Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXX VTl NO. 2S5.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 190S TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COl'V TWO CENTS.
HILL FOR ECOXOM
Railroad Mag-nate Calls Attention to
Wasta of Katural Wealth.
RES0I7RCES ARE COMMON ASSET
Economic and Political Future of
' Country is, InvolTed.
SECRETARY
WILSON
TALKS
Rapid Eli ;:(t :n cf the Soil
I-eilorcd.
JOHN A. JOHJTSON WIELDS GAVEL
AMrfMM Fellow by Prl. Chnmber-
lain cf Vulverslty of Chsea;
and R. A. Vnm of Kan
Ma City. '
WASHINOTOS, Mar X. With Chairman
James J. Hill of th Great Northern direc
torate. Governor Glenn ' '.North Carolina,
Governor Fort of " raey, Secretary
of Agriculture 1 -J. sldent Hadley
of Tela unlveralt .j.V nerous other
speaker of nation . ce starting
the proceedings, the1 -T, ' sessions
of the conference bet. nt Roose
velt a4 the governor " regarding
the conservation of nat vm con
tributed another notable '. econo
mlo history. ', ' " '.
Governor Johnson of Mln. dded
Curing the morning and Go '. een
of Illinois In the afternoon. v HUT
speech, a noteworthy one th evoked an
ovation, occupied fifty minutes.
Directory tho Valtod State.
-Air. Hill aald the present assemblage la
unprecedented. . "It Is In effect." said he,
"a director' meeting of the great political
and political economic corporation known
aa the United States of America. Th
stockholder are the 87.000.008 peopie of thu
country; I be directors are state and federal
officer, whose position brings them In
touch with th oporatiue of the whole
country. We ahould not tall ta raoognla
high note that has been struck and the
Immensity of the Interests Involved upon
the Uvea of millions yet to be."
Mr. HU1 said that for the first time there
is a formal national protest, under seal of
the blghaat authority, against economic
waste. "May we net hops that from this
gathering there may be born net only a
wiser system of using- the atin remaining
resources of thla country, but a co-opera
tion between nation and state that ehell be
as helpful in our pollitoal as these delib
erations ought te be In our economic fur
tiaraF ,
KoeoTeea) Comm Aaeet.
Continuing-. Mr. IUU aald In parti
la the movement of modern times, which
has made the world oommerdfUlir a small
place and has produced a solidarity ef the
rare suoh as never before existed, we nave
t ome to the point where we must ta a cer
tain extent regard the natural rasaurees ef
thla planet as a common aeeet, oompare
them wit h demands now ma da and liVely
to pe mane upon in am, ana eiuay tnsir ju
dicious use. If we f&il te nmcider what we
pnasmi ef wwttf available for the woe of
rcanmna, ana to wnax extent we are wast
ing a national patrimony that can never be
restored, we micht be likened to the dl-
restore of a eootpeey wbo never examina
a Balance aseei
What ef tha Fwtwrer
Mr. H1U aald that M per cent ef eur
people are engaged directly in agriculture
nd that all the rest depends upon It. lie
estimated that in 13Jt the population in the
United State would reach a total of about
11,000. 000 people and by the middle of the
century at least Mu.000,00 people.
Hi continued:
Where are they to go, how are they to
be employed, how fed, how enabled to
earn a living wage? We are approaching
tne pjint whete ail our wheat product will
be needed for our own uses, and we shall
cease to be an exporter of grain. Our own
Vvople, whoee mineral resources will by
tnai time have greatly diminished, must
Iind themselves thrown baca upon ins sail
ivr a living. If continued abuse of the
land should mark the next fifty years as
u has the last, what might be the out
look? idr. Hill eaid that not only the economic
but the political future la Involved, and
added: "Every nation finds Its hour of
peril wheo there ,1s no longer Tree access
to the land, or when the land win no longer
support ths people. Disturbances within
are mora to be feared than attacks from
without. It would not be strange if they
should, la their desire for change, attempt
to pull down the pilars of their national
temple. Far may thia day be from ua,
but since the unnecessary destructions of
our land will brine new conditions of
danger, its conservation, its Improvement
'.e the highest point of productivity prom
ised by scientific intelligence and practical
experiment, appear to be. a first command
of any political economy worthy of the
ham."
Mr. Hill talked for nearly an hour and
at the conclusion of his address waa warmly
congratulated by the members of the con
vention,! William J. Bryan and others, who
snook heads with him.
Secretary of Agriculture WUson said:
' The greatest asset we have in the United
Kvaues is our ruil, and we ate destroying
uiai ss promptly as we can. and tne older
nuea arts it the country have made the
aitauet prugr in the destruction of our
tut.
Governor lvrt gave a very satisfactory
account of the forestry work being dons In
i. state.
Prof. Hadley, president of Tale university,
waa tailed on by Governor Woodruff of
Connecticut and made the prediction that
within twenty years If the present rate of
f rcgreoa In teaching forestry continued the
; teople of ths country would Lake care of
! uiet vital question.
R. A. Land of Kansas City read a paper
a "The Conservation and Perpetuation of
. tits Forests."
Ks Mere Confederation.
