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I The Omaha Daily Bee. -KSTADLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOltNING, APRIL 14, 1903 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. PROBE BOODLE CASES Two Grand Juries Inveitigato Alleged Crooked Leg'ilation in Miwouri PERJURY INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED Each Bodj Hat Other" i Evidence, Thui Al lowing Ewj Companion. IMPORTANT WITNESS BALKS AT INQUIRY Colonel Fhelpt Heiitateo to Tell 8torj of Uaking Powder Bribe. SKIPS TO CAROLINA TO ESCAPE SUBPOENA Caught hy Reporter, RffaiM to Dis cus glory That He Gave Heaator f 1,000 for Favor Conferred by Lawmaker.' ST. LOUIS. April 13. The Investigation Into the charges of Doodling made In con nection with baking powder leglslntlon In the state legislature Is being carried on today by grand Juries In session In St. Louis and Jefferson City. Circuit Attorney Joseph W. Folk, under whose direction the St. Louis grand Jury has been at work during the last week,, has secured Important Information that It Is believed will be made ubb of before the Jefferson City body, which resumed Its ses sions this morning. Mr. Folk and Attorney General Crow, who is taking care of the Jefferson City end of the Investigation, are working to gether and the fact that the evidence given before the two grand Juries Is available for comparison makes the situation scrioua Lfor those who may not have told the truth. fit Is stated that perjury Indictments may even be found before the return of actual bribery Indictments. Speaker Whltecotton of the lower house held a long conference with Circuit Attor ney Folk yesterday, and It la understood be gave much valuable Information to that official. A number of Important witnesses have been called by both sides for examina tion today. j Colonel W. H. Phelps, railroad repre- tentative In the recent legislature, who f aa expected to be the principal witnesa ' before the St. Louis grand Jury today, did not appear when that body convened and a aubpoena waa Issued for the sheriff to serve. He was In St. Louis on Sunday and aid he came here to be a witness. Among . the witnesses examined was State Treas urer Williams. Money Plentiful In Legislature. , Information reached Circuit Court At torney Folk tonight that Senator John P. Collins had displayed seven $1,000 bills publicly here aoon after the adjournment of the legislature. Attorney Folk at once ordered subpoena Issued for the Informant and for others who saw the billa displayed. Senator Col Una will be summoned to account tor the bills to the a-rand Jury here. He could not be found-tonight. ....v , Colonel K."" f." "Wllllama, treasurer of Missouri, informed the grand Jury today that bo $1,000 bills bad been changed or Issued to any of the state aenatora or rep resentatives by him. Two new features of the alleged boodllng In the legislature were brought to light today by the grand Jury. The slot machine bill and two bills Introduced In the Interest of St. Louis county are now under In vestigation. In one Instance, It Is alleged. $600 wag placed In the hands of a "dls trlbuter" to secure the paasage of one of the St. Louis county bills. Another man la aald to have attempted to distribute $5,000 among the legislators to secure the second county bill. , The bill regulating slot machines waa backed by a local promoter and it la at Jrged $5,000 waa handed around to make the fm a law. I Phelps Balk at Stand. ' "JEFFERSON CITf. Mo.. April 13. Colonel William H. Phelps waa on the Missouri Pacific train on Sunday night en route to Kansas City. Asksd If he Intended to testify In the pending Inquiry, he replied: "I do not see why I should." "Will you return to Bt. Louts this week? "I think not. I shall probably go to JLahevllle, N. C, In day or two." k'.'How about the statement credited to Senator Frank Farrla that he received $1,000 from you In consideration of legis lative favors conferred T" "I know nothing at all about what Sen ator Farrla said or Is reported to have aid. I do not wish to discuss this matter at all." The Cole county grand Jury resumod Its Investigation late today. Just prior to the convention of the grand Jury Circuit Judge Hazell said: I am determined there shall be no leak j In tills grand Jury. This Invetitlgatlon shall i be Juki aa rigid aa me law provides and it any Indictment are returned they will be returned to me and not mie word shall leak out aa to who la Indicted until after the arrests have been made. If during the Investigation there Is any leakage 1 will at once institute an investi gation aa to the source of Information and discovery will be followed by prosecution. The grand Jury assembled at t and ex amined Senator David Nelson of St. Louis, who voted against the repeal of the "Baking powder law;" Whitney Layton. a baking powder manufacturer, who was fined for violation of the law and who de sired to have the law repealed; and Pat terson Bain. a St. Louis baking powder manufacturer. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 13. Vp to 1 this afternoon Colonel Phelpa had not ar rived in Kansas City, aa far aa known. It waa stated r. the hotel wb-re he usually etopped that he "might be here this even ing." Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee, who waa expected to have testified before the grand Jury at Bt. Louis today, pasaed through Kansas City on his way, h stated, to Jefferson City. Mr. Lee, who waa accompanied by hla wife, whsa recognised, requested that hla presence in the city be kept quiet. YOUTSEY'S CONFESSION MYTH aspeeted Mardvrer of Goebel Ask for Docomuta State' At tor. ney Sara Da Not Exist. FRANKFORT. Ky.. April 13 Counsel for James Howard, cn trial for ths third time for the murder of William Ooebel, filed today a written motion demanding a copy of the confession and evidence given before the grand Jury by Henry Youtaey, who is serving a lite sentence Attorney Franklin, vt'iith. denied that Yo s confession to him an DVloe of the grand lu serving a lite sentence aa accessory. for ths common- Youtaey had ever mads and refused to give his DU' of the grand Jury proceedings. Ths ourt ovsrrui4 too met loo. LOUBET IS GIVEN OVATION Demonstration for French President All Along the Route Homo from Alalere. MARSEILLES. April 13 President Lou bet arrived here today from Paris, on his way to .Algeria, after receiving continuous ovations along the route. The presidential party was' met by the civil and military authorities and was escorted to the pre ferttire, where an official reception was br.d. ,n A crowd, " eg' . vto have numbered 800.000 persons, -tit ' f thorouichfares and nave the prev 'i;.J , enthusiastic greeting. A grand bav fi "'' Bourse followed the reception. if day " s. M. Loubet made, several ahv mainly expressive of his sturv. llcanlsm. . ' Only one minor disturbance was reported. This was between a group of socialist agi tators and a number of adherenta of the army. Blows were exchanged and the pollco interfered. Six persons were Injured, three of them rather seriously. This was chiefly due to the denseness of the crowds and Interrupted the popular demonstration to the president. A disorderly demonstration occurred on the route of the procession, when a party of anti-government radicala cried "Down with free-masonry." Three arrests were made. During the ceremonies at the prefecture the bishop of Marseilles saluted M. Loubet and spoke of the lrreproachahle conduct of the clergy of this city. He eald they regarded religion aa being necessary to the greatness and security of the country. The president. In responding, said the church had a mission of peace, fraternity and reconciliation. When it fulfilled Its mission it gained the respect of all good citizens. MONTEJO'S FLAGSHIP FLOATED Skeleton of Eighty Member of the Teasel's Crew Fonnd In the Hoik. MANILA, April 13. The warship Relna Christina, flagship of Admiral Montejo men was sunk Dy Aamiral Dewey, was floated and beached yesterday. The skele tons of about etgnty of the crew were found in the hulk. One skeleton evidently waa that of an officer, for It had a sword by its side. There are fifteen shell holes In the hull of the Relna Christina, one made by an eight-Inch and the othera small. The main injection valve Is missing, showing the ship was scuttled when abandoned. The hull la In fair condition. Captain Albert R. Counden, command ing the naval station at Cavlte took charge of the remains of the sailors expressing a desire to give them an American naval funeral. The Spanish residents, however, are anx- toua to ship the skeletons to Spain and it la suggested that the United States transport Sumner convey them to Spain. A wreck ing company la endeavoring to raise all the aunken Spanish warships. MAY NAME BISHOP 0'CONNEP Talk that Kent Jersey Prelate Mar Be '" ' Bent to the Philippine ' Islands. ROME. April 13. Rt. Rev. John J. O'Con ner, bishop of Newark, N. J., Is favorably spoken of at the Vatican for appointment aa archbl&hop of Manila, but ahould none among the bishops wish to accept the posi tion, a prelate of lower rank may be ap pointed, In which case Rev. J. J. Harty of St. Leo's church, St. Louis, Mo., Is consid ered likely to be the new archbishop of Manila. Monslgnor F. Z. Rooker of Washington, D. C, recently appointed bishop cf Neuva Caceres Islands, and Rev. Dennis J. Doughtery of Philadelphia, has Just been made bishop of Neuva 8egovln, will be called to Rome for consecration and also to augment their prestige in starting for the Philippines from the center of Catho licism. STAMP TAXATION SUSPENDED People Are Too Poor to Pay, Sara the Chinese Empress Dowager. PEKIN, April 13. The dowager empress has Issued an edict repealing the compre hensive stamp taxation scheme which Yuan Sht Kal, governor if the province of Chi LI, waa about to Inaugurate throughout the province. The edict assigns the poverty of the peo ple as the reason for the repeal of the scheme, but it is believed Yuan Shi Kal's enemies procured It for the purpose of crippling bis proposed reforms. One of the contemplated effects of the plan would have been to secure honest re turns ' for taxea collected and to deprive minor offlclala of large perquisites. The empress' solicitude for the poor is evinced by the costly Junket she Is taking. MORLEY LANDS LAND BILL Declares Government Hue Opened Dew Irish Chapter by Receat Volte Face. LONDON. April 13. The Right Hon. John Morley, speaking at Montrose tonight, re ferred to the Irish land bill as a new. great chapter In the Irish revolution, and a confession by the government that Its vaunted policy of a resolute government In Ireland, pursued for seventeen years, waa an abject failure. As to being converted to home rule, he did not suppose the government had any more idea of home rule now than alx months ago it bad of the land bill. COLONEL CODY IS INJURED Horse Fall Vpon Him at tho Performance of Show In Manchester. Flrt MANCHESTER. Eng.. April 13. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) met with an accident at the first performance of his show here today. Hla horse reared and fell on him. He was removed to a hotel. His ankle was badly sprained but he ap peared In the arena In a carriage this evening. Edward Uoe to Malta. GIBRALTAR, April 13. The British royal yacht Victoria and Albert, with King Ed ward on board, escorted by six cruisers, sailed for Mslta today. Prlnca China; la Honored. PEKIN. April IS Prince Cblng. preal dent of the foreign office, hss been ap pointed grand aecretary in aaccesslon to tho Ul Yung Lu. MERGER DECISION NOTHING Hill Declares Railroad Control Will Hot Be Changed by Conn. SCHIFF FEARS BOLD BLACKMAILERS Harrlman'a Financial gnpporter Sees Mea llarraaalne; Innocent Corpor ations Which May Control Pol Icy of Other Companies, NEW YORK. April 13. James J. Hill, president of the Northern Securities com pany, said today: We will have our appeal papers ready in a dav or two. We expect to win. But even though the United States supreme court should compel the Northern Securities com pany to give bark tho mock to the ureal Northern and the Nor'hern Pacific com panies the control would still be the same. J. P. Morgan wss In conference today at his office with President J. J. Hill of the Northern Securities company, and E. II. Harrlman of the Union Pacific and South- era Pacific roads. The conference waa re ported to have some bearing on the de cision on the Northern Securities case. Other prominent financiers and railroad men who visited Mr. Morgan In the course of the day included P. A. B. Widener, Thomas F. Ryan, George F. Baker, H. B. Holllns, President Spencer of the Southern Railway and President Thomas of the Le high Valley. Mr. Hill made several visits to Mr. Morgan'a office. A representative of the Morgan firm denied that there had been anything like a formal discussion of the financial situation or that the Northern Securities decision had been talked about, save In casual way. Opens Door to Blackmailers. Jacob H. Schlff of the banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb Co., members of the' Harrl man syndicate, and a director of the Northern Securities company, the Baltimore A Ohio and Union Pacific railroads, in an interview in the Evening Post on the Northern Securities case, raid: The result of the decision. If it be con firmed upon appeal must necessarily be far-reaching. The decision practically es tablishes tnls: That anything done which will put It In the power of any company to restrain industry and trade Is Illegal, even If the very reverse of such restraint Is In tended, as has no doubt been the bonatid urpoe of tne corporators of the Northern ecurltles company. Thus, us a logical consequence, the power the Pennsylvania possesses to influence the Baltimore A Ohio and other corporate managements, all the power the New York Central possesses to direct the Lake Shore. Michigan Central and the Nickle Plate managements, or the New York, New Haven & Hartford's in fluence over the New England road, even if such power or influence actually exer cised Is beneficial to the public, is illegal. This is the danger In the situation which haa now been created. Not that 1 believe the government will at present go any further, but, as It Is. almost anyone, for the purpose of blackmail or sinister pur poses, haa it henceforth in his power to open fire and harrass most of the large railroads and Industrial corporations. With all this I do not feel particularly pessimistic. We shall no doubt far some time And a great unwillingness to embark In new affairs, but that is no misfortune, for promotion has been carried too tar and In this respect perhatM the Northern Se curities decision may prove a blessing In disguise. The American people have a facultv for adaDtlnc themaelves to condl lions aa they exist, und In due time the effects ana result oi even tne situation now created will wear off. and a a conse quence of the Inactivity and further liquida tion which we are certain to have money will after a time become plentiful and then likely all round securities will benefit by the process of recovery, which sooner or later will surely ret in. The country at no time In history has been In a better and more prosperous condi tion than it Is at present, and it Is certain to profit by experience, which, It is lust gaining In perhaps a somewhat forcible. nd to some, unexpected manner. WALL STREET HAS BAD DAY Decline In Stock of Northern Securi ties Company Lesettle Whole List. NEW YORK, April 13. Shares of the Northern Securities company ' were ex tremely weak on the curb today, selling off to 98V4. a decline of b points from last Thursday's closing quotations, during the early session. Much of the selling came from Stock exchange houses and there seemed to be no support. There is little doubt that some of today's selling waa of a forced character. The course of Northern Securities was not without Its effect on the general stock market, prices yielding considerably. De clines of 2 to S points were common. Call money was offered at 7 per cent, but the demand waa light. During the noon hour Northern Securities broke to 95 and then rallied a point. The break in Northern Securities waa followed by increased weakness all through the active stock list. A number of stand ard railway shares made new low records for the present move, including Pennsyl vania and New York Central. The decline In these