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    Fhe Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1903-TEN TAGES.
SINGLE COrY TIIREE CENTS.
LET AGITATION CEASE
President of Rabbis' Confereno Beriewi
Kishlneff Massacre
FITTING RESOLUTIONS ARE OFFERED
Pnblio Advited that Further FroteiU An
Unnecessary.
PROPOSES TO THANK ROOSEVELT
Thinks B'Nal B' Rita's Action Sufficiently
OoTer the Ground.
SPECIAL ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY
Slaty Rabble from All Parts of tha
Country Attend Central Confer
aee at Detroit Rabat SU
ermaa'a Addreae.
DETROIT, June 29. The annual meat
Ins of the central conferenoe of American
Rabbis, which was organised In this city
fourteen years ago, opened tonight In
Temple BetheL with three-score rabbis
from all parts of the United States present.
Rabbi Joseph Silverman of New York, the
president of the conference, In his message
took up the recent Jewish massacres In
Russia and reviewed the protest of the
B'Nal B'Rlth society to President Roose
velt and the president's action In for
warding the society's protest 10 the csar.
Rabbi Silverman said that In view of the
president's action It was wise to cease
further agitation.
Rabbi Jacob Francis Neltor of Ban Fran
cisco opened the conference tonight with
prayer and Mayor Maybury welcomed
the rabbis to tha city. Dr. Louis Grossman
of Cincinnati responded to the mayor's ad
dress of welcome. Rev. Lee McColester of
Christ Church of Our Father also made a
short address.
Rabbi Silverman then rose to deliver his
annual address. After a review of event
In tha United States, ha said:
"Of one thing wa are certain that the
sun of twentieth century civilisation does
not look favorably upon robbery, pillage.
raptna and murder, whether under the
known guise of political martyrdom, aa in
Servla, or of religious fanaticism, as in
Russia. It is reassuring to And that the
civilised nations of Europe and America
really sympathise with the Jaws in their
sad plight and do not condone the out
rages committed . on Russian soli. Publlo
meetings of protest and indignation have
been held in almost every city of America
and in tha great countries of Europe. Of
all these meetings none was more effective
than that arranged between the executive
committee of tha B'Nal B'Rlth on tha one
hand and Prealdent Roosevelt and Sec
retary Hay on the other. Mr. Leo N. Levi,
the prealdent of the executive committee of
the B'Nal B'Rlth officially presented to
tha president two points for his considera
tion, vis: First, tha sending, of a petition,
to the. csar asking for the protection of
nm perswi, prvin.jr, v
life of every aubject or cltlsen, without
. regard to his religious beliefs or practices,
and second, tha calling of an International
conference to consider the problem of coun
teracting persecution and oppression that
grow out of social and religious prejudices.
"Much diplomacy was exercised in prop
i arty bringing this delicate aubject to tha
attention of our government and so
strongly impressed was the president by
tha moderate yet emphatic request made
. by the committee that he at once replied
In an eloquent address expressing his ar
dent admiration of the Jewish cltlsen and
patriot, his sympathy and sorrow as well
aa his horror over the outrage committed
Id Russia. This address has reverberated
around tha globe and has' no doubt shown
tha Russian as well as the other European
governments that America will not be
silent when Injustice and barbarity are
practiced in any part of the world.., It has
now transpired that President Roosevelt
has acceded to the request of the executive
committee of the B'Nal B'Rlth and has
decided to forward to the cxar the peil
Clon praying for the protection of the
rights of all his subjects and clUsens. We
must regard this act as a great victory
for the American Jew and Israel at large.
"In view of this action of our govern
ment It seems wise that all further agita
tion for publlo meetings of protest should
cease, and I therefore suggest that we
adott a minute to the effect:
'Firstly, commending the wise course of
tha executive committee of the a Nat
B'Rlth.
"Secondly, thanking our government for
its friendly offices in forwarding the peu
Uon to the csar.
"Thirdly) advising the publlo that the
exigencies of the situation have been met
so far as possible through dlplomatlo
means and meetings of protest ana sym
nathv and.
"Fourthly, thanking President Roosevelt
and tha chivalrous and patrloUo cltlsena of
ue country for their generouj sympamy,
their contribution of money for tha relief
of tha vlcUma and their unequivocal de
nunciation of thle crime perpetrated
uAlnst Israel and humanity.