Governor Glenn of North Carolina made a
vigorous appeal for action by the confer
ence which would Impel congress to pass
at tils station a bill providing for the Ap
palachian and White mountain forest re
serve. Me ssld he wished to snswer the
suggestion of Speaker Cannon at the ban'
teel to the governors last night that ths
s:vth try a cssfe-ieration arriymnt aM
hot ask assistance of the federal govern
ment on the forestry reserve question.
"W tried a confederation once and It did
not pa'," he eaid. This remark brought
. Lha convention to Its feet. Hats wst
thrown in ths air, and ahouta, laughter and
applause mingled.
Ir. Oeorge C Pardee, former governor
of California, gave an exhaustive paper on
"California's Rivers snd Forests."
Ths conference was grestly shocked when
. taey learned of the serious Illness of H. A.
Jastro ef California, who was to hav been
the second speaker at the aXteraoon's aee-
' turn on grating and stock raising- Mr.
! JaaUw waa taken suddeclyUU at the White
tCooUnaed n Second Pags.J
SUMMARY OF HIE BEE
Friday, Mar ISt lOR.
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FOR OMAHA. COI-NCIL. BLUFFS AND
VICINITY-Friday fair.
clourtv.
FOR IOWA Friday partly rlnudy. with
probably showers north prtlrn.
Temperatures i umira yemertiay:
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MKfRIO
bn.mr Rurkett cet appropriation for
Fort Crook attached to the sundry civil
bill, which passed and now goes to con
ference. "
Number of watche discovered in me
Guinness home doe not tally with the
number of bodies found and digging io
make up the discrepancy will be resumed.
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Minnesota democrats have a warm con
vention and a lively contest, over the
manner In which Bryan name shall be
Incorporated In the platform. 1
James J. Hill and other prominent men
address the conference of governors at
the "White House. 1
Kansas City brewery workers go out on
strike and the breweries are shut down.
Fag 1
Evidence taken in the application of
Harry Thaw to be released from Matte
wan asylum. 1
Two Oklahoma senators corns to blows
over question of veracity. Fag 1
yivrry C Roland discovers a new 7
. r, m oniiM-tinn asency and to make
himself rich. 1 !
Colleae of New York City dedicates new
buildings with great ceremony. Fag 1 j
Republicans of Maine are for Taf t at j
the state convention. fags 1
Missouri prohibitionists put up a atate
ticket. .
XXlkaSKA.
Lieutenant Governor Hopewell return
and relieves Senator Saunders of duty aJ
acting governor. State Board of Asess
ment preparing to take up railroad valu
ation and the appointment of a secretary.
Fag 3
XOCAX.
Aftermath of th tornado. Omaha
starts a fund to help the sufferers. Ta
dead are buried and the injured are doing
well. X
Jame J. Fee found guilty by a Jury
of criminally threatening to blow cp the
Merchants National bank March 10.
Fag
Contract 1 let" for new St. Fhiiomena
parish school to cost 120.000 and for big
John Deere Plow company building to
cost 75,000. Page 3
Discrimination by Rock Island-FrWco
system favoring Kansas City and againtt
Omaha is shown to still continue itifiJ
lng to a letter sent out by Eecrttsjy
Guild cf the Commercial club and E. J.
McVann of the Grain exchange. Fag T
KFOKT.
Iowa university track team goes to
Minneapolis to meet the Gopher tesm.
Pag t
COKamCIAJ. AST XjrDTJXSlAXb
Live stock markets. Page 7
Grain markets. Pag 7
Stocks and bonds. Pagw 7
HOVKMXsm OP OCKAJT ITSAKSXIrS.
rot. amTea. aaiitrf
NEW YOSK .
NEW TORK, .
NEW tors:
new vo&g.
BREMEN ...
. Bnulla Teaioatc
Rob.
Mauritania.
- Eascaia.
...-K. W. ar On
KANSAS CITY BREWERY STRIKE
Workers Coav
Plants
Ooeratlona suad Blg
Cloae Down mm
Reaalt.
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. May lt-Eght bun
dred brewery workers employed at lh
Dent brewer of Kama City felled to re
port for work thla morning, announcing
that a elrik had been declared. The
trouble arise trom th resigning of a con
tract between the men an! th breweries.
Th old contract expired May 1. Sine
then negotiations looking to th sifnlng of
a new contract have been going- on. Last
week, however, it was apparent that no
agreement could be reached and officials
of the union ordered a strike.
The strike completely tied' up every
brewery In the city. Brewers, bottler, la
balers, coopers, machinists, tin f oilers and
drivers went out, only the engineers and
firemen remaining at work.
When the question of a new contiacir was
taken up by the contending parti- the
workers presented demands for an iimeass
in wages, citing the prosperity cf the :an
panies and the Increaaed price of living.
The increase asked aggregated about 11
week per man. The brewers mads an ef
fort to have the men sign ths old scale, but
were unsuccessful. Todsy the brewers win
bold a meeting- to determine what action
they will take.