Issues was less severe than In a number of other stocks, for example, Atchi son, Baltimore Ohio, Northwestern, St. Paul, Delaware & Hudson, Union Pacific and Rock Island, all of which broke 3 or more points. Lackawanna fell 10 points on the very light trading. St. Paul ft San FranrUco common fell 6V4, Reading I',, njd Erie seconds i. There was a 10-polnt decline In American Express on a sale of 100 sharea. Southern Pacific sold to within a fraction of its low record and a number of the minor railroads registered material declines. Common report attributed the aevere break to heavy selling by the western clique and a prominent local operator. So tar as could be learned In the early after noon the banks were not calling loans, but brokers were demanding additional marglna from customers. BOODLER APPEALS SENTENCE Shy at Fonr Ina; to Year la Jail, Decld. Hiavher. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 13. John 8chuet tler, former member of the bouse of del egates' combine, convicted of bribery In connection with the surburban street rail way boodle bill, was sentenced by Judge Douglas today to four years in the peni tentiary. Schuettler then made a motion to appeal to the supreme court and his bond was fixed at $10,000, which waa furnished. TRAGEDY ON WAY TO CHURCH Iowa Man Kill HI Wife aad Takee HI Own Life. Then CLINTON. la.. April 13 While tem porarily deranged Frank Hush of Erie, 111., ten miles east of here, abot and killed his wife while on the way to rhurch and the returned home and killed himself. Their little daughter startled the con gregation by running Into the church and tslllng of the trad. BOND CASE COMES UP TUESDAY South Dnkota Sue State of North Carolina la the fteprem Conrt. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. April 13. (Special Tele gram.) The case of the state of South Da kota, complainant against the state of North Carolina, will be argued before the supreme court tomorrow. R. W. Stewart of Pierre, S. D., and Judge W. H. Peckham of . New Tork rrpreaent South Dakota. This suit Is brought by the complainant, the slate of Sonth Dakota. against the state of? North Carolina and ; others for the purpsw of having an ac counting of and adjudicating the indebted ness upon all bonda of North Carolina of the class held by South Dakota, all bond having a first lien ot stock of the North Carolina Railroad company, and to fore close the liens upon the stats stock In said railroad for the purpose of paying tho ' complainant and all ethers holding bonda secured by such Hens. . These rural letter carriers were appointed today: Nebraska, ;Orcsham, regular, George Mauer; substitute. Barton Hawley. Iowa, Fort Dodge, retiular, Alf. P. Hilton; substitute. Edward Hilton. Richland, regu lar, John W. Allen; substitute. Florence P. ' Allen. A post office was ordered and established at Enterprise, Polk connty, I,., and Ed. H. Flannery commissioned postmaster. These Nebraska rural free delivery routes will be established July 1: Daykin, Jefferson coun ty, one route, area covered thirty-two aquare miles, population served 395; Dav enport, Thayer county, three routes, area Bttveui j-seveu square ; mires, population 1.325; Edgar, Clay couri'y. three additional routes, area seventy-live square miles, population 1,275; ElkboVn, Doaglas county, one route, area twenty-four square miles. population 800; Elm Creek, Buffalo county, one additional route, area thirty-eight aquare miles, population 400; Emerson, Dixon county, two route, area fifty-four square miles, population 330; .Fairmont, Fillmore county, one additional route, area thirty-four square miles, population 605; Friend, Saline county three1 , additional routes, area ninety-one aquare sutles, popu lation 1,220; Geneva, FUlmor county, two additional routes, are forty-six aouare miles, population 775; Gibbon, Buffalo coun ty, one additional rout a, area-', thirty-six square miles, population .00;. pfltfler, Ham ilton county, one route, areanhlrty square miles, population 23; Waftba Fillmore county, one additional route, area twenty two square miles, population 125. . HASTENS TO LOVER'S-toSIDE " 1 " ' -''' Young Woman of Leon, lav, Gn to Coast to Marry 'WnajM Soldier.- Ui' ' ST. JOSEPH. Mo., April 11. (Special.) Miss Esther Jackson of Leon, la.; is speed ing toward San Francisco, where she will become the wife of Edward R. Patch, a St. Joseph youth, thus bringing about the cul mination of a pretty romance which had lta beginning In the little lowa.elty several yeare ago. j - Wounded nigh unto death, young Patch la lying In a hospital i Sad Francisco, having Just returned feouKtbi) 'Philippine. where he won distinction aa a soldier. Edward Patch Is the' son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. V. Patch, the father being a prom inent artist In this city. Miss Jackson until two weeks ago presided over one of the primary departmenta of the Leon public schools. v Edward Patch traveled for the Sommer- Richardson factory of the National Biscuit company, a number of years. In Leon he met Miss Jackson. Ho admired her and the admiration soon ripened into love. Their engagement soon followed. In December two years ago young Patch caught the war fever and enlisted In the Thirteenth cavalry In this city. He was sent at once to the Philippines and a few months later became seriously ill. But recently, while fighting the Moros, he be came dangerously wounded. An operation was performed, but It was nut successful and later the