"I recommend that a special committee
be at once appointed to draw up such a
minute, that the consideration thereof be
made the particular business weanesaay
morning at :30 o'clock, that such minute
when adopted be published ana copi
thereof suitably engrossed and forwarded
to the president Of tna United States and
to the president of the executive commit-
tee of the B'Nal B'Rlth."
AGITATION IS OF NO AVAIL
London's Lord Mayor Saye Only Hope
for Rneslaa J ewe la with Better
Clnaa of Russians.
LONTXN, June 24. Lord Mayor Samuel,
In a speech yaaterday at tha prise dlstrlbu
tlon of tha religious classes, at one of
London's synagogues, said It waa quite
useless to bring agitation to bear In tha
hope of Influencing Russia In regard to tha
treatment of the Jews.
Their brethren in Australia, animated
by the moat generous feelings, had sent
money and had passed a resolution which
It became his duty to submit to the For
eign office. In following their wishes he
waa aware what the result would be.
Therefore, he was not surprised when as
sured that this was aa Internal matter and
tha Foreign office could do nothing.
Tha Jewa of this country, tha lord mayor
continued, desired for their brethren In
Russia religious equality and he believed
he was right In saying the csar waa most
anxious that the boon ahould be extended
to hla Hebrew subjects. But there were
other difficulties to overcome. Tha caaa
, was different from that of Roumanta.
(Continued a aWooad. Pega.
ARMOUR'S YACHT IS DAMAGED
Otowaaa Badly Injured la Collision
with Steamer on North
ea.
( V
-V
KIEL, June 29. The American' steam
yacht Otowana, with Allison V. Armour,
Its owner, aboard, has arrived here con
siderably damaged from a collision In the
North sea.
The accident occurred In sight of
Dunkirk. The yacht collided with
the steamer Dobrogea, a 1.000 ton
merchantman. Its bowsprit and flying
Jlbboom had been carried away, to
gether with a large amount of wire
rigging and stays of the first of Its three
large masts. Its stem is also damaged
by the violent tearing out of the powerful
bowsprit, tha ungual strength of which
possibly saved the ship. The lower part
of the stem wss twisted from the Impact.
The bowsprit lies hanging from tha port
aide forward surraunded by a mass of
twisted steel rigging and stays. ' Internally,
the yacht Is not damaged. - ' -
Mr. Armour gave the following account
of the collision:
It was five minutes to' I In the morn
ing. In the North, sea, - twenty-five miles
north of Dunkirk, In a very thick fog. I
am my own captain and was on deck. Wa
were blowing our Worn .and heard signals.
Some little time before we had stopped for
fifteen minutes and were proceeding at
low speed.
The sound of a whistle came nearer. and
nearer. Our engines were reversed a
minute or two before the lights of a
steamer were seen. . Immediately on seeing
the masthead light we put our helm over
and tried to avoid the collision, hoping
with reversed screw and helm over to clear
the steamer, or at all events, to strike a
glancing blow. It was no nearer than we
thought, and we struck It Just before the
bridge, damaging the upper works and
cutting Into the hull above the water line.
The yacht followed the steamer until It
stopped and sent a beat upon their call.
We stood by tha steamer for upward of
an hour, when It proceeded on Its way. We
were going at a rate of three miles an hour.
Had we been going at full speed we might
never have come across It.
TWO MORE CLAUSES ADOPTED
Honse of Commons Makes Progress
with Land Bill with Assist'
anoo of Irish Members.
LONDON, June . The House of Com
mons today devoted about six hours to
the Irish land bill, accepting clauses iv
to x with scarcely any alteration. A num
ber of amendments were offered and with
drawn later. John Redmond showed a
conciliatory spirit, cutting off the debate
on tha part of the nationalists with the re
mark that the time could be better devoted
to some other sections of the bill.
The most intareatlng amendment was of
fered by William O'Brien to empower the
land commissioners to negotiate with the
existing tenants with a view of securing
the return of evicted tenants to their for
mer holdings In case the latter so wished.
The amendment was strongly urged by
William O'Brien, who declared that it was
an essential feature of the measure and
would greatly aid in restoring contentment
in numerous districts. .
Chief Secretary Wyndhant said he waa
willing to consider the question seriously
at the report stage. Mr. O'Brien said the
government .was displaying a ''friendly!
spirit ana agreed to wunarew nis araenu
ment. Progress was reported at midnight
and the house adjourned.
KNOW OF NO J3ERMAN CLAIMS
Cnban Officials Do Not Understand He.
nark of Von Richthofen Re
ported from Hamburg.