VREELAND BILL RULE ADOPTED
Honao by Vol of 1T4 14 Decide
to Fwsh Carrenry M
re Throaaku
WASHINGTON, May It. The houa? to
day adopted the rule for consideration of
the V reels nd currency bill. J7 to 1M. The
democrats voted solidly agalost U and wer
supported by fifteen republicans.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Blanche Grakle Itsmesi,
Mra Blanch Grahle Sturgeon died
Wednesday evening at her hora In Gree
ley. Colo. She is survived by her hus
band. Mr. Dwtght Biurgeoa. a daughter, i
years eld. oi an infant eon. Mra. Stur
geon waa a native of Nebraska, daughter of
JJ. S. Grable. formerly mayor of Beatric.
and a nleo of Mr. and lira. Francis C
Greble, formerly of Omaha. Sh was ale
a niece of Mr. and Mra, 8. S- Peter of
1111 South Twenty-eighth street, Omaha.
Mra. Sturgeon wa a singularly handsome
young vomit and her grace and charac
ter were in comport with personal beauty.
Sh was born la Beatrice thlrty-oo year
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BRYAN MEN LOSE ALL POINTS
Minnesota Democrats Even Refute to
Make Kebraskan Second Choice.
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BOLT DOES KOT MATERIALIZE
Mall Rented for Rasast Convention
Not Oeewpled Convention Ea
thaalaatle for Governor
Johnson.
ST. PAUL. May it The democrats of
Minnesota today formally endorsed Gov
ernor John A. Johnson as a presidential
candldata and at the same time by a vote
of 771 to 1 refused to declare In favor of
Willlsm J. Bryan aa a second choice.
Th followers of Mr. Bryan did not carry
out ths threat which they have so often
made during- the last ten days, that they
would bolt and hold a rump convention If
their contests were defeated before the
committee on credentials, or If they were
not able to secure a part. el endorsement of
their leader. They made a. sturdy fight
for their man. and when they had been
overwhelmingly defeated remained quietly
In their seats snd made no motion to leave.
Several days ago they had gone to the
length of leasing a ball two squares from
the Auditorium In which the convention of
tc-day was held, for the purpose of endors
ing Brysn and naming a contesting delega
tion to Denver. The hall was ready for
them today, but none of thera wait near It.
Johnson Men Geaerows.
The Johnson men were generous In their
victory and declared In their platform that
while they entertained "an affection for
and confidence in the integrity and ability
of William J. Bryan" they believed that
Johr.ton was- n man better calculated to
bring success to the democratic party and
was first entitled to the support of Minne
sota. The Bryan men did not make as great a
fight before the committee on credentials
as they hadd eclared they were prepared to
make. They did not seriously contest the
vote of Hennepin county, which for some
days they confidently asserted roust be
given to them If they were to remain In
the convention. They were awarded the
delegation from Itasca county and one-half
the vote In Cottonwood county, or eleven
and one-half votes In, alL In all of the
other contests which they had declared they
would make they either did not appear or
were defeated. It was a foregone conclu
sion that thia would be the result snd they
reserved their strength for a fight on the
floor of the convention In favor of having
Bryan declared the sole heir to the votes
of Minnesota In the event of any political
disaster overtaking Johnson In the Denver
convention.
Minority Report on Platform.
Two of th nineteen member of the reso
lution' committee presented a plstform
plank to thla effect, which they asked
be made "an addition" to th platform.
They did not move that it bo substituted
for the majority report, but Chairman
Work declared that he would consider th
minority report as an amendment and the
defeat of ths Bryan faction cam about
on the motion to substltut th minority
report for that of toe majority.
Leaving all political questions, asidt.' th
convention " of today waa througitooA
nattering tribute to Governor Johaon-
The enthusiasm for him waa unbounded
and sincere, every mention of his name
was instantly followed ' by a wild yell
of delight, and the final adoption of the
platform formally endorsing him and in
structing Minnesota to fight for him at
Denver waa followed by a demonstration
of enthusiastic loyalty of which any man
might feel proudl
MAY ECO.-D TAFFI SOMISATIOS
Geora A. Knlsfct of California-. Cobs
nsltteo'a TemSMsratrr Chairman.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. May 14. George A.
Knight, member of the national committee
of the republican parly, who seconded ths
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt at Chi
cago four years ago. was last night ap
pointed temporary chairman of the repub
lican state central committee In executive
session. Knight. It is said, will make the
speech seconding ths nomination of Secre
tary of War William H. Taft for president.
Although a bitter fight will Immediately
open upon the question of temporary chair
man between the reg-ular republican or
ganization and the Lincoln-Roosevelt Re
publican league, the latter aupportlng ex-
Mayor W. R. Davis of Oakland, It la re
sonsbly certain that th regular will hav
a majority.
Georgd A. Knight. Judge Henry A. Mel
via and General Harrison Gray Otis axs
three of the four deleg-ates-at-larg who
are reasonably certain to be sent to Chi
cago If th regular control. M. H. De
TounsT of San Francisco is mentioned as
ths fourth.
Th Fourth and Fifth corurroaaional dis
trict conventions will be held her today.
They are claimed by th Lincoln-Roosevelt
league.
