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WAR CLOUD IS
w GROWING DARK
Dutch Government Not Inclined to
Back Up on Position Taken in
the Moroccan Controversy.
NOT READY TO YIELD TO FRANCE
Active Preparations for a Conflict Are
Being Made Along the Border.
FORTIFICATIONS ARE GARRISONED
Coast Defenses of the Netherlands Are
Being Fully Manned and Equipped.
NATIONAL RESERVES CALLED OUT
German? Baying Provision (or Men
and Fred tor Homes, Layta !
Sufficient to Last for at
Least fix Months.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 11. Owing to the
alarming war newt arising from th pro
longed Franco-German negotiations over
Morocco the Dutch government la making
full preparation to resist all poaalble In
terference with the neutrality of the Neth
erlands. The Dutch fortifications along the Ger
man frontier have been occupied by strong
garrisons and the coast defenses have been
fully manned. An order has been Issued
calling out the national reserves for the
army maneuvers.
The government Is buying 1.. -visions to
keep the men and horses foi six months
at prices four times higher than normal
and Is ordering large quantities of rice
from the colonies.
DOES NOT WAT TO BACK DOWN
German I.eaitne Alr Uesolntlons
that So mi. I Like War.
BERLIN. Sept. 11 At the annual con
vention of the German league in eesmon
here yesterday, resolutions were unani
mously adopted protesting against the
withdrawal of Germany from her political
position in Morocco and against her ac
ceptance of territorial Indemnity In the
French Congo.
The Gorman Imperial chancellor was
asked to break off negotiations with France
relative to Morocco rather than settle the
d spute on that basis.
The speech of the chairman of the eon
aitss was to the effect that the acquisition
by Germany of Western Morocco coire-
Ijiltnus mm v'w " ' . v ..... . .
Anovher resolution adopted demanded the
siodler building of warships.
Saturday's bourse panic seems to nave
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i
1
rased as oulckly as it arose. The market
today presented a completely changed ap-
ptarance. Heavy buying orders came in
from the province and from the outside
public generally.
The utterances of tha German foreign
minister, Herr von Klderlln-Waechter, re
garding the outcome of the Franco-German
...mi.. r!rlv tn Morocco. which
were, printed here Saturday evening, had j
a reassuring affect on the public.
The market. wa Improved by the publica
tion of the Prussian grain estimates, which
show bigger yields than did the first esti
mate publiahad several months ago. This
caused heavy fall In wheat and rye
prices.
i.-... nrnr Holds a Conference.
F.mDeror William, before starting yester
d
h
ft
day for the acene of the army maneuvers,
had a conference of two hours witn tne
German minister of foreign affairs Herr
Today the Lokal Anselger. in what la evi
dently an inspired article, emphasised that
Germany doe not demand any special
rights whatever In Morocco, but seeks
mainly guarantees from France against a
morvopollxation of public worka, mining
and Wading rights and against certain
practice in the customs administration
guaranties that would benefit all countries
equally.
The only subject requiring a epeclal ar
rangement between Oermaary and France
would be, the paper says, a treaty- ceding
territorial Indemnity.. All Other points
would be covered by an amendment to the
Algeclra agreement providing the . other
signatories would accept the German pro
posal to commission France to take over
a protectorate of Morocco along with the
obligations lnovlved to maintain order.
The opinion prevalla In the highest polit
ical circle of the capital that the matter
will be substantially settled this week.
FRANCE LIKELY TO STAND OUT
Opinion Prevails that Germany Asks
Too Much of a Concession.'
PARIS. Sopt. lL--The nature' of Ger
many reply to the proposal aubmltted by
France with the Idea of reaching an agree
ment regarding the Moroccan problem has
pleasantly.
Germany' counter proposal were re
ceived tn Pari Saturday night and after
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Owaha Uear . , at St jb
Troops Fire" on the
Rioters in China and
, Twenty Are Killed
Situation in North is Growing More
Critical and Uprising of Na
tives is Feared.
WASHINGTON. Sept. U.-Blod has been
spilled In ft-Ch.ien. the tj hulent province
of China. Over twenty rioters and a num
ber of soldiers have been killed In battle
during the last few days, resulting from
attacks of dissatisfied native on the
Tamen. or residents of Cheng-Tu, Sze
Chuen. This Information, the first newa
of bloodshed In the present disturbance,
reached tlie State department todav.
