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The Omaha Daily Bee. v ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1902 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COl'V THREE CENTS. i I K h AIRSHIP RILLS TWO fmoh Irmntet VhU InaUit Dwth ii Btrirlif to Gaiqnar Atmotprtt niri 111 H1CHT FOR FEW MINUTES ONLY IklaV........... -w.. I Triad TaVai 'Oaatrol and ZatTt lalloOa I Aloaf li IpiU af lUnimu. WIREt BREAK AND CAR FALLS TO 5R0UND OoeupU Ombtd by Oataitropht Eipir . without Ip-nob. AERONAUT'S WIFE SEES RETURNING BAG falaks tt to Be Entire Craft od rears far Dead Hashaad'a Satetr at So Great Height. PARIS, Oct. 18. Da Bradsky. the aero naut, and companion, wera killed by falling from ft dirigible balloon today. Toe balloon started from the aerostatic etatlon at Vauglrlard, a auburb of thla city, at 7:56 a. m. on a trial trip. After pre- I Ilmlnary maneuvering with ft rope attach- tnent Da Bradsky released the balloon and proceeded southward at a height of 800 or 00 feet. I The Dronellera of the machine appeared to work weii the "M".'" quit successiui. 1. auvut. vuv had returned to above the point of do- I parture and men it graauauy uiuumcu higher and higher until It disappeared in the clouda. I Rones Break 'vita. Fatal Bad. AOOUl wneu mo oaiiooa wruno over Btalna. the aeronauts called to some woramen. asaing m- ' u..u. De Bradeky and Morln were seen moving about the car. Suddenly one of the wire a . BOA -,11 I ln " mo ireuna, ourma " " It, They were crushed, their legs were broken and their faces were bloody, but they were not disfigured. An aye witness gave the following ac count of the accident: "I was standing on the steps of my building, when I heard voice calling. I looked up and saw an airship a hundred yards in the air. M. Morln waa leaning out of the car and asked through a mega phone where was a suitable spot to de scend. I Indicated a place and the airship proceeded In that direction. A few minutes later the balloon turned aharply and at the same moment I heard a noise like the tearing of cloth. The piano wires attach ing the front of ' the car to the balloon hail timkan. Other wtrea fallowed ault. the ear became stacked and It fell to the ground 200 yards distant. The balloon lteelf bounded up In the air and disappeared. ' "I hurried to the spot and found De Bradsky dead and terribly bruised. . M. Mortij .wee.Jy4nf under; the remainder -of the car. .He lived but ft tew minutes. A number of iernonaute and Madame De i).u.7 I De Bradsky first tried the ascensional I crew, situated below the car, and the air ahlp, held by'ropes, rose easily and main talned lea equilibrium. Satisfied with this be said ba would maneuver over the drilling ground. A .whittle was blown, the ropes released and the propelling screw behind was set In the proper direction, when sud denly a southwest wind sprang up and the airship swerved to the northwest Instead of the northeast. Crossing . the main boule vards, It continued northward with the wind, eventually disappearing over the great wnue oasiuca oi me cuurcu oi ium oacrca Heart and the top of the hill of Mount waire. ine aernonaui s wiie ana irienaa waited at the shed from 8 till 10 and grew anxious at the prolonged absence. Friends Think Ballooa Too Hlfth. ' About this time what tbey took to be the balloon waa perceived at an Immense height and the anxiety waa Increased, as it was known the airship was never in tended to rise so high. They saw, however, merely the Inflated envelope which drifted back across Paris after the accident bad . , , . z . ...i-.j n. .v. minutes later a telegram arrived with the I " I Tba balloon waa In the form of a cylinder ending In ft cone twenty-five feet long In front and twelve behind, the same length as the Santoa-Dumont airship which won the Dtutsch prise, though Its volume was larger,1 because the length of the cylindrical part was longer. . .1. ,. , . . . feet. The cylinder was seventy feet long car sixteen feet long, suspended ten feet below, which auarded the gas bag against risk of Are from the sixteen horse-power petroleum motor. The airship was propelled by a screw twelve feet In diameter and bad a rudder conaistin, of wing, made of light canvas. SI feet long and Ave feet wide, fixed to the right and left of the envelope, giving It the appearance of an enormoua aeropane and Intended to enable the airship to sail or daacend slowly In ca.e the motor .topped. LUNCHlUN Wlln int M N Ll Ambassador Choate aad Generals Corbla, Wood aad Toaac Gaeata at Barklnftbaat Palaca. LONDON. Oct. IS. Ambassador Choate nd Generals Corbln, Wood and Young wera tha guesta of King Edward at a luncheon In Buckingham palace today in honor of Lord Kitchener, prior to the latter'a departure tor India, where he Is to take command of the British forces. Lord Roberts also waa the guest of the king. General Corbln delivered to the king a message from President Roosevelt ex- pressing the hope that King Edward would lend his assistance in creating Interest In Great Britain