ALilKl REPIBLICASI
MEET
Settlement of Coateota Branca t A boat
by Committee sua Credentials.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 14. A cable to
ths Fcat-I-Mvlligenoer from Ketchikan says
that. unier trie findings of the committee
on credent!; of the Alaakan republican
convention, w-.e-half the Fairbanks vote li
given Vs ct'.-ti side. In the Ketchikan eon
test the Irving delegation for Governor
Hoggatt Is declined legal. Delegat Boyd
.'..f Douglas, an antl-Hoggatt man. Is given
a MB t. '- Tin Nome contest Is divided be
tween th three contesting f actio na and
each one gets a portion of the delegate
from th Nome precincts.
John W. Corson will be named for dele
gat to eongres on th first ballot, with
practically no opposition.
IXSTstrCTIOXS URGED BT BIVA
Save Fall are to Do So Torn Dele
fate Over to Basses.
LINCOLN, Msy. 14. In the Commoner to
morrow. W. J. Brysn, under a glaring cap
tion, will urge th Instruction of delegates
to the democratic national convention. He
says:
"Instructions to delegates r th order
of the day. Nearly all the states which
neve held democratic conventions, so far
hav Instructed. This is as It should be.
Instructions are democratic The people
speak through Instructions they cannot
peak in any other way.
"A failure to instruct turns the delegat
over to party bosses."
HARMONY IS WAIBtSGTO STATE
Republican Stale Convention Dan.
luted by Taft Men.
SPOKANE. Wash., May 14 Th repub
lican atate convention today will be char
acterised by harmonious proceeding. Th
delegation to th national convention la
(Continued on Second Pago
THAW'S CASE BEFORE COURT
Rakeas Corwno Action ronght Up In
Peoasnneoswle Plan of
Appltrant.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. T., May 11-Th
opening of th Thw habeas corpus hearing
today after many delays found Thaw and
his repreoentstlves and DIMtict Attorney
Jerome's forces equally ready to hasten the
Issue to a conclusion. The elder Mrs. Thaw
has been here for severs! days ylsltlng her
son at the county Jail and having extended
talks with him. She still maintains confi
dence aa to the final outcome. Thaw' stay
in the quarters of the sheriff in th county
jail has been mach of a relief from the
hardships of life In the Matteawan lnaane
asylum and The Tombs and his appearance
today showed marked Improvement.
Thaw' counsel contends that Justice
Dowllng did not conform to the legal re
quirement when he committed Thaw to
Matteawan. They claim therefore that he
is being deprived of hi liberty without due
process of law. They ssk Justice Mor
scauser to first pasa upon this question be
fore examining witnesses to determine
Thaw's present mental condition.
Dr. Frank H. McOulre. physician at the
Tombs prlsjn. and Dr. Charles E. Lanei, a
Poughkeepste physician, were called as
witnesses for Thaw and ssld they thought
him entirely rational.
The court ruled that the burden of proof
was on the relator. Thaw, as be was not
on trial, under a criminal eharge. This
ruling took Thaw's attorneys by surprise
and Mr. Graham said that he had not an
ticipated such an opinion from the court.
There waa a report that U Thaw la re
leased he will be arrested on account of
making threats against a New Tork
woman. - District Attorney Jerome declined
to discuss the report.
BAD BLOOD BETWEEN TROOPS
Fvearh and Spaniards Einn
in
Fatal Brawl at Gates of
CnaablaaieA.
CASABLANCA. May 14 There waa an
encounter here today between some French
and Spanish troops qusrtered in the port.
The Spaniards fired first, ft Is alleged, and
the French aouavee replied In kind. Cm
Spaniard was killed and another wounded,
white the French had two men wounded.
At the conclusion of the incident Colonel
Deatnoutler assumed command over the
area reserved, under the policing agree
ment, to Spain. The encounter took place
at one of the city gates. It waa the out
come of a quarrel between some Spanish
soldier and an unarmed Algerian sharp
shooter. MADRID, May 14 The minister of for
eign affaire, upon being Informed of the
encounter at Casablanca between French
and Spanish troops, demanded details and
ex plana Uona from Faria. The matter has
created considerable excitement here.
Bom newspapers advise the immediate
withdrawal cf th Spanish troop, saying
there la bad blood between them and the
French and that a repetition of the troubl
is likely If they remain In contact.
HART-M'KEE DIVORCE DECREE
Parisian Conrt Find Both Hasbaad
ad Wife Contrlbwted to M w
twal I uaipplaeu.
PARIS. May 14 The cburt todav grant el
the Hare Mckee divorce finding that both
Mr. and Mm McKee had contributed to
the unhapptnes of their household. Mrs.
McKee Is given the custody of their child,
with tho provision that Mr. McKee be al
lowed to have the child on month yearly,
a weH as being permitted to see it twice
a week If living- In the same city or town.
The court also found that Mr. McKee's
charges that Colonel Baxter snd Mrs. Mc
Kee, his daughter, had inspired libellous
article against him in the American news
papers, were not proved and dismissed
the case. Mr. McKee waa ordered to con
tribute LOW franc monthly for tho sup
port of his child.
The divorce suit was brought in this
city bv Mrs. A. Hart McKee, formerly
Mrs. Hugh Texis.