HAVANA, June 29.-Garcia Veles, the
Cuban consul general at Hamburg, reports
that a banquet at Hamburg at which Em
peror William .and Foreign Secretary
Baron von Richthofen were present,' tha
latter remarked to him that the first mat
ter to be taken up by the German minister
to Cuba was the claims of German cltl
sena. The officials wished here to know
what claims the Germans have, since the
war claims are clossd, as far as Cuba is
concerned, by the treaty of Paris. The
consul was not In a position to enlighten
them on the point and the circumstances
have been communicated to Senor Querada,
Cuban minister at Washington, so that he
may consult with the American govern
ment as to the posalblllty of German
clalma on Cuba. The Cuban officials in
cline to the belief that . Baron von Rich
thofen referred to the Spanish bonds sold
In Europe on account of the Cuban war
debts.
POPE LIKES WARM WEATHER
Pontiff Does Not gaffer, but Rather
Enjoye tha Excessive
Hent.
ROME. June 29,-Thls being St. Peters'
day the pope celebrated mass In the private
chapel adjoining his bedroom,; In the pre
ence of his chaplain -and mem&Rrs of tha
pontiff's family.
Tha temperature here la U fahrenhelt.
but the pope does not suffer, saying that
the warm weather aults him.
Although tha health of tha pope la much
Improved, the Italian government has or
dered two regiments In the provinces to
ba kept ready to coma td Roma and rein
force the garrison In the city that the au
thorities will have a sufficient force to
maintain order and insure the liberty of
the conclave should it become necessary to
hold one. If tha cardinals, as after the
death of Plus IX. decide to meet at the
Vatican the government will surround the
palace with a cordon of troops to prevent
any attempt sgalnat the . freedom of the
conclave.
DISSENSION REIGNS IN HAYT
Prealdent Shonta "l)w with the
Chambers! and Cabinet Min
isters Are Resigning;.
PORT AU PRINCE. Haytl. June .-The
foreign minister and the minister of the
Interior have resigned and no successor
haa yet been appointed to succeed the late
minister of finance, who resigned because
he was opposed to prosecuting the In
qutry Into the financial scandal.
In an address to the soldiers of the
guards President Nord vigorously de
nounced the attitude of the senate, the
chamber and the national bank as being
opposed to his administration.
Tbs president shouted. "Down with ha
chambers!"
. Rasslaa Crops Uk Well.
ST.' PETERSBURG. June IS.-The damp
warm weather of tha last month haa favor'
ably Influenced crops throughout European
Russia, except In Novogord, Pskov and
parts of Vllne, Vitebsk. Ouodno and of tha
Baltlo provinces. The cropa promise well
In the southwest and central regions. Tha
Volga offers every prospect, except in a few
districts of tha extreme northeast. Winter
and summer wheat oats and barley promise
better oa tu wool tfcaa rye
AMBASSADORS TAKE A TOUR
T nose to Bee More of United States Than
''. .i. r . o..i -J
PLAN I..
'S IN
THE SAND HILLS
Flrat Expert ia Being; Made
' One Handretw' Acres la tha
Western Portion at
Nebraska.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, June 2.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) That they may become acquainted
with Americana all over America and get
more closely in touch with their own con
sular officials in the United Btatea, several
members of the dlplomatlo 'corps have
planned transcontinental trips for the fall
and wlntor, which will carry them to most
of the large cities in the west and enable
them to make a thorough study of condi
tions all along the Pacific coast.
Since President Roosevelt's return from
the coast hb has been so full of his trip
that the ambassadors and ministers with
whom he has talked have contracted some
Of his enthusiasm, and Slgnor Mayor Des
Planches, Italian ambassador, will leave
Washington shortly on a tour which will
carry him to San Francisco and Seattle,
and will Include stops in Chicago, Denver.
Omaha, Salt Lake City, Helena and other
western cities.
Similar tripe have been planned by Baron
Speck von Sternberg, German ambassador,
upon his return to Washington in October;
Jusnerand, French ambassador, and
Senor Ojeda, Spanish minister. 81gnor
Mayor's trip was curtailed considerably
by the protracted Veneauelan negotiations.
He had intended to go from the dedicatory
exercises at St. Louis in April to Chicago,
and thence to Denver and on to San Fran
cisco, but was called back to Washington
to sign the final protocols, and several
things have interfered since then, so he
will have only about a month for his en
tire trip. In this time, however, he ex
pects to visit the Italian consulates ut
Chicago, Butte, San Francisco and Los
Angeles, and will decide upon the location
of several additional consulates in other
western cities.
