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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1911 1 FIRST LINED? TO CLARK long Sitting Given Over to Oratory xjaaa in vote. NIGHT SPENT IN THE ttat.t. Nominating Speeches and Demon- tratlons FU1 la the Honrs Till hong After Midnight, When : First Ballot Cornea. (Continued from First rage.) er on to switch to a second choice. VHey hoped to gain greatly In these changes. It has been known lor weeks that be cause of the great number of candidates and "favorite sons" In the fight for the nomination, that a selection on the first ballot was out of the question. The bal lot this morning bore out these expecta tions. It was because the delegates knew the situation was complex that they patiently sat through the night listening to many weary hours of oratory and then agreed to a test vote before recessing for sleep and conferences prior to renewing the struggle. Every one wanted to know how matters stood and the roll call gave a definite Idea of the preliminary lineup. ew York Doubtful Quality. ,jThe big doubtful quantity tn it was the '6te of New Tork. That delegation, at a caucus last night, decided to give its ninety votes to Governor Harmon on the first ballot. There probably will be other caucuses In the delegation as the ballots progress and there is a chance that the big block of votes may be thrown at any time to Clark, Wilson or some other can didate. in addition to the renewed talk of a possibility of Mr. Bryan's nomination there was renewal talk of "dark horses." Most of the delegates, however, seemed content to let the fight run along in the convention through six or seven ballots before trying to reach agreements with opposing forces. - There seemed to be today little chance of a stampede. Any attempt to nominate Mr. Bryan would meet with stubborn resistance from some of the southern Xt&tea instructed for Underwood and held subject to his release and from the conservative element including possibly Gime of the so-called Clark states. Rival Demonstrations Take Time. The all night session of the convention was picturesque in many ways. In all there were about eight hours of oratory and demonstrations. The Clark and WiJ- son forces were the principal contestants in the struggle to see which could keep up the cheering longest. The Clark demonstration, the first big one of the evening, lasted one hour and five mln- tes. The Wilson people, when their turn came, declined to quiet down until after they had passed the Clark record and added about ten minutes to it Dur ing both demonstrations many outsiders invaded the delegate section of the hall. During the "Wilson outburst several marching clubs came into the hall. As a rule the delegates listened patiently to the somewhat lengthy nominating and seconding speeches, seemingly to realize tbat this oratorical maze had to be threaded before the serious work of vot ing was begun. After day had broken end the artificial lights in the big armeny were giving way before the gray shafts streaming through the windows, the pangs of hunger and the fatigue of the long sitting drew upon them and they began to call to the speakers to make what they had to say as brief as possible. The wise men among the scheduled orators heeded this advice. Others who attempted to make the eagle scream and the flag wave In wordy pictures were treated with scant courtesy. It was 6:4S a. m. when the last state was called and the last speech had been made. Inside the aud torium only a single line of arc lights gleamed where there had been a score before. Outside the light of day filtered its way through a heavy veil of clouds. But the clouds were no heavier than the eyes of the delegates and they greeted the beginning of jthe first roll call with a whoop. Ehe test vote was carried on with great apldity and little or no confusion. The rtk llaHoe war A oil ttllt fntea Iran Cta nnnKi GET UNDER A GOOD STRAW Don't buy the first Hat you are shown. Come to a store where only the best sort of Hats are sold; where courteous salesmen take a deep interest in satisfying your wants. THAT'S HERE The " Weather Proof ' Straw Hat Nothing like it to be found elsewhere in Omaha lasts 50 longer than the com mon sort, preserves its colr better rain won't affect it; now are not these features enough to tempi you to investigate? "tViithsr proa!" Sa.lorj $2.00 to $5.01 r "Soft Straws ; $2.00 to $5.00 . Panamas $5.00 to $15.00 Bangkoks $6.00 and $7.50 Browning, King & Company K. 8. WUoox, Manager 18th at Douglas enough the women seemed to outnumber the men among the spectators who had spent the night at the hall, and were also much more keenly alert to the proceed ings. Two or three of them had collapsed Into sound slumber. Men were asleep and snoring in groups. It required half an hour to call the roll and figure the results. Then came the motion to recess and it was carried de spite the throaty-voiced protests of some delegates who were ready to go on with the battle to the bitter end. The session over, the big hall was emptied in a few minutes. Federals of Mexico Start a Campaign Against Juarez GUA PRIETA, Sonora, June 28. The federal campaign on Juarei began today with the departure from here of 800 men under General Blanco, who moved to ward Colonla Morelos, a small town on the border, between the states of Sonora and Chihuahua, where they will form a junction