Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1902 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COl'V THREE CENTS.
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AIRSHIP RILLS TWO
fmoh Irmntet VhU InaUit Dwth ii
Btrirlif to Gaiqnar Atmotprtt
niri 111 H1CHT FOR FEW MINUTES ONLY
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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
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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
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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
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minutes later a telegram arrived with the I
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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.
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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 ....
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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
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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
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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.
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three hour, fpom c,racit gturdT. The
.,,. taiA lnln in W.n
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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