To Investigate the situation which is
threatening to Americans. L'nitcd Statea
Consul rontlut lett Hankow Sat ui day night
for i. hang King
The gravity of the conditions and the
fearful possibilities of the mammoth up
rising nan brought the central government
of China to a quick decision to suppress
the tro'jbl ith a strong hand. Thursday
the ringleaders of the agitations were ar
rested by the viceroy of the province. JTh.
Inflamed the.r follow e.s and resulted in
attack on the Yemen by the mob. The
soldiers on guard fired Into the rioters,
killing some twenty of them. The mob re
turned and in a subsequent assault on the
viceroy's residence slew a number of the
troop
Later news Li regard to the conditions
Is unattainable, as the telegraph wires be
tween Cheng-Tu and Chung King have
been cut.
China's troubles continue through ravages
of nature. Twenty-seven counties In north
ern Anhewl and Klang Su have been de
vastated by the roods of the Tang-Tee.
according to official reports to the Amer
ican legation at Peking.
Conditions in the Yang-Tee valley are re
ported as even more appalling. The central
government of China has appropriated
600,000 tiels, or about J420.00r, for relief pur
poses, but that amount is regarded as
wholly Inadequate.
Town of Massaf ra is
Under Martial Law
Many Persona Are Arrested for At
tempting to Release Cholera
Suspects.
CHIASPO. Switzerland. Pe.it. 11 Massa
fra. In the Italian province : Ieoce, where,
according to Information, mobs burned the
cholera hospital and carried the cholera
stricken patients through the streets, was
today declared under martial law.
Twenty .additional .persons have been
arrested for attempting to release cholera
suspects who are underlng observation.
Excesses arising from the government's
preventive measures to combat the plague
are reported fix;, .-everal other Itcl'se
towns. In some (...ices doctor, suspected
by the Inhabitants of distributing poisons,
have been attacked.
Champ Clark Given 1
Warm Welcome Home
Everybody in Pike County Turns Out
to .Greet" the Speaker Upon
.His Return. .
LOUISIANA. Mo.. Sept. 11. Champ
Clark la being entertained today by the
home folka, ail Pike county and the
greater part of the population of the Ninth
Missouri congressional district Joining to
make his homecoming from Washington
an epoch In Missouri history.
It wa here that Mr. Clark landed from
a steamboat thlrty-slx years ago aa a
young attorney from Kentucky.
MAY IRRIGATE DAKOTA LANDS
Syndicate Haa a Scheme for TJslna;
the Waters of the Chey
enne River.
PIERRE. 6. D.. Sept. 11 (Special.)
Bute Engineer Lea is in communication
with a Boston yndlcate that proposes to
take the flood waters from Cheyenne river
In the vicinity of Buffalo Gap, and carry
them out over the divide between White
and Bad river, for the. Irrigation of 200,000
acres In the valley of these two streams.
The plan proposed cover a territory
which waa included In one of the tentative
government plan which were laid out for
the atate before the commencement 1 of
work on the Belle Fourche project, but
which la not considered now among the
government plans for the near future
SHERIFF WILL STOP THE FIGHT
Acting 'Governor Mortis Say the
Lavwa of Wisconsin Will
Be Tnheld.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Sept. U While
Sheriff William A. Arnold of Milwaukee
county satys there will be bo boxing con
teat between Lightweight Champion Ad
Wolgaat and Packey McFarland Friday
night nest tn this city, Matchmaker Frank
Mulkern of the National Athletic club,
under whose auspices the match wa ar
ranged, says the bout will be staged as
per agreement and that the law will not
be violated.
Sheriff Arnold today received a telegram
from Acting Governor .Morris, requesting
him to see that the lawgoveinlng prize
flghta 1 obeyed.
STOCKING A BAD SAVINGS BANK
DoriUr Eatera Home ef Moatnskt,
Kills His Wife anal Carries
Asvny the Cash.
CHICAGO. Sept. 11-WHn black marks
on her tnroat. indicating that she may have
been choked to deatn, the body of Mrs.
Jennie Moslnskl was found today in ber
home. Joseph Moxlnakl. ber husband, 1
being hele pending Investigation. One of
the front window of the bouse was open
and the woman's aaving of foe. wulch ahe
kept in a stocking, were missing.
Moxln&kl said ha beUaved burglar en
teied the bouse during the night and killej
bi wife.
Street Railway Eutjilajrea Heet.