in the Bt. Louis exposl- hob. i ne sing replied mat aa would answer the message personally In the same kindry spirit in wmcn it was sent At tha conclusion of a rather ililwnia lnnitkaAB Ilia Inal w ,pau anil .... - tha health of President Roosevelt. The king spoke la most admiring terms of the president and expressed his delight at seeing such dlatlngulshed Americana pre. ant. Before any other toast could be proposed hi. majesty ar.nouncad an ad- journment to the smoking room, where ha had a long talk with Genarala Corbln and Wood, aud personally iijiinwd te tnem Dls giaaness to aee tnem ta England. "because, bs aald, "I feel we are Dot only friends, but relations. " Tha king asked many auestlen. about the American army. nTcE, M,AKfLA I Sends Clrcalar to Pow COMPLAINT era "arlaa- that Bulgaria la Net Properly Guord-lag- ke Froatler. rntitTivTivftpi if n J - Vnii has aent ft circular to thv -cora Plaining that Bulgaria la . '-7 , .'Vly l. K. la . HUliruiiiB iiv iiuuiici, turn . ii i the remnanU of these bands, after be. llua iiiitcuuuiftii Mcauua iu. i vn mi-. dispersed Dy i uraisn troops, recroi me frontier and find shelter In Bulgarian ter ritory. The Turkish government also complains that a revolutionary banner was recently consecrated In the Bulgarian monastery at Rllo and that commands of revolu tionary bands have been apportioned to Bulgarian reserve officers Turkish reinforcements have been sent to Demfr-Hlrsar, Roumelta, to strengthen the frontier cordons BERLIN, Oct. 13. The Vosslsche Zeltung publishes a dispatch from Sofia announcing that the Macedonian insurgents have been, victorious along tne lert bank or the struma river and have seised the mountain pass between Melnlk and Serres. VIENNA. Oct. 13. Die Ze.lt today pub lishes a letter purporting to have been written by M. Zontcheff. president of the Macedonian committee, declaring the great struggle of the Bulgarians has begun. He says the people do not aspire to the eetab- llshment of a "great Bulgaria," but are fighting for freedom from tyranny, He concludes as follows: "The struggle will only be ended by the extirpation of Macedonian Christians, and from their bones avengers will arise." FORMER GOVERNOR IS LEADER , ... . A.ala.t Pro-l.l.n.l Government of to Domla-o. I CAPH MAYTIEV. Havtl. Oct. 13 fn. naarhamna th fnrm.r .nv.mnr f porto p,u gnto Domingo, has Uken up m. Ba,gt y,, provisional government of santo Domingo and risings have occurred at Mont cbrlBt0 E-jabon, Savanett and VI UasBl UU The Artlbonlts (revolutionary) army won . Krtlllant victor- B.tnrrt.r at Mxnlrnnlu and the provisional government's gunboat Nouvelle Voldrogue was sunk by the Fortas Marc In the land fight the troops of the pro visional government lost 115 men killed one Held gun, a rapid-fire gun and many new rifles. Tt is said that the aunboat'i crew was drowned. The Nouvelle Voldrogue was re cently commissioned to enforce the block ade of the revolutionary ports. The Firmlnists at Limbo are maintain lng the advantage which they recently gained by defeating General Nord, the gov ernment commander. In skirmishes which have taken place since then. The United States cruiser Cincinnati left ber ytrosy moru.iig for Su Marc, SAN DOMINGO, Santo Domingo, Oct 13 A former governor named Navarro, hos re volted and taken possession of Monte Christo on the north coast - of Santo Do mingo, near the Hartiaa border The gov ernment la taking prompt measures to re- "tor" order. AAiipnimriiT innii nrrtlll CM-r uUVLIiltmCli I HUHIIX ntrULdCU Voaeaaela Rebela Gala' a Decided Vic tory la av Battle Fought at Corra. W1LLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa, Oct 13. The troops of the Venezuelan govern ment have been repulsed while reattempt- lng to again occupy Corru, capital of the state of Falcon, and sustained heavy losses. A schooner with sixty men on board was sunk. n-... , . nn-.K three hour, fpom c,racit gturdT. The .,,. taiA lnln in W.n " " ' n The revolutionists bave almost com pletely encircled Caracas, An important engagement began this morning near La Victoria between the forces commanded by President Castro of Venexuela, numbering 4,100 men with fifteen guns, and the revolutionary forcea com' manded hi Generals Mattos, Mendosa, Per aloza and Rlera, about 6,000 men, with tweoty-two guoa. At Valencia, two hours' march from La Victoria, the sound of fierce cannonading can be heard. Vlco President ... r , . . . Vicente Gomes left Caracas today by a spe- clal train with 800 men and a large amount hot ammunition to reinforce President Cas tro. The British cruiser Indefatigable arrived at LaGuayara Sunday. Other British ves sels are to follow. The United States gunboat Marietta has returned to LaGuayara from Curacos. Serl I ous event are predicted for this week, I rntNOh Uflttfi I fit DUtno I Geaerala Botha, Dewet and Delarejr Given a Moat Hearty Wei I coma In Paris. -. ""J"" sT". I " " " " , 7T -..iTTi station. After apeechea of welcome had been delivered the party drove to a hotel. The precincts