JAPS IN ATLANTIC SERVICE
la of Oa Company Are B
Seat to. th Baste ra
VICTORIA. B. C May M. The Nippon
Tusen Kaiaha is to invade the Atlantic,
ecordlng- to advice received by th Toaa
Maru yesterdsy. The AsahU. a prominent
Tom to newspaper, aays the Xippan Tusen
Kaiaha will transfer some of the steamers
now on the European line from Yokohama
to London and continental porta, to trans
atlantic service, to be established when
the nine new vessel of about kOO tons,
three of which have been launched, are
added to the European Una. The vessels
thu taken off that rout will be employed
In the Atlantic service, first an irregu
lar line, and eventually establlshmg a
sticng regular line.
SEVERE STORM AT MITCHELL
Over Four- Inrhes of Water Pail,
Tearing; Oat Track and
Bridge.
MITCHELL. & D.. May 14 Special Tel
egram j A greater amount damage done
by the heavy rain storm of last night was
revealed thla morning after daylight. After
the rain kept coming until after midnight
and th total precipitation amounted to 410
Inches. Ths stone bridge between the north
south aide of the city over the dry run, a
small stream, was entirely swept away dur
ing the night. Th flood brok th water
main and gas main leading; over to that
part of th city.
The Milwaukee company suffered a good
deal of damage a half mile west of th
city, wher the two, lines of the low and
Dakota division and the Jame Rlvr divi
sion enter the city. The two tracks wera
rvept a distance of ten feet from th road
bed and the piling under a small bridge
waa also swept away. About feet of
track waa moved as a result of excessive
overflow. An engine and caboose waa held
west of ths washout all night, unable to
cross to reach th city. East of town-three
bridge are In a dangerous condition for
trf?e. A crew of iwn waa jiut to wnrfe
at once to repair th washout and It la
thought traffic will b reaurred this sftar
eoon. TILLMAN BACK IN S Eli ATE
Oecwple Old Sent nnd Recelvee Con
' rrnlnlatlowe I HI ( uai
f re res.
WASHINGTON. May 14-Senalor Tillman
occupied hi old seat in th striate for a
time today. His colleagues gathered around
him and gave htm a warm welcome. That
Mr. Tillman had been til was made mani
fest by hla physical condition, but he as
Mred hi friend that h as grUy improved
RELIEF WORK NOW GOING ON
Omaha Starts Fund to Aid Louisville
Sufferers.
TORNADO VICTIMS AE.E BURIED
Latest Reports Show Ed Miller of
RlekSeld Set Dend Throng of
Sightseer Visit Bellevn
nnd Other Places.
Whan th call for financial aid from
tVomiarvlU and th lattaaatioa that Bslle
vm would need nom assist was rs
ejTd la Omaha Chairman B. X. Brno of
th pablio affair committee of th Com.
marcial club called a meeting of that oom
mltt Thursday moral eg and It was th
an of th ansmbera that Omaha should
raise a large share of th money needed
for relief.. A resolution calling for help
waa adopted. It is requests that th
checks b mailed to ths Commercial club
and th newspapers given a list of con
tributor Bvsry buslaas man in ths room
eoatrlbutsd and the list secured at th
club Included th following I
Bo Publishing- Company S2S
Byron Bud Company SS
at. K. Smith B Co 85
Omaha Printing' company at
Bee Printing' company 88
lClopp k Bartlstt company 88
Bemia Br company 85
Omaha Daily Sm 85
Fred Met 85
Xe-Ql-Andrea company 85
Omaha KutUnal bank 85
X. E. Sruo 85
C. K. Brown 85
Byrno-Kammar t)ry woods company... 85
Omaha Elactrio Xdfht St Power Co 85
KcOord-Bredy company 85
Union Stock Tarda national bank 85
South Omaha Eatloaal bank 85
Packer Vstidnal bank 85
W. X Tetter 10
K. K. Barkat S
Harry Barkly S
E. B. Brno S
John Iatoa t kd
Bellevu people have started a It lit f
fund for their sufferers and hav this
much In hand:
aCLIXTTI BXUXF FUKD.
W. m Patrick 620
Xrr. Crether , 10
James Mccarty a
J. C. McCh aey 80
C. McMahaav a
W. E. XVoonard s
John W. xatUs io
B. B. Comb S
Guy W. Wadsworth 10
J. K. Sow a
C. &. Comb lp
William Xieonard , 1
Total t7
While the number of death from Ui
tornado remain at five, later report
indicate that Ed Miller of Richfield, at
first thought to hav been instantly killed.
still live and underwent an operation
Thursday morning for the injuries h sus
tained about th head. Hi recovery is
doubtful.
It now transpire that two sandpit men
reported killed near Loulsvtll escaped
death. Their temporary abaenc gav
rla to the report that ' they IJuT 'beea
killed. Their names wer not .earned.
They were transient.
Elmer Leader, the 10-year-old child of
August Leader of Richfield is dead, and
was burled Thursday. The funerals of
Martin Telg And his son killed north of
PapUlion were alro held Thursday.