The new Chinese minister. Sir Chen Tung
Liang Chan, also contemplates a trans
continental trip, stopping at all important
western cities en route.
Routine) of Departments.
Alfred B. Mollis of Des Moines was today
appointed an assistant meat Inspector In
connection with the bureau of animal in
dustry- '
Robert S. Floyd of Fort Meade, 8. D., was
today appointed carpenter in the quarter
master's department at that place.
Richard L. Bush was today appointed
postmaster at Hullett, Crook county, Wyo.
Manchnrlan Question Reata.
It is indicated today that the Manchurlan
question may be permitted to rest tern
porarily so far as action at this end of the
Una la concerned, since Secretary Hay has
left the city for a two weeks' vacation and
Count Casein), the . Russian embassador, la I
about to sail for Europe. There are Indi
cations, too, that the Russian government
has found it possible to shape its policy re
specting Manchuria so as to be more ac
ceptable to the United States. Secretary
Hay and Count Casslnl within the last
week have conferred on this subject and it
Is apparent that there have been some de
velopments which officials do not care to
make public at tbla time.
In the negotiations with China for a com
mercial treaty this government has been In
slstent on the opening of certain ports In
Manchuria, and the new turn appears to
have given a more hopeful feeling In that
direction.
. Degree for Shaw.
Secretary Shaw will leave Washington to
night for New York, and tomorrow ha will
go to Mlddletown. Conn., to attend the cele
brntion of the 200th anniversary of the
birth of John Wesley by the Wesleyan unl
verstty in that city. It Is understood the
university will confer on the secretary the
degree of L.L. D.
Planting; Pines In Sandhills.
One hundred acres of land in the sand
hills of the Dlamal River Forest reserve In
Nebraska were planted this spring by the
bureau of forestry. On eighty .acres 100,000
pine seedlings were set out, snd the other
twenty acres were sowed with the seed
The work - will continue this summer. The
nursery will be enlsrged .so ss to cover
200 acres, which will hold 2,000,000 seedlings.
The bureau Intends to Increase the slse
of the nursery gradually so as to make It
grow enough seedling trees every year to
furnish stock for planting. It is intended
ultimately to turn the whole of the Nio
brara and Dismal River reserves, which are
now barren sand hills, Into a forest by
planting. The Diurnal River reserve In
eludes 88,000 acres, the Niobrara reserve
126,000.
A survey of the boundaries of the Nio
brara reserve will be made this summer
by E. J. 8. Moore of the bureau of forestry,
R. C. Olffen of Nebraska, R. F. Freelsen,
M. James and F. G. Lawman of Iowa, have
passed both mental snd physical examlna
tlona and are now midshipmen, according
to a special dispatch from Annapolis.
Deweys Fence Public Land.
Special Agent Hendershpt of the general
land office has made a partial report of his
Investigation Into the fencing of public
lands In connection with the Dewey ranch
In northwestern Kansas. The Investigation
was made Immediately after the killing of
the Berrys by the cowboys, the tragedy
serving to direct attention to the extensive
domain enclosed. Mr. Hendershot finds that
there are some public lands Included In
these enclosures, but says It Is claimed
that there are sufficient gaps In the fences
to receive the owners from the chsrge of en
eroachment. Hs has been Instructed to
place the facts In his possession in the
hands of the United States district at
tomey and to forward a complete report to
tha general land office In this city.
TEXAS CONVICT IDENTIFIED
He Is Recognised as Man Who Led
Mutiny at Leaven
worth. FORT LEAVENWORTH. Ksn.. June 29.
Arthur G. Hewett, prime leader In tha fed
eral prison mutiny, which resulted In tha
killing of Guard J. B. Waldrupe and sev
eral eonvlcta November T, 1901, haa been
Identified aa "Jerome Cook," now serving
a sentence In the Texaa atata peniten
tiary at Huntavllle.
The identification waa made by Warden
McClaughrey and the prison record clerk.
Warden McClaughrey will ask Oovernor
Laoham for Hewett's pardon, so he may
ba tried for murder at tha next term of
the federal court.
He atlll haa two years to serve for horse
stealing. Blx of tha tweuty-aU mutineers
are SU4 at large.