injured man was started home on the transport 8herman, which arrived In San Francisco a week ago. He was unable to proceed farther and was taken to a hospital. Miss Jackson, hearing of his condition, resigned her position in the Leon achool and made arrangements to go to her tover. Her brother is said to have objected to the marriage, and the young woman carried on her plans secretly. Under the plea of poor health she left Leon, ostensibly for Excelsior Springs, Mo., to spend a few weeks. She came direct to this city,, ar riving here Wednesday. She went to the home of her lover's parents, where she re mained until yesterday, when she started on her Journey westward. She Is making the trip alone and as aoon as she arrives the wedding will take place. She la 22 years of age. Her brother Is a prominent lawyer in Leon. FAMOUS CALCULATOR IS DEAD William Vallance Finally Give Away to Strnln aad Die In Hospital. TRENTON, N. J., April 13. William Val lance, the famous lightning calculator, who could do any sum in mathematical calcu lation mentally, and with but an instant's hesitation, is dead, aged 30 years. About a week ago he was taken to the state hospital suffering from a aevere mental strain, believed tr be the result of his work with fisure. . Vallance covid duplicate the feata of any of the lightning calculators and then beat them all by stating Instantly any desired date in history. lie could not tell how he knew history, but would rattle off fact after fact without ever making a mistake. He could give Instant answers to such arithmetic questions aa multiply 389,487 by 4,641, and problems In algebra were his delight. JOURNEY PROVES A SUCCESS Jcssnp Expedltloa Gather All tho In formation Desired In North eastern Asia. NEW YORK, April 13. Morris K. Jessup. who provided funds for ths Jessup expedi tion to northeast Asia for the purpose of studying the natives and gathering col lections of their Implements, said today he waa perfectly satisfied with the results of the expedition. He declared: What these stories amount to regarding obstacles placed In the path of ths ex plorers by Russian otticiau 1 cannot say, but I know the expedition haa tet-n suc cessful, foi the collection I- here now und be ng made ready for exhlbiU'in. When we first decided on making the ex pljration the Kuoclan government assisted u In every way. The emperor himself took a personal interest and ordered his officials to facilitate the work. Paitspuria were cheerfully provided and the scientists be gan ihelr lal-on aufplcioua y. The Ht. Petemburc Academy of Sciences o- I operated and every available mean at lis alsusai provided. BENSON WILL LEAD BOLTERS He Agrees to Stand u Candidate .'or Mayor by Petition. CONVENTION TURNS INTO MASS -MEETING Notorious Walter Molse and Bueea neer Broatch Act a Direc tors la the Work of ' Purification. Erastus A. Benson wss , nominated by petition for mayor of Omaha last night by the antls who bolted the republican city ticket In a meeting at Washington hall, which Charles A. Ooss, as spokesman, termed a "cltliena' mess meet.ng." A paper endorsing the candidacy cf Mr. Benson was circulated In tho hall and signed by 3S5 citizens. No other candidates were nom inated. A platform was adopted on which Mr. Benson, in his address, declared he atood firmly with both feet. The platform declares' in favor of home rule, uniform enforcement of all laws, equal taxation, municipal ownership of public utilities and concludes by throwing bouquet at or- ganizaa labor. it Is a significant fact that while Mr. Goss and other leaders of the meeting de clared It to be a citizens' meeting, non partisan and non-political, that the plat form adopted atarts out by saying: "We, republicans of the city cf Omaha, In con vention assembled," and It Is also signifi cant 'that, aa Mr. Goss stated, hone but tnose who had been elected at the pri maries aa antl delcgatea to the regular convention participated In this "cltlxens" meeting. These delegates numbered, in person, less than sixty-five, though Mr. Oost claimed seventy-one were represented. They did not claim, therefore, the requisite seventy-two and concoded that their meet ing waa not legally the republican conven tion. "We make no such claim." said Mr. Ooss; "all we pretend is that thla is a citizens' meeting." Neither J. (3. E. Llndqueat, the Eighth warder, who Sold out In Saturday'a con vention to the antls, nor Ferdinand Haar man, whose affidavit was read last night stating that he 'Intended to vote against Mayor Moores and for W. W. Blgham, was present. . Bolter' Organisation Stand. Dr. W. H. Christie and John Steele, pur suant'' to the notion of the antls' meeting 6aturday at 'the Millard hotel, acted as chairman and secretary respectively. Dr. CbHstle In his opening address said he and hla followers ' had been coerced to "take this step" by the regulars last Saturday. A.lW. Jefferla and Byron O. Burbank were en Band with speeches, while C. E. Her ring, W. J.. Broatch, John N. Westberg, A. H. Burnett, W. A. Saunders, Charles A. Goss and W. G. Ure were among the active men on the floor. Ure nominated Benson. Councilman Hascall,' Representatives Ten Eyck and Koetter, Sei ator Saunders, who waa a candidate for nttyor, Thomaa Mc Cague Harry Morrill, C. F. Harrison, , F. D. Wead. Bert Bush, deputy state labor commissioner, Judge 1 Gordon . and Vie Walker were present. Broatch : kept ' a ilosD tab bo. proceedings and evidently had mora than a spectator's Interest at