ST- JOSEPH. Mo, Sept EL The twelfth
biennial oonvanon of the AmaigaJnated
ataM-iit'l"P a f 4Lrel and vr.rm. i y
way FjupiOM-s of Ajnanra opejuid bnr iLh
noarly 4i' delefates la artaiuiaaoe. Ttie
oon'.ennon U3 uictiaui tour aaya C3rv
la.no. Ottawa. Canada, and baJt Laka City
ai-c jifuinaii for Lha Ikii meexlng.
Tote on CsXUua oil Strike.
CLEVBLAXD. O., Sept. n Cleviand's
nrLkine garment wnrkers lx-t;in nt.-is
toda u decide whether the atrike shall be
celled off. Tiitgf walaied out X.(luea w&ekj
MAINE ELECTION
RESULT IN DOUBT
Hon.,!
Early Returns Indicate Constitution
Prohibition May Be Retained
Small Majority.
3,000 IS THE FIRST LSTIM '
533 Districts Give 1,000 Majority
T 1 - i f 1- .
0THZR CniES BELONG TO DRYS'
Bath Reverses Its Former Decision by
a Large Vote.
INTEREST IN RESULT INTENSE
If License Interests Are Snrresafnl
Governor May Call Session of
Legislator to Repeal '
Statute Law.
PORTLAND. Me. Sept. 11. Returns In
todav's special election on the question of
taking prohibition out of the constitution
from S33 out of G2! election districts in the
state gave:
For repe.vl. 57. ISO: against repeal. 5 .009.
As a number of the towns to be fceard
from are conceded to the prohibitionists,
a victory for the retention of constitutional
prohiibtion i Indicated by about 8,000.
Bath, the first place to count the vote,
favored repeal of the prohibitory law,
1,138 to 4ft3. In W54 Bath voted for prohi
bition, 920 to 414.
The city of Rockland today voted for
repeal. 975 to 534. and the city of Saco did
likeveise, 808 to 548.
Maine's fame as the pioneer prohibition
stato of the union was In the balance to
day Daylight saw the first -of trie army
of voters on their way to the" polls and at
the hours passed the stream grew In siie.
With ideal election weather "there was an
unusually larga vote cast,
continued without cessation throughout the
day, opened in many of the city churches.
If the licenses interests are successful to
day there is said to be every possibility
that Governor Plaisted may be prevailed
on to call a special session of the legislature
to take action on the repeal of the statute
law, which In effect is the same aa the
constitutional amendment and - the enact
ment of another law for the regulation of
the liquor business. A local option law
such as prevails In Massachusetts is what
the license advocates seek. In the regular
course of events the matter Would not corue
up before the legislature until January,
1913 when the complexion of the state gov.
ernment might be much different than that
of the pretent body.
The morning vote In the cities was even
larger than was anticipated and In many
places fuully one-third of the entire vote
was cast by noon. In the manufacturing
center the heaviest vote was deposited
during the noon hour. Both sldee worked
hard to get out the early vote and auto
mobiles and carriages of every description
were pressed Into service to carry Invalid
and dindlfferent voter to the polls.
Fair weather wa reported from all part
of the atate.
Congressman Latta
' Dies at Rochester
Third District Congressman Passed
Away Shortly After Seven O'clock
Last Night.
ROCHESTER. Minn., Sept. 11 (Special
Telegram.) Congressman J. P, Latta of Ne
braska passed away at 7.20 p. m. at St.
Mary's hospital.
GAS EXPLOSION IN WELL.
INJURES SEVERAL MEN
Hunting; for Haniord Beala, Velgh
bnrns Are Severely Burned,
but Will Recover.
STURGIS. S. D., Sept. ll.-(3peclal Tele
gram.) While searching for Hanford Beats,
who disappeared last , Tuesday, a party
headed by Sheriff Collins gathered about
an unused well on the Beats' premises.
Thinking the man might have fallen Into
the hole, thirty feet deep, a lantern was
secured, lighted and lowered to the bottom.
Before the lantern struck the water, gas
In the well Ignited and an explosion fol
lowed, severely burning 6heriff Colllne.
Robert Crulckshank. Charles Hunt and J.
F. Henry.
As the gas "became Ignited a sheet of
flame streamed into the air ten feet high
and burned for several minutes.