I
MAY NOT RESUME WORK TODAY
New Difficulties Llhelr to ('
Farther Tieup In New York
Building; Trades.
NEW YORK. June 2. -Officers of the
George A. Fuller Construction company
were served with an ultimatum today by
the United Board of Building Trades that
unless they dismiss all subcontractors en
gaged In work for them who are members
of the Employers' association, and carry
out the contracts themselves, their work
men will not be allowed to resume opera
tions tomorrow. This Is In spite of an ar
bitration agreement, signed by the con
struction company and the unions, which
embrace 20,000 menr employed by It in the
erection of many large buildings In this
city.
The United Board of Building Trades
today adopted the following resolution:
Resolved. That we endorse and as a
union express onr confidence In Richard
Carvlll and Rsmtiel J. Parks, In all money
transactions between them snd their men
and contractors with whom they have been
m contact.
Both of these men await examination
before a magistrate on charges of extor
tion.
Offer Steady Employment.
8T. JOSEPH, Md., June 29. Promise of
steady employment" at good pay was not
sufficient Inducement today for the rail
ways to secure any great number of freight
handlers. The demand of 26 per cent In
crease made by the strikers when they
went out yesterday waa refused by the
roads today. Tha freight and commercial
agents and their clerks handled trucks all
day and contributed to tha relief of the
blockade.
Policeman Charged with Contempt.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. June 29,-Richard
Bowerman, a policeman of Murphysboro,
was brought here today by United States
Deputy Marshal Spring charged with con
tempt of court in violating Judge Hum
phrey's Injunction against interfering with
the operation of the Mobile &' Ohio rail
road. Deputy Spring had detailed two
deputy marshals to escort a number of
boiler makers, who had arrived there, from
the station to the shops. On complaint of
some of the strikers Bowerman arrested
the deputy marshals on the charge of
carrying concealed weapons. When the
case came up In the Justice's court the
deputies were discharged.
BotSi Sides Make Concessions.
SARATOGA, N. Y., June S9.-The striking
employes of the International Paper com
pany resumed work today at Fort Ed
ward, South Glen Falls and Sandy Hill.
Concessions were granted by both sides.
Miners Will tavy Ont.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 2. At the close
of the conferenoe President Mitchell said:
"The strike of tha miners in tha New River
and Loup Creek districts In West Virginia
will be- continued. Today's conference re
sulted in a determination to prosecute the
strike more aggressively,'
Butte Smelter Cloaca Down.
BUTTE, Mont., June '29. The smelter of
the Amalgamated Copper eonrpany at Ana
conda was shut down today, throwing 1,600
men out of Vmployitfrtit, '.The company an
nounces that the shutdown la for the pur
pose of making repairs, but tha men el
lege that it Is done to forestall a probable
strike to enforce a demand for higher
wagea. Tomorrow the mines at Butte,
from whence the Anaconda smelter drew
Its . ore aupply, will also close, affecting
over 2,000 more men.
RIDES OUT IN SOAKING RAIN
President and His Sons Get Wet
Through, but Enjoy an After'
noon on Horsebavk.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., une 29. Not de
terred by the drenching rain, President
Roosevelt, accompanied by two of his
sons and some member of the J. West
Roosevelt family, went today for a long
horseback ride. They were soaked thor
oughly, but had an enjoyable outing. .
Arrangements were completed by Secre
tary Loeb today for the president's trip to
Huntington, L. I., on the Fourth. He will
go to assist in the celebration of the 250th
anniversary of tha founding of the town.
The trip will be made from Sagamore
Hill to Huntington bay in Sylph. He will
return to Sagamore Hill Immediately upon
the conclusion of his speech.
Early in the day Secretary Loeb went to
the Roosevelt house and he and the presl
dent spent nearly three hours In the
handling of mall and the transaction of
executive business. Dr. Lyman Ab
bott, editor of the outlooa, took lunch
with tho president and Mrs. Roose
velt today. His call was purely social.
The executive office In the Moore block
was opened for business today and Sec
retaries Loeb and Barnes were busy in
getting the room. into shape for the sum
mer's work.
While President ' Roosevelt manifested
the deepest Interest in the dispatch from
Peking, announcing a conference of Rus
sian officials at Port Arthur on the Man
churlan question, he made no comment on
It for publication. It was the first news
of the proposed conference he had re
ceived, but ha ia fully alive to lta tm
portance. The president Is In close touch
by telegraph with tha State department
and any developments of concern In for
eign affairs will be transmitted . promptly
to him by Secretary Hay.