from the main column there un der Colonel Rivera, General San Jinez, commander-in-chief of the Sonora movement under orders from General Huerta, left today for Fronteras, south of here, to Inspect the troops under General Guizphe Garibaldi, proceeding then to Colonla Morelos to take charge of the mobilisation there. When concentrated .the federal force will number about 2,600 men. General Garibaldi will command the advance guard. General Blanco the rear end, and General San Jinei the main column. The troops will inarch close to the border of Arizona and New Mexioo, reaching the vicinity of Juares within five days. AT THE REBEL FRONT, Bachimba, Mexico, June 28. Rebel chiefs here are mysfled at the disappearance of the federals from the railroad directly in front of Bachimba. Almost as far south as the big Orlls bridge, fifteen miles away, scouts report no federals in sight The theory most commonly believed by the rebel officers is that General Huerta has moved his army to flank the moun tain pass. It Is asserted here that Gen eral Huerta Is planning a flank move ment to prevent the rebel army from re treating to Chihuahua. It la assumed that the federal commander has with drawn his troops from the railroad in front of Bachimba to allow the rebels to head southward if they choose. "What the government is said to be anxious to do is to get between the rebels and the American border and prevent them from obtaining ammunition or supplies of which they are in great need. Cuban Rebel Leader Estonoz and Many Followers Killed SANTIAGO, Cuba, June 28. General Evaristo Estenoz, the rebel leader, and 100 Insurgents were killed In a battle at Vega Bellaco, six miles from Mlcara, In the vicinity of Songo, by government troops under command of Lieutenant Be La Torre, yesterday. The dead include probably also General Pedro Avonet, whose body, however, has not been found. Estenos's body arrived' here today. Great crowds of people lined the streets as the body was taken to the military barracks, where it will lie exposed to public view until burial. HAVANA, June 28. General Montear gudo, commander-in-chief of the govern ment forces, telegraphed today that the death of General Estenoz, the rebel leader, puts an end to the rebellion. General Monteagudo expresses confidence that he will have the whole province of Orlente pacified within two days. WASHINGTON, June 28.-General Este nos's body arrived at Santiago on a spe cial train at 3 o'clock this morning and was positively identified, according to a report from the American consul. General Estenoz was killed by Lieuten ant de La Torre himself with a shot in the head from a revolver. General Ivo- net's horse, covered with blood, was found on the field of battle. His sword and re volver were also picked up. It Is now be. lleved General Ivonet escaped, but his capture is expected at any moment. There is great rejoicing in the city over the defeat of the rebels. Thousands ft people flocked to the barracks throughout the morning to see the body of General Estenoz. The Persistent and Judicious Use of Newspaper Advertising la the Road to Business Success. BRYAN W1NSP0IN1 IN FIGHT South Dakota Case Looked on as a Victory for the Commoner. JIM DAHLMAK'S MINOR BOLE Mayor mad His Cohorts Pat la Much Tine Soaadlnv Knocks oa Oat stde Against the Peer- less Leader. BY EDGAR C. SNYDER. BALTIMORE, June 27.-(Speclal Tele gramsThe overturning of the committee on credentials today in its recommenda tion in the 8outh Dakota case showed conclusively that Colonel Bryan had been very much In evidence during the night and that his lieutenants had not slept on their arms. The result wis heralded as a Wilson victory and partisans of the New Jersey governor, including the alumni of Prince ton, have been painting this staid cavalier city by the Patuxent in rainbow colors and are vociferously predicting that the ex-president of the university, the alma mater of hundreds of men in ihe terri tory reached by The Bee, will be the nominee of the convention. Depeads On Second Ballot. But there is really no tangible reason for this conclusion. While Bryan has regained much that he lost fn his candi dacy for temporary chairman both Clark and Wilson seem far away from the nom ination, and unless the orders have gone forth to nominate Clark on the second bal lot, with New York wheeling into line, two other candidates must be reckoned with, Kern of Indiana and Gaynor of New Tork. Both of these men are friends of the Nebraskan and either would be satisfactory to him. Mrs. Taft Watches Drama. Throughout the pandemonium that raged over Bryan's resolution driving the money-changers, Morgan, Ryan, Belmont and others from the temple of democracy, Mrs. Taft and a party of friends watched the surging masses with great interest Within a few feet of the first lady of the land sat Mrs. Gilbert M. Hitchcock and her daughter, Ruth, and followed the unfolding drama of a presidential nomi nation with close attention. For a time It looked as if Mr. Bryan had overplayed his hand, for never in a national conven tion has the Nebraskan been so excori ated as for his endeavor to drive T. F. Ryan and August Belmont from their re spective delegations. Congressman Flood, as white as a sheet, said that the reso lution was Insolent and that the sovereign commonwealth of Virginia resented the aspersion cast upon its good name. Col onel Bryan