Believing that the body may be In the
well another attempt will be made to reach
the bottom today.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT RUNS HIGH
Prosecutor la Kansas Threatened with
inr ii rte rrocrrda Aaraunsc Miss.
Chamberlain's Assailants.
LINCOLN, Kan., Sept. 11. Threat that
he himself may be subjected to a coat of
tar and. feathers have been made against
County Prosecutor McCanles, who 1 direct
ing the cases against a dozen men and
boy charged with complicity in the attack
upon Mi&s Mary Chamberlain, the school
teacher who was tarred by a mob near
Shady Bend. Kan.
Public sentiment In the county 1 at a
high pitch. Every mall brings the prose
cutor letters either commending his work
or making threats if he doea not cease the
prosecution of the men accused, who come
from the beet famine of the county. The
question promises to become a political
issue In the county.
Masked Bandits Rob
Eight Men of $1,500
Two Bobbers Lock Officers of Cokes
ville, Wyo National Bank in
Vault and Escape.
COETETTLLE. Wyo.. Sept. IL The Coke
vil National barJt of this place wa en
tered by two masked men this afternoon
and elgtot men who were In tha hank at
tlie time w9- lined up along the wall and
tavrchuL Th robber secured about 11(00
in money, locked the offleera of the bank
tn the vault and eacaned. Tha robber
were last seen riding up Smith's Fork
canyon- A posse of mounted men has
taken up th chase.
To Tskr the Cnrv.
BADE?? BADEN. Germany. Sept. U,
Former President Diaa of Mexico auivad
Xuum today to(iaka to aura
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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MANY NASBYS ARRIVE EARLY
Officers of the National Association
vAre Already on Ifand.
RECEPTION HELD, AT THE ROME
Large amber Art- Expected This
Mornlug Will Be Feast for the
Cannibals Tuesday Night
at the Den.
Over, fifty postmasters from all over the
United States arrived in Omaha as the
vanguard of a delegation of between three
and four hundred first-class nasbles, who
will begin their three-day convention Tues
day morning at the Rome hotel.
Among the fifty mall bosses who arrived
nearly all of the. officer of the National
association were present, and men whose
name are political bywords in many parta
of tr?e county also came to represent their
city at the meeting.
F. G. Wlthoff.. national president, - of
Dayton, O. ; E. R. Sixer, first vice preal
dent, of Lincoln; E. R Woods of Louis
ville, Ky., second vice president; 'Isadora
Sobel. third vice president; Erie. Penn.;
G. W. Bean, fourth vice president, Tampa,
Fla.; E. C. Mansfield, fifth vice president,
of Boston; D. C. Olin of Milwaukee, treas
urer, and Howard Marshall of Dayton, sec
retary, are all here preparing for the dele
gate who will follow.
Flying Postman Comes
Down Quite Suddenly
Aeroplane Machinery Goes Wrong,
Dumps Hubert, Who Has Both
Legs Broken.
LONDON. Sept. 11 Hubert, one of the
aviators of the aerial postal service In
augurated by the British postofflce last
Saturday, met with a bad accident this
morning and only the mall bags which the
flying postman was carrying from Hendon
to Windsor castle saved him from an al
most certain death.
Hubert had Just got away from Hendon
with 200 pounds of mail when the machin
ery of his aeroplane went wrong and the
machine crashed to the earth, burying the
' aviator under a mass of debris.
Both of Hubert's leg were broken and
he suffered other Injuries, but the mail
bags on top of him acted a a buffer and
aved him from being crushed to death by
the weight, of the engine.
Hanford Beal's Body
is Found in a Well
Remains of Cottonwood, S. D., Man
Uncovered b- Searchers Cause
of Death Mystery.
STURGIS, S. D.. Sept. IL 6pectal Tel
egram.) A second attempt wa made this
afternoon to reach the bottom of the well
her In which the explosion occurred yes
terday when four men were badly burned
and others Injured while searching for th
remain of Hanford Beat of Cottonwood,
who had been missing since last Tuesday.
The search was successful.
After taking out a lot of old timber and
dirt apparently saturated with gasolene
the body of Beat was found and taken out
with a rope. Coroner Brandt took posses
sion of the remains and summoned a jury,
tomorrow. It is still a mystery where tre
gasolene came from and how Be&ls met
his death. The sum of t'.il.u was found In
his clothea, a watch, knife and some
paper. The well has not been used for
years. Beats wa 50 year old and bad
several children. He was a member of th
Odd Fellows- and Workmen lodgea. ,
WILSON WELCOMES GOVERNORS
Governor Carey ( Wyoming; on the
Proa-rans for a Talk at
ftpriuar Lake.