INVALIDATES ALL ITS ACTS
Supreme Court of Colorado Says Gov
ernor-Appointed Bonrd of Pnblia
Works la Illegal.
DENVER, June 29. In a decision an
nounced today Judge Mullins of the district
court held that the Denver Board of Publlo
Works, crroted by an set of the legists
ture In 1891. was an Illegal body and da
clared all Its acts invalid. The decision was
baaed on the ground that the legislature
had no constitutional power to Invest tha
governor with authority to appoint a board
of public works for this city. Public Im
provements said to be affected by tha de
cision are valued at nearly 17.000,000.
CAR GOES DOWN AN INCLINE
Becomes Unmanageable nnd Collides
with Another at Bottom
of Hill.
CLEVELAND, O.. June 29 -An electric
street car loaded with passengers became
unmanageable while descending a hill on
Wilson avenue early today and collided
with another car at the foot of the incline
with terrific force, resulting In tha serious
Injury of two men, while seversl other
passengers were badly bruised and cut.
William H. Fuller and Henry Zimmer
man, both of this city, were caught be
tween the two cars and cruahed. Fuller
mar tUa. .. .
CROWDED ELEVATOR FALLS I
Over a Score of Perseus Are Injured and
Two of Them May Die.
DRUNKEN MEN JUMP ON THE CAR
Their Antics Cause the Breaking (
a Shaft, According to the Com
pany's Physician, but
This Is Denied.
PITTSBURG, June a. The breaking of a
ahaft on the first floor of the H. J. Helns
company's plant in Allegheny today re
leased tha ropea supporting a large freight
elevator on which twenty-three persons
were crowded. The cage fell from tha fifth
floor Into the cellar, a distance of forty
five feet, and every one on the elevator was
injured. It Is thought that at least two will
die.
The injured are:
John Churney, probably fatal.
Mrs. Edward Holman, probably fatal.
Joseph Weber, serious
P. O. Thompson.
Mrs. C. R. Crlmmons.
Emogena Redmon of Paris, Ky.l ankle
and spine sprained.
In addition tha following have all re
ceived Injuries more or less serious: A.
Polak, H. A. Morrison, Mrs. A. Lotha, Wil
liam Konkana, C. Howak, Mrs. A. Vo-
draska, Charles Bpurney John Latnbsr,
Mrs. ueorge Sherlock, Mine uemoKo, jonn
Zablsky, Mrs. William Mitchell, Mrs. Vic
tor Bailey, John Brotsky, Steven Jasco,
Mrs. Minnie Spring, Mra. F. W. Thornton.
When the accident occurred the elevator
evidently was overcrowded. According to
Dr. J. 8. Phillips, physician at the plant,
the antics of two men on the elevator who
were Intoxicated caused the disaster. Dr.
Phillips says the two men crowded Into the
car after being told by the operator to stay
off. Once on they commenced Jumping, with
the result that the shaft snapped and left
the elevator-without control
According to William Konkana, a dry
goods merchant of Cleveland, there was no
disorder In the crowd.
All but two of the Injured were visitors
to the Helns plant. Weber and Thompson
are employes or tne company.
An examination of the shaft and ma
chinery showed that those Injured nar
rowly escaped Instant death, as the 750-
pound weight at the side of ths elevator
shot to the noof of the building, ripped
through the timbers at the top and fell half
Its length through the celling over the
sixth floor. Had the timbers been a little
less stout the weight would have fallen
nearly sixty feet upon the mass of Injured
people huddled In a heap on the demolished
elevator floor. The screams of the Injured
and the crash of the huge cage as it struck
the bottom of the shaft brought hundreds
of workmen and women to tha rescue and
a hurry call waa sent for physicians and
ambulances.
Officials of the plant say the elevator waa
thoroughly, overhauled and a new drum
placed hi position about two years ago, antjj
it had always been Inspected dally.. Tha
break occurred Inside the large drum. '
MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE
F. Seymour Barrlngton la Calm Under
4)uestious, Though Evldenco la .
Accumulating Against Him
ST. LOUIS, June 29. F. Seymour Bar
rlngton, charged with tha murder of Jamea
P. McCann, believed to have been com
mitted on tha night of June 18, spent ths
greater part of the day at the county Jsll
today under close questioning. He main
tained a comparative calm demeanor and
while he admitted that the future looked
dark for him he nevertheless stoutly de
clared his Innocence of the alleged crime.