Latest report are that Mrs. Clara Mar
co of Bellevue. who was first believed to
be among the dead and later reported fa
tally injured, may recover; at least sh 1
improving, as ar the others who wer seri
ously injured at Bellevue, wher th cas
ualty list was so large.
Relief Committee at Bellevae.
A relief committee la doing much good
toward providing (or needy one at Belle
vu. The college students there ar work
ing In thre eight-hur nightly shifts pa
trolling th town.
Throng of visitors from Omaha, South
Omaha and other place ar visiting th
rule of th stricken town, and also those
at Fort Crook and Crook Town.
Bellevu college resumed Its class room
work Thursday morning. President Wads
worth said not a student would go bom
and not a cog in the wheel of college ma
chinery would be broken by th tornado'
effect.
Ho 1 receivtns some contributions for
th rehabilitation of the institution, but
apprehends th need of greater funds than
at first he thought would be necessary, a
th 1 oases ar greater. H says they ar
not all covered by Insurance. Th total he
places at about 115.000 Instead of (10.000,
th original estimation.
Order Ont of Chnoo.
Order la gradusliy coming out of th
chaos which has been supreme la tho tem
pest, visited d 1st riots of Bellevu and Fort
Crook. Wednesday was so filled with ex
citement, and the grief of the people over
their losses was so keen, and th actual
losses wer so blinding:, that Uttls waa
don In the direction of relief. Moat of
the ' people left homeless wer boueed, but
one or two famillea lived In ten La. The
rain of the night made them very mlserahls
and uncomfortable.
On of th first acta looking toward re
habilitation waa a maes meeting of the
cltixea of Bellevu Wednesday afternoon.
Dean R. S. Calder of the Colled was
elected chairman. J. C. McCheaney secre
tary and Oscar Keyser treasurer. In order
to get an idea of exact conditions several
committees were appointed to investigate
losses and make a tabulation for th ua
of th cltixens' organisation. Ths follow
ing committees were appointed:
FU-nce Osc a r Keyser, J. C McCh'ny
and W. E. Leonard.
- Clearing Streets S. C. Sloan. Wesley
Chadd.
Police Patrol-Mitchell. Graves.
Tb relief association will hold a meet
ing each afternoon, until th immediate
necessities ar arranged. Th chairman
stated thai tb losses would be fully a
great In the city as previously estimaU-d,
if not greatly Increased in some caaea. In
numerous cases th people need aid of a
substantial kind. The organisation will
report as soon a possible. In ths mean
time all donation wui De received by tne
chairman or any member of th finance
committee.
Situation at th Colics.
At the college the estimata of th loss
was considerably Increased according to
the estimates of President Wadsworth. It
will require fully lli .( to repsir th two
buildings- which suffered damage. The
president stated that classes would proceed
on regular schedule. All the functions of
th school will be carried out and tiie
graduation cxerclst-s will in no manner be
interferred with. Aid for the college is
greatly needed, for the insurance was found
not as complete as it was thought.
Tio morning classes found moat of th
Continued oa aWca f sd
GOVERNORSHIP GOES BEGGING
Baaadera Disclaims Rlakt While
Hopewell I la state, nnd Hope
well Doesn't Want It.
if you want to be governor cf Nebraska
for a few day go down to Lincoln and get
In ths big chair, the Job is going bepxtng.
Testerday Lieutenant Governor Hopewell
arrived In Omaha from Csllfoms. He ru'
up St the Fsxton hotel between trains,
hoping to gel to his home In Tekamsh be
fore "Governor" Chsrles L, Ssunders dis
covered Mm. or found out that he was
here. He succeeded In the former snd
failed In the latter and now Nebraska is
without a governor.
Saunders heard Hopewell was coming in
from California, wher he had been with
the Nebraska party to present that silver
service, and he set sail for Omaha. Saund
era, who Is president pro tern of the sen
ate, has been acting governor since Gov
ernor Sheldon and his party went to Cali
fornia, but he expected to get relieved of
the job when the lieutenant governor
should return.
"I have no constitutional right to hold
he office while either Hopewell or Shel
don Is in the state." said Saundera. as he
leaned up against an Iron railing In front
of a Parnam street office building, resting
from a fruitless sesrch for Hopewell. "The
constitution pisinly says, 'in the absence
from the state of the governor and lieuten
ant governor," " he added. "Now that bars
me snd I don't wsnt to act under those
circumstsnces."
And the "governor" screwed up his face
Into the shspe of the small boy's when he
has to do something ma commands and he
deeplses.
"Oh, of course. I don't mind the work
that's all right. I'm used to hard work,
but blsm It all. It Isn't my job any more
and I don't want to hold It."
He wa given a tip on where to find
Hopewell, but when he reached the scene
Hopewell had gone, gone to that dear old
Tekamsh.
"Well. I'll go back down to Lincoln, but
I'll not be governor," finally ssid the "gov
ernor." with a wry face. "I'llust be there,
but that s sn."
Lieutenant Governor Hopewell, before he
knew that Saunders was in town and on
hla trail, said:
"I am glad to get back to Nebraska, I
shall not go. down to Lncoln unless I am
reeded there. Acting Governor Saunders
seems to be doing very well, snd then Gov
ernor Sheldon will be back Friday, so there
will be no need of rr.y services before Gov
ernor Sheldon returns."