of the alatlon and the route to the hotel were thronged with erals, although the crowds present and the enthusiasm manifested were nothing like I the aasemblagea and the. demonstration wltneased on the occasion of Mr. Kruger'a I arrival here two years ago. General Botha, replying to Senator Paul list, said: "We have suffered greatly and 1 bad to algn a peace treaty w talon was a great shock to you and to us. I hope sclf- I government will soon be given to the Burr people, for they loyally laid dowt their I arms and took the oath of alletfarv-e. Hut lit must not be interred from this allpglano I that they will allow themselves to be I dragged la the mud." I This statement waa greeted with cheois I The Society for the Aid of lloer Children I handed General Dewet 15,(KH. FINS DISLIKE RUSSIAN RULE I Petition Aajalaat Chance at Laaanace , . . . . I VllO t-OBirOI. I 8T. PETERSBURG, Oct 13. Several I members of the Finnish court of appeals I have been removed because they opposed I the application of tha. new military con- I scrlption law In their Jurisdictions. I Tha members of the Diet representlns I the rural population are preparing to rjre- I avul tu lui aiitccritlea at St. Pvtcrauum I a petition tor tha limitation of tha Impr I rial manifestoes relating to Finnish laws I and also for the postponement or modiB- I cation of tha order Introducing tha Rus I sUa language In official procedure. C1TTLEMEN ARE OBJECTING Cam plain Oolsnel Mwby ii Too Active. Ttarisj Dwi the Fiacts. SENATOR MILLARD BACKING THEM Uf I :rt Payment of Money from I, and -lea to the Omaha Indiana to Re "lade Within the Xemt Few jDnri. rVst-n at Ceo f-nrMannnsnt WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-(Speclal Tele- , o .w.. i.i agent of the land office, is in Washington to give President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock his views regard ing conditions affecting the reduction of fences" In western Nebraska. Colonel Mosby was authorised by the land department of the government to see that the fences the cattlemen have unlawfully erected upon public lands be taken down and Mosby has seen to It that the fences the cattlemen had run on the public domain were re moved. This action of Mosby In carrying out the regulations of the secretary of the Interior has created such a feeling of t dlgnatlon on the part of the cattlemen that Senator Millard has taken a hand In the fence war He protests against Mosby. activity and has asked for an Investigation u. t..u.u.uB., .uy . . ulUBvu "UV" .... uwuo ,u me u. t...,.uB . regulations of the Interior department. Colonel Moeby Is obdurate. He says the fences are down In his district, a region comprising six or seven counties bordering ou njoioion, ua ma. bo mr a. am i. concerned they will stay down. If, how- ever, the secretary of the Interior decides that the aggressive work now going on looking to the removal of the fences be curtauea. uoionei MosDy wm execute tne wisnes or nis superior omcer. unarges are maae against mm or unaue seventy in carrying out the regulation, of the In- terlor department. It Is asserted cattle- men who have rlghta in the premised are being deprived of the lncloeures by reason I of the manner of which Colonel Mosby In- terpreted his orders from the land office. I It was stated today at the Interior de- partment that In view of the president', Illness and the interest which he Is taking I In the anthracite coal strike, the confer- I ence with Colonel Mosby will not take I place until the end of the week. The fact I remains, however, that Senator Millard I. I active in bringing about the conference a. eoca as poc-iMo and thnt ho apprf ee the spokesman of the cattlemen. Mean time the fencea were, but are not. Paying; Money to the Omahaa, The $100,000 authorized by the last Indian appropriation bill will be distributed within the next ten day. to the Omaha Indians. This is the Brat amount which the Omaha Indians bave received out of their prin cipal derived from the sale of lauds in Nebraska, which was authorized by act of congress, approved August T. 1882. The rolls , to cover this appropriation are now In the bands of the secretary of the in- j tenor-ana toe aocreiary a approval re ex- pacted to be appended within a day or two, I so that payment, may be authorised by telegraphs special Agent F. M. Conser or the Indian omce is already at the Omaha agency to aid Agent Mathewson to dls- tribute the money, which will be author- ized by secretary Hitchcock to be drawn against the government's depository at Sioux City. Four payment, will be necessary In view of the bond which the agent of the Omaha and Winnebago agency give. His bond Is for $40,000, so that the government will only permit him to draw $12,500, but a. the spoclal agent, Mr. Conser, Is under a similar bond the first payment of $25,000 will be authorized as soon as the rolls are approved, which is expected to be tomor- row. Jest as soon as this first amount of $25,000 is disposed of similar amounts will be telegraphed