SPRING LAKE, N. J., Sept. IL Gov
ernor Marion E. Hay of Washington was
tbe first of the atate executive to arrive
here fyf- U.e third annual conference of
governors, beginning U morrow.
Tomorrow morning Governor Woodrow
M'LUon will formally wekncime the gov
ernors on behalf of th stale of .New Jer
sey. Governor Joseph Carey of Wyoming
will reply and the meeting will begin Us
ached ulad wcrk.
Rural Carrier Ksamlnntlsma.
WASHINGTON, n. C, Sept. D-CEno.
cltU Telegram ) QlvU eervioe examination
for rural carriers wQ! be held Qctcber T
at Cedar Biufla, Srundera onunry; Martal,
Lancaatex county, and Western, Calina
county. -Nebraska.
Resignation
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goin' to hunt rats under the barn
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FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
POSTMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.
EDWARD R. SIZER, Lincoln. Neb.
Astor Not the Only '
One Who Should Come
in for Condemnation
Congregational Ministers Refuse to
Single Out the Colonel as a Victim
for Denunciation.
CHICAGO, Sept. U. A resolution con
demning the marriage of Colonel John
Jacob Astor and Mis Madeline Force and
Rev. Joseph Lambert for performing the
ceremony waa tabled for one week by th
Congregational Ministers' association to
day. Objection was made to singling out the
Astors for reproof when such marriages
are common throughout the country, but
It waa stated that Rev. Mr. Lambert was
a proper subject for action by th denomi
nation. Ocean to Ocean
in a Flying Machine
Aviator Fowler Starts on Trans-Continental
Voyage, Stopping at
Omaha.
BAN FTtANCISCO. Sept. U.-Robert
Fowler, the aviator, who will attempt to
fly in a Wright biplane from San Fran
cisco to New York, was at work thi morn
ing tuning up his machine preparatory to
starting on the first lap of his journey.
Fowler started at 11 o'nock from Golden
Oate park.
The aviator plan to make the distance
In twenty flying day and In a total of
twenty-six days, arriving In New Tork Oc
tober 7. The aviator will follow tbe line
of the Southern and Union Pacific and the
Illinois Central railroads, stopping tn
Omaha and Chicago.
Fowlar'a plan for today are to make
stops at Sacramento and Colfax, Cal.i and
Reno, Nev. He will carry a message from
Brigadier General Daniel D. Brush, com
mander of the Department of California,
to Major General Frederick D. Grant at
Governor' a island, N. T.
GETS ALMOST ELEVEN DOLLARS
Passengers on Train on Omaha Road
Reward Eugene La obey for 1st
Iobt Their Lives.
ST. PAUL. Minn., 6ept 11 For prevent
ing passenger train No. t from Omaha on
the Chicago & Northwestern from running
Into a washout today near Mendota, Minn.,
Eugene Labbey, a 17-year-old boy, was pre
sented by the passenger with a purs of
$10 70 and a set of resolutions.
Tbe danger point was behind a sharp
curve in the track and Labbey had to run
for a quarter of a mile before he waa at
a point where he could stop th train.
TEXTILE INDUSTRIES RESUME
Twiaty-PiT Theaaaasl Persona Who
Bar Bera leUa. Betanw
Work.
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BOSTON. Sept. IL Nearly JH persona
engaged m tha New Tngtand textile indus
try resumed work today after various per
iod ef ldtanra Ana tr a pmnaunced pnllcy
of curtailment.
Xha outlook fn is not aa bdgh2 aa mis
ufacturera hoped far and ourta.llrrmnt wul
aanUnu for a time at soma nanlara.
I
Vwe
again for a long time."
AWAIT NEWS FROM MEETING
Whether or Not Illinois Central Men
Will Strike to Be Settled Soon.
C0NL0N NOT YET READY TO TALK
Opinion Expressed that Should the
Machinists Fall to Endorse a
Walkout None Will
Occar,
CHICAGO, Sept. IL "We are going to
let the Illlnoi Central ahop employes know
before the day 1 over what the machinists
will do with relation to the proposed
strike. declared P. J. ' Colon, first vice
president of the International Association
of Machinist, today.