stake. All these signed the petition for Benson's candidacy. Walter Moise, the notorious democratic partner of Brcetch, waa also there exercising a' benevolent supervision over the work of the purifiers. Despite the fact that the platform enunciates the doctrine of home rule, of equal taxation, laying particular stress upon the taxation of franchises and rail road terminals, it was noticed that many lobbyists and "listeners'' for franchiscd corporations were present and affixed their names to the petition which endorsed Erastus A. Benson for mayor. I. S. Hascall waa one of the first to sign this petition. The speeches did not contain quite as much vitriol as those delivered Saturday afternoon at the Millard hotel blow-out although they were not such as a Sunday school superintendent would make on Easter morning. Jeffrrls and Dr. Christ's dwelt somewhat on the virtues of the antls and the Imperfections of their op ponents,, the republicans of Omaha, whose voice prevailed last Saturday In the re nomination of Mayor Frank E. Moores. Benson's Speech of Acceptance. Mr. Benson'a speech waa largely a pledge of what be would do if elected mayor. He aaid: t ft fmm the bottom of my heart that I would rather have this vote of confidence from you than to De sure oi election irom men who- stooped to the depth of r.is honeaty, and who by audacity ami a climax of effrontery drove you from this conven tinn hall on Saturday. I cannot say thit the reault that 1 am your candidate was entirely, unexpected, but 1 haa entertaineu a hope that It mlftht be otherwise. I am not unmindful of the honor, but as I stand here and consider 1 feel a great sense of responsibility laid upon me. I canr.ot look lightly upon the duties of the campaign, if elected 1 i-hall try to make my administra tion one of thoughtful impartiality to ad minister with fidelity and to subordinate every personal desire to the public good I have no personal ambitions to gratify. No candidate ever stood before a nomlnatins convention freer from pledge thin I stand .,.r tnnla-nt. as untrtimmeled & though the nomination had been blown In on tin J wind. A more unselfish and more patriotic lot of delegates never sat logiiner man are here tonight. None at-ked me Mr favors when It was decided I l-hould be nominated. I have studied the platform and stand squarely upon it. I do not ex pect to coax the mlllenlum from the rosy dawn and put salt on Its tall If elected, but promise to give a clean, consistent business administration to the city of my adoption and love. Explanation of the Bolt. The various resolutions adopted In two sections were as follows: Whereas. Seventy-two delegates entered the republican city convention on Satur day April 11, liJ3. In good faith, the ame being a majority of the convention; and Whereas, The chairman of said conven tion arbitrarily and without a semblance of fairness or authority refused ti p-rmlt raid seventy-two delegates to freely cast their votes according to their choice and have the same counted as cast; and Whereas. It is and alwaya has been a fundamental principle of the republican party that each and every delegate In a republican convention has and possesses the untrammeled and exclusive right to cast his vote without fear as he may. de termine; and ... Whereas, The chairman of said conven tion by the arbitrary exercise of the power unanimously conferred upon him by the whole convention, after having pledged himself to said convention to act fairly Hnl Impartially, in utter dl-regard ot parlia mentary practice, the principles controlling the proceedings of a republican convention and in violation of his expref promise ani declaration, did by hoer force of his posi tion, with the greenest partiality and the complete prostitution of his high und honorable office, with deliberation and In tent so to do, refused to permit Delegate Ferdinand Haarman of the Second ward to cast his vote for Walter W. Hlnghani for mayor, according to his express wish and desire, and refused to recognize him upon the floor or tne convention and refused to permit a poll of the Second ward delt ga llon u?on the requia- of many d-1 gne upon the floor of the convention and th; request of the chairmen of the Fifth. Sixth. Seventh and Ninth ward delegatljns. ani ref ised to permit the several votes a.t fo variou candidates for mayor to be change! before the ballot was announced, uiiu re fused to permit the Ninth ward iWkgitlon (Continued on Seeoad Page.) CONDITION 0FJHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Tuesday: Wednesday Fair and Warmer In tait Portion. Temperature nt Omaha eterlayl Hoar. De. Hoar. Dear. K n. m -lit 1 p. m a. m 4 a p. m 4.1 7 a. m 4) .1 p. m 47 a a, si 4 4 p. m 4M O a. an...... 41 R p. m 4" 10 a. m,,,,,, 41 p. an U a. mill.,, 41 7 p. m 41 11 n ... 