to the depository In Sioux City to be paid to the agent on check to the Indiana of the Omaha aaencv. It Is thought In view of these payments there will be several celebrations In order on the Omaha agency and that possibly an old-time dance may be decided upon. Chargee A-atnat Saundera. . George W. Saundera, superintendent of schools at Santee agency, is charged with "Jimmying" his way tnto the classified service. Mr. . Saundera succeeded H. C. Uaird a. agent of the Santee agency In Nebraska. He was appointed to the place by Senator Millard. It appears, however, by the record that his bond as superin tendent of schools was filed before he went Into office as agent at that agency. There was an Interregnum of some two or three hours between the termination of Agent Balrd'a term and tha assumption of office by Saunders. Balrd terminated hla posi tion aa agent on June 29 and Saunders as sumed office for a tew hours as agent of the Santees on the 30th, and thereafter was transferred Into the classified service aa superintendent of schools at the Santee agency, the last Indian bill having abol ished the agency at that place. The at tention of the Civil Servloe commission has been called to this matter and it is under stood it proposes an investigation aa to the manner In which Saundera got under cover of the civil service. It Is also charged that Senator Millard waa imposed upon when he recommended Saundera. Patting Indiana to Work Commissioner Jones, in speaking of his report to be made to the secretary of tha interior, and which la now in press, said that outelde of routine matters affecting the department It would discuss the subject of Indian employment in view of the sue cess which the employment of Indiana had met with In tha Rlnnv natlnn In Smith r-- kota. Tne commissioner naa been aa ar dent advocate of putting the Indian to I work wherever . work could be aecured within the limits of his reservation. He baa Impressed his views upon Secretary Hitchcock to auch an extent that It waa finally decided to try the experiment of allowloa Indians to do manual lahnr In. atead of Issuing him rations, as provided by legislation. In consequence of this new departure the commissioner devotee con- alderable apace to discussion of tha In. dlans. He sees In It new hopes for tha race. Ho states that Indiana in a very large degree have shown a disposition to accept wages Instead of rations. During ..lun In lh. Sloiiv nitin. I- aA...k Dakota, reservoirs have been built, fences put up. bridges erected and lands pro tec ted by Indian labor, and tha commis sioner aaya they have ahown an enthuslastle desire to work "Just like the white man. Yat strange aa It may seem. Commissioner Jones la In receipt ot many letters from ethnologists In the field and elsewhera protesting against tha order of the Indian bureau permitting the Indian to work. Some of the letter, go so far aa to suggest that the Jobs of ethoologiata in the Held will be gone unless the Indian bureau a). lionuuuea oa ma rag. officer captures fugitive Deleaate Jallaa Lehoiaaa la Rear r en led Jaat fa la Kater Ins; Hla Haae. ST. LOVIS. Oct. IS Delegate Julius Iehmann, conrlcted of perjury and rest ing under an Indictment for bribery, who has been a fugitive from Justice for several weeks, was raptured by a deputy sheriff today at his home. The capture was made I just as Lehmann was entering his house. It was stated Saturday that Lehmann intended to surrender tomorrow, as his case comes up then. He Is seeking to secure a reversal of the erdlct of the t convicted hla . of perjury In con- necuon wim me lighting bribery and and the birthday party, at which 847,!,00 is said to have been distributed among members of the house of delegates' com bine. Lehmann was sentenced to two years In the penitentiary. Delegate Lehmann applied to Judge Doug las for a writ of habeas corpus to secure his release so that he might attend the sitting of the supreme court tomorrow, when his application for an appeal from the verdict of the circuit court, sentencing him to two years' imprisonment In the peni tentiary for perjury, will be beard. Judge Douglas denied the application and re manded Lehmann to Jail. Defendant was represented by a brilliant f.-v nf la..l lalnnl i-inii -hn i r .rd Judge A,exander Thomall j. Rowi Former Governor Charles P. Johnson, Judge cb6St(,r jj Krum ,, Jude willlaufc M Williams. Circuit Attorney Folk appeared for ,h(, gUte hu (orce fop . I.i.t.nt. M ,,,. ...... .... imm.Ai,..i, ,ft thB .,, , iha , ,vA 8Un(jng lury. H(S prM1ented the motion for B venire for a special Jury. Judge Waller objected on the around that an nnllrAtlon for gpecial venire must be made. Judge Holllday ruled that the demurrer Wed with tDe clerk of the court by the defense would take precedence to the motion for a sne C,i venire. He asked If the state waa ready to take up the demurrer. "The defense has not seen lit to furnish us a copy of the demurrer, and until I nave seen the demurrer I do not know whether the state Is