"I expect a message from our Interna
tional executive board, which went Into
session this morning at Davenport, la.
W are not going to fool with this mat
ter -any longer. The . board will decide
whether . the machinists are to sanction
this strike or not.
"A soon a definite acUon 1 taken I
will be notified and I will immediately com
munlcate with th member of th Inter
national conference, representing the nine
trade."
Vic President Conlea would express no
opinion aa to what the c action of the
machinists- executive board would be, but
the persistent report 1 that it will be un
favorably to the ahop employe who are
eager to strike.
After the conference of executive board
member of th International Association
of Machinist and James O Connell, Its
president. In Chicago yesterday, where
several of the International officer plainly
declared they did not favor a atrike of the
shop employes, the board adjourned to meet
In Davenport la., today. The full execu
tive board will further consider th shop
men' position, and final announcement of
the machinist' position will be mad soon.
Should the machinist decide not to en
dorse the strike, there 1 small likelihood
that J. F. McCreery, president of the Il
linois Central ahop men, and his colleagues
on the federation Committee would order
the men out because there would be little
fund to depend on for strike benefits.
Members of th international conference
committee of the nine trade Involved In
the federation remained In Chicago await
ing word from Davenport, which they said
might not come for several days.
It was stated today that the second vote
of the unions on the advisability of strik
ing or not striking ha not been com
pleted. Some of the ahop have been
heard from, but no Intimation aa to how
they stand wa given out.
P. J. Conlon, first vice president ef the
International Association of Machinists, re
mained here to keep the Illinois Central
labor leader and those at Davenport In
touch with each other.
HOPE FOR A.XOTHElt CONFERENCE
BBBBsam
President Kline hays Demands Will
Not Be Modified.
LOB ANGELES. Cal., Sept. U. "We have
not yet considered the question of a strike
of the shop employes. W are still hoping
for another conference with Mr. Krutt-
schnltt or with the general manager of
the Harriman line. However, we have not
and will not modify the demand for recog
nltlon of the federation."
This statement was made today by J
W. Kline, International president of the
Blacksmiths' and Helpers' union of Chi
cago, who arrived here today.
Mr. Kline waa accompanied by Martin F.
Ryan of Kansaa City, Mo., general presi
dent of the Brotherhood of Railway Car
men; J. A. Franklin of Kansas City, in
ternational president of th Boiler Maker
union, and J. D. Bulokalew of Washing
ton. D. C, vice president of the Interna
tional Union of Machinist. They will ad
dree a mas meeting of th Harriman shop
employe her
Kline said be still hoped for a confer
ence with Julius Kruttacbnitt, or the gen-
jeral manager of the Harriman line, and
I believed that if a meeting between the
general manager and the committees of
the fedorated 'shop crafts could be effected
their differences could readily be ad
justed. He admitted doubtfully, however, that
such a meeting could be arranged.
"The next move should come from Mr.
Kruttachairt." said Kline. "But suppose
be doe not move?" waa asked.
Kline replied that he and bis associate
bad not dec Wl ad what their act In that
event would be. A strike, ha said, would
be tha last reaort.
"Excepting tha reciaxsltlan of the federa-
Uon of ahop exoj)loya xld Kline. "1
know of nothing wblch would altar our
preaant position. .Everything 1 at etand
atlU now."
after th mass inner re g tha labor leader
will depart for tha east. Kline going to
Salt LaAa City and tha other to Tucson.
(Omtinuad i Keoond Page.)
ARREST MADE IN
OVERTON CASE
Sheriff Brailey Brings in Man Last
Seen with Dead Farmer at ,
Millard.
IS MAN WHO DROVE WAGON
Took Overton From Springfield to
( Millard, August Eleven.
K0BLER HELD AS A WITNESS
Post Mortem Examination Indicates
that Overton Was Stabbed.
INQUEST IS SET FOR TODAY
Mystery Mill Enshrouds vthe Finding
of the Body of the Farmer Who
Disappeared with 94,000 on
His Person.
Arrest of Edrar Kobler. irrand nephew
of William B. Overton, whose partly dis
integrated body was found on the E. A.
Colley farm, near Lane. Neb., Saturday,
wa the result of an Investigation by
Sheriff Brailey and Deputy Sheriff
Flangan yesterday.