But Saunders says Sheldon won't be back
until Monday.
Mrs. Hopewell and their son were with
the lieutenant governor. He added:
"Some of the Nebraska party are still on
the cosst visiting and may not be back for
a week or, two yet. We were royally treated
while away and made lots of new friends
along the Pacific sesbosrd that we shall
hear from later."
NEW WAY TO GET RICH QUICK
Harry C. Roland invents Latest
Swindle to Line His Pockets
with Gold.
CHICAGO. Msy 14 A "get-rich-qulck"
scheme with th charm of novelty is said
by the federal authorities to have been un.
coretid by the arrest of Harry C. Rolarul.
k bookkeeper for Tyrrell, Ward A Co. of
this city. It 1 asserted by the federal at
torneys that Roland has confessed that his
alleged peculations involve more then $j0,
0C. The Mall Dealers' Protective association
Is said to have been the name under which
Roland carried on his alleged operations.
Securing the names of delinquent debtors
of Tyrrell. Ward &. Co.. which does a mail
order business, he is said to have written
them that the government authorities were
investigating their accounts with a view to
prosecuting them for using the malls to
defraud. The accounts, he would aay, had
been turned over to the "protective associ
ation" for collection and the only way to
escape trouble with the United State au
thorities was to psy Up promptly.
DEDICATE COLLEGE BUILDINGS
Imposing- Ceremonies Mark Opening;
of Strnctsrcs la New
York City.
NEW TORK. Msy 14 The new buildings
of tho Colleg of the City of New Tork. on
Waahington Heights, which cost 17,000.000.
were dedicated today wlh imposing cere
monies. The principal addresa was deliv
ered by Oecar 8. Straua, secretary of com
merce and labor, who brought greetings
from President Roosevelt.
Jame Bryce. Charles Eliot and Joseph
H. Cheat also spoke. Th bell which
marked th dedication of the new building,
waa sounded by Mrs. O rover Cleveland.
ELKS HAVE BIG SUM NOW
Over Half Enongh Money Collected
hp Hasllinn Committee to
Buy Granite Block.
Thirty-five thousand dollar ha been
raised by the Elks' bustling committee,
over half the amount necessary to buy tbs
Granite block and nearly half the amount
required to put the building in shape. The
committee ha not let up in its campaign
and hopt to hav the total amount sub
scribed by Fridsy night, when the lodge
meets. If It falls la this, members of the
committee say they will sure'.y hav all
th money by next Tutsdsy.
E. G. LEWIS GIVEN FREEDOM
TndsT Rlner of Wyoming Iastrwct
Jury to Release St. Leal
Financier.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. May 14 Under peremp
tory Instructions from Judge Riner of
Wyoming-, the Jury In the United States
district court today, acquitted Edward G.
Lewis of th charge cf using, the malls to
defraud. In connection with the organi
sation of hla People United State bank.
Six Indictments sull are pending against
Lewla. who la the publisher of two maga
sines for women.
TWO SENATORS IN FIST FIGHT
Oklahoma Mo low a Kalor Knockdown
crap Over laetloat of
Veracity.
GUTHRIE, Okl.. May 14 -Senators Mor
ris and Roddle engaged in a fist fight on
tbs floor of the senste todsy aa a result
of the latter calling the former a liar. Sen
ator Rodd'.e sustsined serious bruises on
the bead. Senator Brook, who Intervened,
was hit by the combats nts.
HYMENEAL
Porter- H e n d era n.
Miss Etna M. Henderson, dauahter o'
Jam Henderson, and George M. Parte -were
married by Rev. Charles W. Savidge
at 4 p. m. Wednesday at th bnu h.e.
BURKETT ON HUSTLE
i
Gets 'Appropriation for Fort Crook
Into the Sundry Civil Bill.
MEASURE GOES TO CONFERENCE
No Doubt About Its Goinjj Through
with Rest of the Appropriations. '
CASH IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE
Action is a Record for Quick Work
with Supply Measure.
BUILDLSG BILL IS REPORTED
webraskjt, Iowa nnd Other Western
Slate interested In Measure to
the Extent ef a ambrr
of Appropriations.
(From s Staff Correspondent-)
WASHINGTON. May 14 tPpet'l! Ttl
egram ) senator nurneii noius m-,-for
tfi quickest cn.-i'leration andpa3i
of an emergency measure in the senste
according to such old-timers as Ailisor
of lows and Hale cf Maine. The senate
today not only passed Burkett's bill ap
propriating $100,000 for the reconstruc
tion of buildings st Fort Crook by the rt
cent tornsdo, but making the same imme
diately available by attaching It to tlx
sundry civil bill.
Senator Burkett last night Introduced o
bill appropriating $150. 0" for the recon
struction of thst portion of Fort Crook
destroyed by the storm on Tuesday. Tlilf
morning he sppeared before the military
affairs committee and urged Immediate
action on the measure.