ready to reply." At 2:30 the court announced that he v'ould adjourn the court until -8 o'clock Tuesday morning. This action was taken in response to the statement of Circuit Attorney Folk that be was not at present prepared to argue the demurrer submitted by the de fense. Five objection, are named in the demur rer. AH had been anticipated by Mr. Folk and hi. assistants, but they deBlred to ar- range their argument in consecutive form. SECOND TRIAL OF "M0LINEUX Motion of the Woaecotloa tor a Spe cial Jar- Panel la Allowed ' by the Coart. NEW YORK, Oct IS. The second trial of Roland B. Mollneux, accused of the murder 0f Mri. Catherine J. Adams, on December 2g U98f WM Cal,e todaT afUr mor de. Uya and, adjournment In the criminal branch of the supreme ponrr -Justice John g. Lambert of Fredonla presided. Mollneux was not in court when his counsel beaan their argument In objection to the motion made last week for a special Jury panel l The court room waa thronged with the I usual crowd of men and women who at tend such trials. A formidable array of I counsel was at the table devoted to the I defense. Including former Governor Frank S. Black, former District Court Attorney I and ex-Supreme Court Justice W. M. K. Olcott, Bartow S. Week, and George Gordon I Battle, both former assistant district at I torneys, and Henderson Peck. General F, L. Mollneux, father of. the accused, was I also present. The prosecution was represented by Dls trlct Attorney Jerome and his assistants, I James W. Osborne, F. P. Garvan and Nathan A. Smythe I Judge Lambert granted the motion for a I special jury panel of 200 names and court adjourned until Wednesday next. TRIES TO WIPE OUT FAMILY I Minnesota Man Shoots 'Wife, Son and . Alma at Father-ia-Law, Then Bnleldea. TRACEY. Minn., Oct. 13. Ed Strieker thla afternoon shot and killed bl. wife and v young .on, seriously wounded Frank McCalllster and then committed suicide. Strieker and his wife had been living apart for two years. This afternoon he followed her Into the furniture store of Frank McCalllster and, drawing a revolver, shot the woman dead. He then fired a bullet through the bead of their little boy and turned the weapon upon his father-in-law, L. Harvey. The shot went wild, however, and wounded McCalllster in the face. Strieker then shot himself, dying Instantly. McCalllsT I ter Is In critical condition, but may re- I cover. NEW COAL OWNING ROAD St. Paal Bnys Eatenalve Tract of Fuel Lands to Insure Itself Snpply. CHICAGO, Oct. IS. The management of the St. Paul railroad has Just purchased 25,000 acres of rich coal lands in Illinois at an W"1 ' nearly $2,000,000 and noias options on several inousana acres more. The purpose of the management Is to pro vide the St. Paul system with fuel for all time. The lands which bave been acquired ar" ,otte1 weBt n southwest of the city I OI LASalie. HANNA IS MUCH IMPROVED Ohio Senator Able to Be at Office and Will Reanme Campaign Trip Wednesday, CLEVELAND, Oct. 13. Senator Hanna, wno wai laaen catura"y while on a "Peaking tour, and compelled to return holue' WM at hia offlc today and feellag mucn better, The enator expect, to resume his ipeech making trip on Wednesday next, but as a reault of hl I'lness will omit a number 1 01 P,uls I ' STRIKER UNDER INDICTMENT L'aloa Paclle Machinist at Dearer la C'harfted with Obatraetlas; tho Wall. DENVER. Colo., Oct. 13 Alexander Sul I Ilvan one of the leadera of the I'nion Pa- I c,nc raimay macninista in mis city, wno ar 0D "'Iks. and James C. Wood have I t0 maicied Dy- the federal grand Jury on I a charge ot obstructing the I'ntted States mall by disabling a Union Pacific amine at t xeer Trail, Colo. MINE OPERATORS ACCEPT OPERATORS AGREE WASHINGTON, Ort 13. The operators have agrood to the npMlutmrnt of a coraailH8lon to be appointed by the president of the United Stntes, tu whom shall be referred all questions at Issue between the eompnulea nud their own employes, whether they belong to a union or not, and the de cision of the commission shall bo accepted by the operator. The commission is to consist of an army or nnvy engineer officer, an expert mining engineer not connected with the coal milling properties, one of the Judges of the United states courts of the eastern district of Pennsylvania, a man of prominence, emlnenct as a sociologist, and n mau who by active participation In mining physical and commercial features of The operators also demand that as the commission Is constituted and cease all interference with uou- union men. 1 The commission Is to name a date when Its findings shall bo effective T and to govern conditions of employment between the companies and their 7 own employes for at leant three years. T The statement was read to the president as an act of courtesy before 1 being given to the press. These terms are practically the same as those suggested by Mr. Mitchell at the recent conference with Mr. Roosevelt at the White House. TICKET SCALPERS HIT HARD Cairt Heidi it fraud t Deal in fUtarn IHalvti ef Excursion Fauti