44 p. m 41 ' Op. m 4 1 SAY FAREWELL TO THE TOFTS Salvation Army Brlaadier and Hi Wife Listen to Speeches of Partlnsj. Salvation Army hall was comfortably filled last evening with members of the army and their friends to participate In the farewell meeting to Brigadier and Mrs. Toft, who have beeu transfertcd to tbelr old field In Sweden. The meeting was In charge of Captain Merrlweather and an Interesting program of prayer, song and addresses was carried out. Short tributes to the work and achievements of Brigadier and Mrs. Toft in the mldwestern field of which they have been in charge for the past four years were delivered by Captain Story. Junior staff sec retary for the mldwestern division; Captain Sherwood of Council Bluffs. Corps Captain Lucas, divisional stenographer, the ad jutant of the Omaha corps and othera, in cluding one woman outsider. Mrs. Toft spoke briefly in appreciation of the many kind words that were uttered and said that ahe could not say that ahe was sorry she is going back to her home In Sweden, although the did regret sep arating from her Omaha friends, but a God has called, them back to Sweden, they had but to do and not ask the reason why. She hoped to meet all her American friends In heaven. If not here again. Brigadier Toft closed the evening pro. gram by a short address in much tho same strain as that o Mrs. Toft. He had served ten years in Sweden before, two years in Denmark and seven years in America. Ho waa not yet able to announce whr his sue. cessor here would be, but he hoped to be able to do ss before the close of the week, through the dally papers. SLIDE BLOCKS UNION PACIFIC Seeoad Slip at Aspen Tunnel Will Reqalre Ten Days for Re. ruoval. EVANSTON, Wyo., April 13. (Special Telegram.) A aecond landslide occurred thla afternoon at Aspen tunnel, where the slide came down yesterday. The second slide was of immense proportions, cover ing the track twenty-five to fifty feet deep for a distance of 600 feet, and a thla por tion of the track la in a cut it effectively blocks up the way. Officials stated tonight that it would require from ten daya to two weeka to make th track passable. Other slides occur at this point at frequent in terval making' the work of clearing the track extremely' dangerous. At least 60,000 yards pf dirt and rpek sow lie In tho rV.l road cut' arid The-end of the tunnel la rUdly caved in so that no work of clearing the track can be done from that end. ' There are now 800 workmen and a steam shovel at work hauling away the dirt 'from the cut. It ia the Intention of the railroad com pany to transfer lta two fast mall trains around the slide. All other traina will run via Pocatello, over the Short Line rail way from Granger. Assistant Superin tendent C. M. Ward and Trainmaster H. J. Roth are on the ground personally super Intending the work. They state there Is no way a track can be built around the slide and the only way ot getting through is to haul every cubic foot of dirt away with construction trains. FINE CATTLE ARE CREMATED Stock Wa Enroute to Omnha to Be Sold at Pnblle Auc tion. ENID. Ok!.. April 13. (Special Tele gram.) Thirty-two head of fine registered red polled cattle were burned to death In a car on the Rock Island road yesterday. The cattle were shipped from Hennessey, Okl., by J. H. Van Buren and consisted of one or two bulls, a few cows and the bal ance young atock. When about two miles from Enid the straw In the car caught fire, and by the time the train reached this city It was a mass of flames. The cattle died in the car, none being saved. This shipment waa bound to Omaha, where the j cattle were to have been sold at a stock sale, and the losa will reach several thou sand dollars. CUDAHY FAILS TO CONVINCE JadaT Refuse to Remuve Receiver Appointed for Pacific Pack. Ina; Company, TRENTON. N. J., April 13. Judge Kirk patrlck In the United States district court today denied the application of John Cudahy of Chicago for the removal of Thomas B. McGovern aa one of the receivers of the Pacific Packing & Navigation company. Judge Klrkpatrlck sail while It was true McGovern was connected with the Parlfle Sealing company ho was specially qualified to act as a receiver, and there was noth ing to show that be had been faithless to bis trust. LOEB RECEIVES NO NEWS Not m Word Come from President Roosevelt, Who Is In Yel lowstone Park. of the twenty-seven members. Most of the CINNABAR, Mont., April 13. Secretary i t,nndi(jatea were there also and many rlng Loeb received no word from the president ing gpceches were made, all of ths speak today. The weather in tho park is clear ert declaring that the Moorea ticket will and cool. to elected beyond a doubt. After the Movements of Orenn Vessel April IX At New York-Arrlved-Arlevenla, from Wtfr ,gn-d and filed with City Clerk El Liverpool; Mollke. f r?m Naples; ur e sla, ; . . successful camnalaa from illaimw: Htsatendam. from Hotter dam; Zeeiand, from Antwerp; Canadian, from Liverpool. At Plymouth Arrived Kal-er Wllhelm der Gropse. from N' York. At aigres Pavxed MvMllla, from New York, for Gibraltar tfor orders); Slelll n Prince, from New York, for Naples, Uiiioa, etc At Prawle Point Pa?s d Mlnnet nka, from New York, lor London. At Glasgow Arrived 4'olumHa, fro-n New York; Siberian, from Philadelphia Balled MonlevUiean. for Montreal. At Gibraltar Arrived Trave. from New York; Cambroman, from Nat-les and G'noa. for Boston; I'mbrla. from Genoa and Naples, for New Yolk; Weimar, from Naples, for New York; Uuma, from New York, for Naples. At t'h -rbjurg Arrlvd Kal r Willi 'Inn der G'O , fri'tn New York, v.h Plymouth, lor I remen. and proceelel Silled (Iroese.' Kurfurt, from premen. J r Ntw York. At brcmen Arrived Nttkar, Iruux New York. . .. TELL OF THE BRIBES Bspublican Committeemen Describe- tho Crooked Work of tho Antis. THEY GIVE NAMES AND PARTICULARS Aatii Offer Poor Man of Pint Ward One Hundred Dollars. FIFTEEN HUNDRED FOR THREE DELEGATES Ole Jackson G.res Detail of Attempt to But Third Warden, WALTER MOISE FIGURES IN THE STORY Jarkaon Say He Waa Told Thrt Holse Had the Money at Millard Hotel and He Sent a Mnn There. Sensational disclosures were made at the first meeting