Machaln explained he did not know he could not vote In behalf of another delegate. Letters have been received by all th delegations her accusing- Senof Medina, and Senor Machsdo, Guatemala, of various offenses. Senor Machsdo, who had been ' away for some time, returned to face hi accusers. Senor Medina, - has gon to London, where he represents his country as minister. '"He pronounces th charge untrue. ' CHANGE IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES German Minister of. Foreign Aalr Will Leave Position to Go to Vienna. .; ., BERLIN, Oct, 7 Tt was semi-official y announced "today that n Tsjcrnrsky," th minister of foreign affairs. Is leaving the foreign -offic nd will succeed Connt , von Wedel as ambassador at Vienna. Herr ivon Schoen, ambassador at St. Petercburg. . will become foreign minister. , Princ vos Hohenlohe-Langenburg, ' lieutenant oi tn emperor, or governor general of Alsaoe- . Lorraine, has asked th emperor's Prml- slon to resign his post on account of his ; age. He was born In 183J. ( When Von Tschlrsky was appointed to the foreign office in' March, 1804,' It wa J understood that he would not serve more ' than two years and that his stay In th foreign office was in preparation for his ap- Dointment to an ambassadorship at th capital of one of the great powers. He was reputed to have a great charm In privat conversation, but had little experience as parliamentary speaker. . , . Von Schoen has long enjoyed the oonSV Sence ot the emperor. H Is of most agr presouaiiiy. ana is regaraea a. a u.p.j- un1 Judgment and comprehensive views - - vn wdel wlU Tine von Ho- , nenion-ingenour itn,w .cue... v. CONVICTS ENGAGE IN MUTINY Twenty-Two Are Killed, ' Whll Eleven Seise Rifle and Make Escape. , , , . . i TOBOLSK. Blberls, Oct. i. A gang of 1 , ' . . . convicts, who wer being escorted her r" , , ,. ,,.... ! from Tyumen, eastern Siberia, attacked ... . . mnA war nnhflsil aalv met! fUSllui jcat-iuwj miiis " v .a v pi of them. Ths guards fired on ths convicts, twenty-two of whom were killed. ElsveB . . I. I . ., wl,W 1 fl wVilA PRESIDENT ANSWERS MAYOR Bend Reply oa Deep Waterway ts Head of Chicago Gov ernments CHICAGO, Oct. 7. Mayor Buss todsy received the following reply to the mssssg sent by him to President Roosevelt last wek at St. Louis, which was carried by motor boat through the Chicago drainage and Illinois and Michigan canals, Snd Illinois and Mississippi rivers: On Board Steamer Mississippi, October 2, 1S07. My Dear Mr. Mayor I have received I your letter conveyed to me by motor boa t from Chicago to St. Louis. I heartily Sgre i with all tlint you say, hut until the t-om-' nilttee appointed especially to consider tha project reports, I cannot speak as to details, but 1 believe in sn ellwster trasiUtlon route rrom in great isKes to Dim gulf, a route which shall practically give us a sea coast right Into the heart of our country. 1 believe that this Is a national work, and that the national gov ernment should recognise this fact. Sincerely yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. GRAFT CASES DO NOT REST Defeadaata Aceased of 1 arloaa t'harsres Appear Brtore Jesse Law lor la Coort. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7Patrlck Cal houn, Thornwell Mullally, Tlrey L. Ford, William M. Abbott. Eugene E. Bchmlts ami Abraham Hut-f, all Indicted for giving or re ceiving bribes In connection with the trolloy franchise, snd Louis Glass, convicted of bribery in connection with the Pacific tele phone company's Interests, appeared before Judge Lawlor here today in tli superior court. After hearing the views of the at torneys fur the defense. Judge Lawlor post poned until tomorrow afternoon th decision as to the manner In which ths Ford jury shall be drawn. The trial of the next case against Ford was set for Mouday, October 14. On that day the roses against ths other defendants will com up to be set for trial.