evidently saw that he had gone too far, and making a quick turn struck out of the resolution the offensive words, which was passed by a large vote after the sting had been taken out of it. Bryan Is the Big Man. There is no use of denying the fact that there has sprung up among the delegates a decided Bryan sentiment since the colo nel arrived here last Sunday and since his knockout on Tuesday the Commoner's rooms have been crowded with delegates bent upon explaining how it came that they voted against the colonel and that the result was by no means an expression of the feeling of the convention. Frankly, Bryan while playing the role of a leader representing the progressive sentiment of the party, and Insisting with all his con summate ability that only a progressive would be acceptable to the rank and file, has been flirting with the nomination himself. At least he has made no declara tion as to his position relative to the standard-bearer, except to inveigh against Ryan, Belmont, Sheehan, Murphy and other representatives of Wall street and serve notice on them that they cannot nominate a man tainted with "big business." Crane Skins Pettigrew. In the South Dakota case ex-Governor Crane of Texas took occasion on behalf of the committee to roast ex-Senator Pettigrew to a turn. He made the open declaration that Pettigrew, as one of Clark's campaign managers, was re sponsible for two or three tickets voted for at the primaries and that he had added Wilson's name to one of the tickets to give it, as he said, "respectability." He contrasted the tickets to an army going into battle bearing the flags of two rival camps, a condition absolutely anomalous. Deal an Easy One. When the vote was taken there were gasps among some of the delegates, for they found that Murphy of New Tork with his ninety votes and Sullivan's fol lowers in Illinois hatt voted to seat the YOU MEM who pay SSO to S65 to order suitsread We carry regularly a line of suits priced at $30, $35 and $40, which are equal in every respect to the best your most favored tailor can produce. "We sell them to hundreds of fellows who formerly thought they couldn't be fitted in ready-to-wear clothes. In order to have this line very exclusive we limit the various patterns to three or four garments of each. Just now, we have quite a number of these superb Suits in one and two garment lots of each num ber, and we arenxious to dispose of them in a hurry. For that reason we've made a most un- heard-of mid-season price reduction. On Saturday you can come to this store with the money for a popular priced garment in your pocket and walk out with a suit as fine in style, fabrio and fit as can be produced, no matter how much time a tailor ( might put on it or how much money you might put in it. Broken lots of our su- & perb$30,$35and$40 custom tailored suits reduced to tor your this "ad" Better Hurry The number of suits here offered is decidedly limit ed, and it behooves you to waste not a minute. Omaha's Only Modern Clothing Store By the Way F.S.KING. PRES. THE HOME arQULin CLOTHES A-S.PECK . SEC. TRIAS. Did you ever notice that at a King-Swanson sale you got reductions instead of conversation? ' Wilson delegates from the Black Hills state, which is simple as two and two make four. The Wilson people had entered into a deal with Illinois that If they would sup port the anti-Pettlgrew crowd and se cure the votes of New Tork for them there would be no contest on the floor over the Illinois delegates. It was like taklnsr candy from a baby, and the oon- testees from South Dakota in an appeal to the convention overthrew the commit tee on credentials, while Roger Sullivan continues to do business at the old stand. Smyth Against Bryan. C. J. Smyth of Omaha, delegate from the Second district, today sat with the delegation for the first time since the convention opened, an important law case in Kansas City detaining htm in the west until yesterday afternoon, when he regis tered at Nebraska headquarters at the Belvldere. In the South Dakota case the Nebraska delegation divided, 14 to 2, Hitchcock and Smyth casting the nega tive votes. Jim Dahlman's Doings. Jim Dahlman has not been as con spicuous a figure at mis convention as he was at Denver four years ago. Then he was Colonel Bryan's man "Friday," but since the "Peerless" repudiated the cowboy mayor, Dahlman has lain awake nights wondering how to "do the old man," whom he calls an lngrate of the "purest dye." While Mayor Jim has not been large in the public eye at this con vention, he has had frequent conferences with Ryan, Murphy, Sullivan and Mack, and the knocks against Bryan have been heard as far south as Fort Carroll. Th Dahlman democracy, however, have been enjoying southern hospitality to the full They have sounded the praises of Omaha and Nebraska and have turned into their special oars, parked on the rail road tracks almost In the heart of the city, singing songs of good cheer, and, occasionally, to show that not all west ern men are Bryanlzed, they have broken a head or two Just for the pure Joy of living. FIRST BALLOT TAKEN FOR PRESIDENT BALTIMORE, June 28. At 6 o'clock this morning the democratic national convention was still listening to nominating and seconding speeches on presidential cand Idates. Messrs. Underwood, Clark, Wilson, Harmon, Baldwin and Marshall had been placed before the conven tion and only seconding speeches remained to be heard before the first ballot was taken. The convention has beenIn session since 8 p. m. la st night. The delegates were many of them asleep in their seats, the galleries were all but empty, the pollcem en were red-eyed and weary, but the flood of oratory went on. y The convention took a recess at 7:10 o'clock till 4 p. m.. after registering their votes as follows: f STATE. e 18 26 12 Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware 6 Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana . . Iowa .... Kansas . . Kentucky 26 Louisiana 0 11 Maine 9 Maryland Massachusetts Michigan ,10 Minnesota 24 Mississippi Missouri . . . . Montana . . . . Nebraska . . . . Nevada New Hampshire 8 p. 24 3 STATE 14 12 28 8 68 26 20 . 