of the new republican city committee yesterday afternoon in Royal Arcanum hall. The committee organised and elected Robert Cowell, chairman; C. C. Valentino, secretary, and Charles E. Mor gan, treasurer. It was toward the close when the committee began to talk of temp tations. E. J. Cornish said that the dis graceful attempts of the bolters to buy a majority In the convention should be given all the publicity possible In order that the people many fully understand and know the corruptness of the opposition. The people never endorse corruption, Mr. Corelsh de clared, and they cannot favor candidate put In the field by such men. U. B. Balcombe remarked that the trafflc ing did not succeed very well, a out ot four Eighth ward delegates who were ap proached only one fell. Charles W. Fear of the Eighth ward aald that the Eighth ward delegate were not the only ones aubjectcd to temptations and ha favored a plan of collecting evidence and data of each attempted bribe and using it as campaign material. Thla met with the Informal approval of all present. ; Then J. J. Smith told of a First ward delegate who had worked for him for yeara and was being paid $10 a week. "Thla man waa approached and offered $100 and a Job aa Inspector for the city for three years It he would change his vote." said Mr. 8mlth. "He called me up by telephone and told me that it waa a aore temptation for a poor man. He is somewhat In debt and I knew It. He wanted to know If it would be really dishonorable to sell out. I told hlra most emphatically that it would b and ha promised he would not and kept hla promise." Haae Figure In "Business, Councilman Zlmman auggested that the Third, ward might have something Inter esting to offer and he called for W. H. Shoup, -a committeeman, to speak. Mr. Shoup said: "I -was formerly' connected with the police force and served tor fif teen yeara. I lest my job because would not obey Broatch' dictation in the Mercer fight last fall. I am now running, a small bakfery. ; After'the caueu of the Mooreg delegatea Saturday morning I -went; down to my shop and had not been thert long when in walked H. P Hate, . captain .of police. He said 'Hello, Billy,' and hold out his hand. Then after smiling pleasantly at both myself and my wife, he said: 'It haa come down to me from good authority to state to you that if you will vote for the antl thla afternoon In the convention you will be reinstated tonight on the police force and you will have an $85 Job.' "This was 12:40 o'clock.' There were eighteen or twenty persons In my dining room and I did not want to make a dis turbance. I threatened, how;ver, to alap his face and told him I never would' be a traitor, and further that I would last about two minutes on the force after they had eecured what they wanted from me." Offer Fifteen Hundred Dollar. Committeeman Ole Jackson, the Colored Janitor at the Jail, was the next man who had Interesting information to ' give. "I will not give the namea of the men who approached me," he aald, "because I prom ised one I would not, out of respect for. hla wife and children. ' But after the primaries I went home to 1009 Davenport street and tbla colored man ram and told me I had a chance to make $1,600 for three votes and still hold my Job. I was anxious to find out all about It and to ses the thing through, so I went and got Max Smart and Hugh Hughbanka, the boya whom I hod placed on the delegation, and wa, had some drinks at the Millard hotel. They both de clared they would do whatever I aald. Then l 1 tura around and told this man that I would see him in the morning. Another colored man, S. B. Smith, .came next day. I was standing In front of Ibe Turf saloon on Douglas .-treet.' He says 'Nam your price.' I took a little time and we got Bob Johnson and Bob wsa told about the proposition. We were given to understand that the money was In the hsnda of Walter Molse in room 330, Millard hotel, where other men were waiting to complete the transaction. The sum was $1,000 I believe, end was said to be in $"0 bills. I sent Bob Johnson up In the room to get the money. His taking It would not have bound me and ho had a right to do what he please! with that money. ?ut there was a hitch in the room. As I uiderstood It Molse wanted the money to be placed In the hands of Jobn W. McDonald until the transaction waa carried out, while Bob Johnson wanted the money In hla own bands. There they stuck and you know what I did in the convention." Thanks to Honest Men. Amid cheera and upon the motion of C. W. Fear, a vote of thanks was passed to all the delegates wbo resisted bribes. The meeting was brimful ot enthusiasm and excitement snd was attended by twenty routine matters were transacted the cer tificates of nomination of the candidal i were begun and Mayor Moore and others expressed the hope that the bolters would nominate a full ticket, they said, aa It would further Insure the victory of the republican ticket. Robert Cowell, who as chairman refuted to let the bolters steal the convention Sat urday, was elected ihalrman of the com. mittee by acclamation, as was the secre tary, C. C. Valentine, who aad gone to Chicago. W. E. Stockham acted in hit place temporarily. In accepting Mr. Cowell said: "I have not aougbt this position, but will try to discharge it to the best ot my abil ity. As 1 said when I first took part la this fight, I am for Frank E. Moores from start to finUb. i assure yOu that If all lu this room work a hard for the Mao red