The following letter from Quartermas-j
ter General J. B. Aleshlre to GenrU J.J
R. Bell, chief of stsff. with the endorse ?
ment waa read to surport the request ol
Senator Burkett for consideration: j
Sir: I have the hnor to Inform you:
that this ofrice has b-en advised by tele
graph that a number of buildings '
structures at Fort Crook, Neb., were De
stroyed by a tornsdo on May 11. It I.
believed that the damare and destruction
of hulldings will exceed $100. opo. Till -office
has been Informed by Senalo;
Burkett of Nebraska that he has intro
duced s bill to appropriate the neccssar;.
funds to mane repairs and reeoiistrut t
t-uih buildings as may have been dc-j
troyed by the tornado, and in view of tlif I
fact that there are no funds available
for the current fiscal year's apr topria-s
tlons with whi-h to make these i-efalr.-!
It is recommended thkt this bill be recom- 1
mended to the ml.Hary ccmmiltw for
favorable considers! i.-n. 8'-natnr Burkef
has also Informed thu office that owlt :
to the limited time for consideration fi
this hill It will be refer. d to the Wa
department for report, and in view of this
fact the question Is presented In thi-
form for consideration by the -War de
partment- Very Besnectf ully. v
J. B. ALESHliCSr
Quartermaster General. I". S. A.
BUI Endorse I'rneney.
This recommendation was endorsed by
General Bell, chief of staff of army as
follows:
Respectfully transmitted to the chairman
of the committer on mliltsry affairs of '
the I'nited JHtates sensie, tirgemV.y reco-n-m.-ndmg
thst a special appropriation b.
made to repair this damar. in-aa-much as ;
j no funds have been srrroprlsted for that j
ourpose and none are available. This
recommendation is forwarded direct by
me after office hours tn the shsence of the!
secretary of wsr Iwcsuse I have received ;
trat a report be made to the committee
tonight In order to fet It bfore th meet
ing of the committee early tomorrow
morning.
J. R. BELL, Chief of Staff.
The military affairs committee recom
mended the passage of the bill snd when
the senste convened Mr. Burkett. as soon
ss he could get the recognition, moved
th consideration of the emersrency meas
ure. Senator Hale started to object but ?
Senator Warren spoke of the necessity of
the bill snd the msn from Maine with-
drew his antagonism and the bull passed. '
Senator Burkett, however, had learned '
wisdom in his years' In the house and s
senate end finding a favorable opportunity S
moved the Item of HOO.friO for Fort Crook I
be attached to the sundry civil bill, which i
was done without debate. Herein Burkett
has the unusual distinction of passing a
measure and having It attached to onei
of the great supply bills of the govern-J
ment within an hour after Its favorable
report from the standing committee of I
congress. The sundry civil bill now goes'
to conference. There is no doubt
the"
provision will remsln In the bill. -
Crawford Returns Homo.
Governor Crs-cford of South Dakota left
tonight for bene. The governor came to
Washington to be present at th opening J
of the White House conference. Borne Im-f
portent matter of slate. It is said, required g
mat ua couin uaaota governor nouiat
hasten home. I
Senator Gamble today secured a favor
able report from the committee on Indian T
affaira on his bill providing for the coo-1
st ruction of the act of congress which pro-1
vlded for the dividing of a portion of the
Sioux reservation In South Dakota. His
bill authorises the secretary of the Interior
to make allotment to minor children on
the Sioux reservation, and also to parti bs
where they did not receive full and com
plete allotment under the original act. Th
bill also provide for taking car of th In
terests of such as may not have secured
their full quota of land prior to their death
ar.d leaves It to the eFetry of the in
terior to determine who are th rightful
heir of such deceased Indians.
Personal Meatios.
T. S. Everett of Redfield. & D-. on of
the delegate deslgnsted by Governor
Crawford to attend the White House con
ference, arrived in Washington last night
and was In attendance upon to confereno
today.
D. C. Thomas of Watertown, 8. D-, and f
W. E. Tipton tf Mitchell, members of th
South Dakota State Board of Charities.
paased through Waahington today enrout i
home from Richmond. Va., wher th
thirty-seventh convention of the National
Society of Charities and Correction waa ,
held last week t
Balldlnc BUI Reported.
Chairman Barthcldt of ths public build- '
Irrs and grounds committee of th house,
immediately after the passage ol trie so
called Vreelar.d currency bill, introduced
the omnibus public bulldir.g bill and, by V
special rule, its consideration will occupy 4
the lime of the house tomorrow. f
Nebraska gets the following allowance! A
Columbus, postrfflce snd court house, StiS,. gj;.
0Ci; riatttmouth. posiofrVe on e;la now
caned, Si0.; North I'latte. court house JfJ
snd post office, for site and bull iir.g, tl'0. oj.i
fO.'i Fa-rb'iry, for sne snd building, $TO.uO;
Hoiiln j e. or sit snd bj.ldir.g. SVu).
lowc is j rovid.-d for fallows: Cedar
jP.ipnis. present limit extended by tlO.OUO
Court. I Ll-ffJ. extension of prtsent build
l.. ;&.(... ljsvr.-.rt. addition to resent
bu.idliig, ' l'ort Dodge, udoliJoa to
present bulldir.g, IUVaiu; Decora Esther
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