1 16 36 12 86 8 12 6 8 30 1 20 New Jersey 24 New Mexico New York North Carolina ... 16 North Dakota .... 10 Ohio 10 Oklahoma 10 Oregon 10 Pennsylvania 71 Rhode Island South Carolina .... 18 South Dakota .... 10 Tennessee 6 Texas 40 Utah 6 Vermont Virginia 0 Washington West Virginia Wisconsin ........ 19 Wyoming Alaska Dist. of Columbia... ... Hawaii s Porto Rico 3 2 8 a a i 90 H 7 1 10 10 35 1 14 16 6 6 4 6 2 2 6 1454 1 1 Ohio (1) vote for Bryan and one absent One absent from Wisconsin. York. 1 Totals. 824 440, 148 117 31 22 Alaska voted two for Sulzer of New I Blood-Stained Club Found in Bushes Nea& Cheyenne CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 28.-(Speclal.) The finding of a club covered with bloodstains and human hair in a clump of bushes near Lake Minnehaha revived interest in the muredr trial of Warren Jenkins, charged with killing his wife at their home here last March, which will begin in the district court next week. A local newspaper received a ' letter from Chicago, the writer stating he saw a tramp cast a heavy club Into the bushes, where it was found. The letter was turned over to Jenkins" attorney, who, following the instructions given In the letter, located the club, which in turn was handed to the authorities. The de fense is naturally elated over this inci dent, but the prosecution regards the af fair as an additional link in the chain of evidence against the accused. Jenkins Is not taking his confinement In the same spirit that marked the early weeks of his incarceration, and now asks for sleeping powders. He has lost flesh rapidly during the last few weeks, and appears to worry over the Impending trial for his life. .... Gompers Appeals in Contempt Case WASHINGTON June 28.-Samuel Gom pers and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, recently sentenced to one year and nine months In Jail, re spectively, , for contempt of court, today filed an appeal from Justice Wright's de cision and gave ball. Execution of their sentences was stayed. Justice Wright today declined to sen tence John Mitchell in his absence, unless Mitchell should , request, Mitchell was sentenced to six months on the previous conviction, which was reversed by the supreme court . of the United States. TWO PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH AT LOUISVILLE, KY. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 3. Two' per sons were killed and three seriously hurt In a fire that attacked a second floor dormitory in a business building here early today. One Of .the victims was a homeless woman. Last night she applied at the dormitory for shelter. It was given. This morning her charred body was found in the kltched of the burned apartment The other person cremated was Cromery Van Nort, a chauffeur. Of the three in' Jured, Charles Rogers, a newspaper man, Is not expected to survive. Lumber Rates to Sioux City Lowered WASHINGTON, June 2S,-An advance of 1 cent per 100 pounds in the freight charge on hardwood and yellow pine lum ber from points of origin In the south west to St. Louis, Mo., was held by the Interstate Commeroe commission today to have been Justified by the railroads and to be reasonable. .The attack on the increase was made by the Lum bermen's exchange of St Louis. In a case brought by the traffic bureau of the Sioux City Commercial club the commission reduced the rate on yellow pine lumber from points in Arkansas, Louisiana, ' Mississippi 1 and Texas to Stoux City and similarly situated destina tions from 30 cents to 28 cents per 100 pounds. ' TIflTv Jl-Jl VUiij o Sale Will Open Monday A. M. at 8:00 O'clock All Pianos-All Player Pianosin the former" Bennett" Stockmustgo YES Y'MBST JJJ Orkins are NOT going to quibble over piano prices NOW! Time's too precious; the importance of getting stocks straightened around is TOO great. The Half Million Dollar Bennett Co. Stock now being disposed of by Orkin Bros. Co. in- -eludes enough pianos to stock up SEVERAL large sized individual piano houses and the MAKES are all unquestioned top notchersf ' i : SO the piano department head .has received orders to compress prices to -forget the amount the pianos WOULD bring if kept long enough. "Move 'em," say Orkins. "Don!t haggle over terms," say Orkins. "Take any reasonable down payment" say Orkins. "Prepare a Piano Sensation that will stick out in the memory of Omahans," say Orkins. (Thus you are forewarned. Watch Sun- day papers for a Sensation in Pianos.) This is not mere advertising talksales must be made yet swifter. Each piano or piano player must go, and Oil OpJoim IB ipos M IL E l o COo The Successors to Bennett Co 16th and Harney Sts.