VAINLY PLEAD RAILROADS BROKE LAW Vaera, Apart front Orlajlnal Hoidera, Held Liable to Proaecntlon for Forcer Becaaae of Sla-aod Coalraet oa Face. WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. A decision of sweeping Importance to ticket scalpers and the railroad passenger business generally was delivered today by Justice Hagner of the equity court of the District of Columbia, who permanently enjoined thirty-three of the local ticket brokers from selling the Grand Army special excursion tickets Is sued by the Pennsylvania, Southern, Balti more tc Ohio and Chesapeake ft Ohio rail roads. The defense of the brokers was that they were pursuing a legal, licensed brokerage business and that the railroads in combin ing In the establishment of a Joint ticket agency here during the encampment for the vi;a or return tickets vio'atcd the ShermQ anti-trust law. The court held that the tickets aold by the roads on account of the Grand Arms encampment bore contracts signed by the purchasers In the: presence of a witness and were absolutely void when used by any other than the original purchaser. The ticket, distinctly read that any one except the original purchasers attempting to use them woud be subject to prosecution tor forgery. This contract la absolute, according to the court, and any violation of It const! tuted fraud, on which the suit at bar for the injunction was properly based. The court declared that the contentions of the complaining road, were tenable. Aa to the claim of the defendants that the roads violated the antitrust law It was held that the Joint ticket agency could not be considered In that light, aa the agency had nothing to do with the fixing of rates. Further, tho defendants bad snown tnat they were violating the law and could not pres. a. a defense the violation of a law by another party. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Several Ho ml Free Delivery Routes Are Antborlaed In Ne braska. (Frcm a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 18. (Special Tele gram.) These rural tree delivery route, will be established In Nebraska November 15: Adams. Gage county, two routes; area covered, alxty-elght square mllea; popula tion, 1,065 Ceresco. Saunders county, two additional routee; area, seventy-two square miles; population, 930. Clay center, nay county, two routes; area, forty square miles; population, 800. Filler, Gage county, two routes; area, llfty-slx square miles; population. 910. Wahoo, Saunders county, three routes; area, aixty-four square miles; population, 1,350. The post office, at Hanover, Fella and Townsend will be discontinued. The Dostmaster at Cedar Rapias, ia., win be allowed one additional letter carrier on November 1. The comntroller of the currency ha. ap proved the application of the following persona to organize me rirsi bank of Dolllver, Ia., with $25,000 capital: J. P. Klrby of Esthervllle. E. I. Sondrol, M. K. Whelan, Henry G. urai ana .mma G. Allen. The Dostoffice at Pyramid, Aioany county, Wyo., has been discontinued. William W. Groas has Deen appointed substitute letter carrier at Keokuk, Ia. FIGHT AT FOOT BALL MATCH Preabyterlaa n Normal scholars' now Hrlnsa Police lis" into Play. EMPORIA. Kan., Oct. 18. Several hun dred students of the Presbyterian college and the State Normal school of this city enraged in a tree fight today during the progress of a foot ball game Deiween tne two schools. The police were forced to use their clubs. Mannehan, a Normallte, was struck on the head and dangerously Injured, and many of tho boys were hurt by the clubs ot the officers. LIGHTNING STRIKES FUNERAL Kriia Moaraera Flee When Flash Kills One and Injarea Five Aroand Bier. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13. A special from Beaumont. Tex., says: Lightning tore through the roof ot a negro church on Wall street late this afternoon while a funeral waa in progress and killed uue wn and Injured five others. Tho ateeple was completely demolished and in the panic that ensued the mourners abo were at the bier of tha dead man deserted the corpse. TO ARBITRATE. and selling coul Is familiar with the the business. the miners shall return to work as soon CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecsst for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Tuesday; Wednesday Fair. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi Honr. Dew. Hoar. Ilea;. 6 a. m...'. 30 1 p. m 41 6 an HH a p. in 44 T n. m as .! p. m 4(1 . m 8H 4 p. m 47 On. in 31 (1 p. ra 4A 10 a. m 4)1 H p. m 44 1 1 a. m ...... 4U 7 p. nt ...... 4a 12 m.. ....... 41 N p. in 42 p. m 40 MINE EXPLOSION KILLS SIX Overcharge of Powder lamltea Conl Doat and Hnrla Workmen to Eternity. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Oct. 13. Two men were killed, four fatally and others se riously injured, this afternoon In n plosion at Victor mine, Pawnee, eighteen mllea from here. The dead: W. V. OVERCASH, aged SO, single. MICHAEL YORJA, aged 21, single. Fatally injured: Frank Isaacs, aged 14, breaker boy, dying tonight. Peter Green, head and body crushed. John Burke, frightfully bruised. George Worley, bruised and burned. Others Injured were: Daniel Reece, John Dick. William Spar ling, John Pick. Peter Cerovlch. Jerome Sproul, Thomas King, Joseph liuchner. The explosion occurred Just before the day foroe of 190 men went off duty, and waa caused by too much powder in a blast, the. concussion causing coal dust, which thickly overhung the mine, to explode with great force. All those killed and Injured were about 4,000 feet from the place where the shot was fired. Isaacs waa hurled against the entry wall with such force that his bead was smashed beyond recognition. It Is reported that Overcash waa worth $40,000 and had no relatives. He had been In town but a few days. QUINCY VISITED BY A STORM Much Damage ta Done ,to Property, While Several Peraona Are Seriously Injured. QUINCY, III., Oct. 13. The storm which raged here last night also visited sections of Missouri and Illinois. Reports indicate the complete or partial demolition of more than one hundred bouses. Many people were hurt, but, strange to say, there were no instant fatalities. At Camp Point, the southeast corner of the town was practically destroyed and twenty or more houses are in ruins. Henry Jacobs' home was among those destroyed. Jacobs 1b a complete wreck from nervous prostration and may die. Robert Garrett was sick In bed. His house was unroofed and part of the wall fell In on his couch. He was unhurt but may die from exposure. Mm. Robert Tribune was buried In the ruins of her home and may die. First repcrts from Missouri were exag gerated. There was great general damage, but it was mostly In the demolition of barns. The southern part of Qulncy was struck by the storm and Green Mount cem etery waa stripped ot every tree. Many ot the monuments wera blown over. At least fifty houses and barns in the aoutbern part ot the city were destroyed. The financial loss will reach $200,000. TORNADO DESTROYS TOWN Two Men, One Woman and Two Children Are Killed In Wreckage. BT. LOUIS. Mo., Oct. 13. A specisl to the Republic from Macon, Mo., says: Word baa reached here that the little raining town of Keota, six miles from here, was almost destroyed by the tornado of last night, and two men, one woman and two children, names unknown, were killed. The general store of Edward Vail was de molished and Vail waa pinned under the timbers and badly injured. FLOCK TO HEATH'S FUNERAL Crowds Wltaeaa Interment of Former Aaalatant Postmaster's Father. MUNCIE, Ind.. Oct. 13 The funeral to day of the lata Jacob W. Heath, father ot Perry 8. Heath, former first assistant post master general of the United States, waa one of the largest seen here In years. Members of Delaware lodge of Masons, ot which the deceased was a member, were in attendance in a body. Movements of Ocean Vessels Oct. IB. At New York Arrived: Mtnnetonka, from Ijondon; Kroonland, from Antwerp. At Plymouth Arrived: Kaiser Wllh?lm der Oronse. frcm rew York. At Southampton Arrived: Finland, from New York. At Brisbane Arrived: Aorlngl, from Vancouver, tiallt-d: M lowers, for Van couver. At Havre Arrived: Pentaur, from Se attle, via Montevideo; La Uascogne, from rew Tora. At Hamburg Arrived: Patricia. At Bremen Arrived: Bremen, from New York, via Cherbourg. Sailed: C'ostell, (or new lorn. . ARBITRATION A fr te Btbmit Mitten ia Dispute U Cammisaioa Appoiitsd by Prfiiatit. MEN TO RESUME WORK TENDING AWARD loth Sides ta Pledge Taemlvsi te Aoctpt Willingly Fiial Dtcition, MORGAN CARRIES OfFER TO PRESIDENT All-Day Conferatiees Remit in frepoaitien Bsiig Made at Night, STILL ADHERE TO ANTI-UNION ATTITUDE Laj Trsnbla te Impeuible Wags Ceaand Made hj Workman. MITCHELL REFUSES TO DISCUSS PROFFER No nnirvett l'lan Mill "nit Him Ei artly. Although It la Barreled Inlon Will Waive All Objec tions and Aerent. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. By authority ol Mr. J. P. Morgan, who with his partner, Robert Bacon and Secretary Root, were la conference with President Kosevelt at the temporary White House tonight for an hour and a half, a statement was given by Secretary Cortelyou In which the presi dents ot the coal carrying railroads and mine operators propose a commission ot five persons to adjust the difference, and settle the coal strike. Tho proposition Is believed by the ad ministration to be satisfactory to ths mlu ers, as it covers the proposition mado by President - Mitchell of the United Mine Workers union, with additional condition, which. It Is believed, the m.'ners will ac cept. The conference assembled very quickly after Mr. Morgan and his partner, Robert Bacon, had reached Washington on a fly ing trip from New York. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Bacon arrived about 10 tonight In a special car over the Baltimore Ohio rail road and drove at once to the Arlington hotel. They mot Secretary Rt and the three gentlemen walked over to the Wbtta House and were shown at once to the president', room. They remained with tha president until ten minutes of 12. Secretary Root's face was beaming, and although he would say nothing as to the conference, except that Mr. Cortelyou would give the press a statement later; he seemed so satisfied that those who saw him be lieved that good progress had been made toward a settlement of the great question which hss been giving the admlnlstratloq so much concern. The three gentlemen on leaving the White House went to the Metropolitan club, whore they remained in conversation until a late hour,' while tha president retired Imme diately secure some needed rest. . Mr. Cortelyou said that he would pre pare a statement for the press and rnako it public as soon as be could complete what was to be said concerning the ----ference. Secretary Root was asked the direct question If a settlement of the strike had been reached, but declined to answer, say ing it would bo all given out In the state ment from Mr. Cortelyou. Mr. Morgan likewise was appealed to with a direct question,' but pleasantly re sponded that anything that was to be said would have to come from the gentlemen In the White House. OIHclal Announcement Mnde. Secretary Cortelyou later aald: "Mr. J. P. Morgan came to Washington with hi. partner, Mr. Bacon, at the re quest ot the coal companies, who desired that as a matter ot courtesy their state ment should be shown to the president be fore It was made public. Having been laid before the president by Mr. Morgan, it is now given to the press": To the Publif : The managers of the dif ferent coal properties comprising the an. thrnclte coal fields wlxh their position in the present strike to be understood, and therefore make the following statement ot facts: There are in the anthracite reglona about seventy-five operating companies and firms and HT.O'io miners and workmen (of which 30.000 are under age), comprising some twenty nationalities, and dialects. Of these workmen pomtlhly one-half be long to the United Mine Workers' union, nf which Mr John Mitchell Is president. That organization wus originally formed In the bituminous coal region and three fourths of Its members are miners of bl tumlnlous coal, anil bltonilnoua coal is sold In active competition with anthracite coal. The remaining workmen In the anthracite fields either belong to no union whatever or do not. belong to the mine workers' union. The present strike wss declared by the mine workers' union on the 10th day of May. 19u2. Hlnce that time many work men not belonging to or not willing to fol low tnai organization were worairus aooui tne mines, f rom ,(" to io.mu are now at work. Man more have wished to work. but have been prevented by a course of violence and intimidation towards those wnrklna and towards their families, ac companied by the destruction of property and the fear of death or boillly barm to every man who wishes to exercise hla right to worn A schedule is annexed hereto showlnar some of the things done to create this reign or terror, ana every instance stated can be verified by reference to the the officers of the law In the anthracite region. This vio lence has continued and steadily increased notwithstanding repented disavowal by Mr. Mitchell, und It Is clear that he either can not orswlll not prevent It, and that the rights of the other workmen can not be protected under tne supremacy ot tha mine workers' union. ' Believe Wages Bl Enough. Tha coal companies believe that the wages paid In the coal regions are fair and full, and ail that the business in Its normal conditions has been able to stand If the capital Invested Is to have any reasonable return. Ine pronts nave been small, sev eral of the companies have become hank npt and been reorganised several times. Several have never paid dividends and the dividends of the others have been a amall return for the capital Invented. It 4a not, however, the puriKise of this statement to discuss this question. The undersigned are not and never hava been unwilling to submit u 11 questions be tween them and their workmen to any fair tribunal for decision. They ara not willing to enter Into arbitration wltn tha Mlna Workers' union, an organization chiefly composed of men In a rival and competitive Interest, and they are not willing to make any arrangement which will not secure to the men now working, and all now or hereafter wishing to work, whether they belong; to the Mine Work ers' union or not, tne right and opiortu nlty to work In safety and without rer sunal Insult or bodily harm to themselves or their families. For these reasons the arbitrations heretofore proposed have been declined. It will be remembered that at the eon ft rent e In Washington October I w made the f'j'.lowlnj ,itter To take up at ea h colliery any alleged grievance, and in the event of a failure to make satisfactory adjustment, the ques tions at Issue l be sjbinlttad to tha final decision of the Juditea of the court of com mon pleas of the district in which the col liery la located, 'ihl. offer was maae by I i 1