Kobler, 23 year old, waa brought to
Omaha and taken to County Attorney
Engllfh office at :S0 last evening. After
a half hour' conference with Deputy
County Attorney Magney the sheriff took
Kobler to the county Jail, where he is
being held aa a material witness. He 1
the last man sen with Overton before the
finding of the latter's body.
"The sheriff s office s not In the position
of accusing Kobler of hi uncle's murder,"
aid Sheriff Brailey. "but we are holding
him. He will he held at least until after
the coroner's inquet, which will be held
some time Tuesday. He la the last man
known to have been, with Overton when
he was alive. What the Inquest will bring
out I do not know and do not pretend to
say. We found enough evidence to w-ar-rant
our bringing Kohler In. There Is no
charge against him at this time."
May Have Been Stabbed.
6o decomposed was the body of W. 8.
Overton that It was practically Impossible
for Dr. Samuel McCleneghan. coroner
physician, to determine the cause of the
man death by a post mortem ''exami
nation.. Mr. McClenghan made the ex
amination at Coroner Crosby's morgue yea
terday afternoon. He found an aperture
through the skin between the second and
third ribs on the left side, which he Mid
might Indicate that Overton had been
stabbed through the heart. However, the
heart and other Internal organs of the
body had entirely disappeared through
decomposition and the course of a knife
or a bullet or even the idea that he had
been stabbed or shot can only- be con
jectured. Prisoner Declares Innorence.
Toung Kobler declared his absolute In
nocence. While Byron Overton of near
Springfield, and Fred Ball of near Spring
field, nephews of th dead man tn con
ference with Deputy County Attorney
Magney, Kobler gave the following author
ised Interview to a representative of The
Bee: N
"I realize what the situation is. Aa soon
a I heard that Uncle Will' body had been
found I upposed they would arrest me. I
am Innocent, of course, and know nothing
about It. I don't blame -them for arrest
ing me. They can t take any chances cn
letting the guilty man get away.
"Uncle Will came to our house I live
with my folks at about i o'clock or 4:30
the morning of August 11, and woke me
up and wanted me to take him to Spring
field that day. I told him I dldn'tVnow
as I could, but he insisted and seemed anx
ious to go and I said I would take him
some time during the day. He came over
about 2 o'clock In the afternoon and I
took him to Springfield and Millard. He
left me at Millard and that's the last I
saw of him." I
Got Money nt Springfield.
"My uncle and I got to Springfield about
6. No, It was a little before, because we
went to the bank and they told us to
come back about 5. We went to the bank
about S and my uncle got " he money. It
wa S4.000. He had some more In a tin
can. I don't know how much. ' Then we
drove to Millard. We got thereabout 8
o'clock and had supper. Then he told me
to go home. My folks would be worried
about me. He said he would get an au
tomobile to take him where he wa going
or else he said he had one hired. I'm
not sure about that. I asked him where
he w.os going. He said that he never
would tell me. He gave me a fiddle ana
a satchel he had with him id told me
to give them to Mrs. Sage. He gave me
$100 for myself and S3U0 to give to my
grandmother. He said that would be her
share of his property If he dieduid he
wanted her to have It. I did aa he told
me. I stopped at Springfield on my way
home and saw Mrs. Sage andhad quite
a talk with her and gave her the fiddle
and satchel. Then I drove on home. I
got there between 1 and 2 o'clock In the
morning, I think.
"My uncle wouldn't tell me where he
was going. He wouldn't say anything
about It. He told me he wanted to get
away because he had heard Ike Bates and
a fellow named Phelps were going to
Papllllon to get a warrant for him for
burning their hay. He wasn't very friendly
with them.
"My uncle was queer. For quite awhile
I don't know how long he had sus
pected his relatives. He told people that
they sent him pie and things, but he
threw them away becauae he thought they
wanted to pob-on him.
"Uncle Will lived alone on hi farm and
had It rented to Bateaea. The last three
days he had a fellow stay there nights
with him. I don't know hi name, but
Batee.es do. He wa a fellow that had
cooked for Bateses she kept boarders a
couple of years ago. He came back just
a few day before my undelete I don t
know where he went to. I don't know if
... I .
Base Ball Tickets
Boxes of O'Hrien'si Candy.
Ail axe given away frae to Utos
who Cud toeir names la Ui want"
Ada.
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your liAinu wul up year aouietline,
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crtpUou to get Jus! Ita4 Lna
want aU.
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tbeie yoa will (lad nearly every
business bouse la tha city ru pra
te n led.