"No matter how much apparent evidence
they collect," he said, "the truth will come
out in the end
Information waa gathered today which
the police consider to be of Importance,
that Barrlngton had no Intention of leav
ing St. Louis until last Saturday after
noon, when, upon learning of the finding of
a body near Bonflls, he had his trunk
taken to the Union station. His arrest
followed soon after and his trunk was se
cured by the police.
One arrest was made today in connection
with the case. Asa E. Mitchell, agent of a
water company, was taken Into custody
upon suspicion that he knows something of
Importance In connection with the alleged
murder. He admitted that ha waa a friend
of Barrlngton'
Sherfff Meneken of St. Louis county, Into
whose custody Barrlngton was given after
the visit yesterday to the stone quarry
where McCrann'a body waa found, de
veloped two Important points. He secured
from Barrlngton tha statement that he and
McCann were alone at Bonflls on the night
of the murder, June 18, when they had
trouble, and threatened hlra several times
because he csme between him (McCann)
and Mrs. McCann when they had quarrels.
In .the second place Sheriff Meneken
found out that Barrlngton spoke German
fluently and with an accent which makes
both the sheriff and others who heard him
talk believe that he Is a native of Germany
and not an Englishman.
KANSAS CITY. June .-Mre. Wllhel
mina Grace Barrlngton, who married Bar
rlngton In St. Louis some time sgo and
later brought stilt here fee divorce, was
today granted sn order by the locel court
requiring Barrlngton to pay S250 Into court
to pay tne costs or tne divorce proceedings
DEWEY HEARING AT T0PEKA
Case Transferred from Western Kan
aaa Because Witnesses Feared
to Testify.
TOPEKA. Kan., June 29.-The first evi
dence to be submitted to the supreme court
by Chauncey Dewey, W. J. McBride and
Clyde Wilson, charged with the murder of
the Berry family, was heard today. Cap
tain Claude Hamilton, special commissioner
of the supreme court. Is conducting the
hearing. Witnesses for the Deweys are
here from western Kansas. They say they
were afraid to testify out there - and the
cass was transferred to Topeka.
Sheriff McCulloch of Cheyenne county
to'.d of selllrg the Berry water tank to one
of the Dewey sowboya. Beech Berry, Me
Culloch aald. old him (McCulloch) that
Dewey might send for the tank. Thla waa
to show that the Dewey psrty had a right
on the Berry p ce. McCulloch swore thet
the feeling wss! strong against the Deweys
and he deemed the presencs of ths soldiers
necesssry for the protection of the prison
ers from the mob.
On croas-eigmlnatlon McCulloch said that
he saw no mob and that the prisoners were
allowed to retain their arms on tha trip to
Colby, whet they met the soldiers. Asked
if he eoulii name a single men who hsd
any desireto hurt ths prisoners ha said
ha could yiwt "by actual observation,"
condition ofjthe weather
Forecast for Nebraska Showers and Cooler
Tuesday; Wednesday, Partly Ulouay,
Probably Showers.
Temperature) at Omaha Yesterday!
Hour. Dear. Hour. Dear.
A a. m...... Tl 1 p. m...... KT
a. m Tt S p. m W
T a. m T S p. m Ml
R n. m T4 4 p. m 13
n n. m TH B p. m "l
II) a, hi 81 p. m 1
11 a. m aa T p. m...... I0
IS n , 83 N p. m e7
f p. tu 84
HAS CONTROL OF THE CADETS
Board of Education Vesta Command
ant with Plenary Power Over
Battalion.
Hereafter, under a resolution adopted at
tho adjourned meeting of tha Board of
Education last night, cadets belonging to
the high school battalion are to be under
the control of tha commandant from tha
time they march from tha high school
grounds until they return to the city from
the annual encampment. It waa admittedly
passed on account of tha Sutphen Incident,
though It does not show so on Its face.
Superintendent Pearse answered a num
ber of questions on the subject and the
board then voted that hereafter the day
at the high school be divided into five
periods. In place of six, as In the past.
Superintendent 'Pearse was granted a
leave of absence to attend the National
Educational association annual meeting in
Boston.
The Woman's - Christian Temperance
union was given the high school lunch
privilege for another year.
The title to the Monmouth park school
lota Is now settled and rests with the board.
The matter of pushing the construction
of a new building will be taken up imme
diately. ' v;i
The resignation of Miss Anna Gllmore
was accepted, and A. R. Congdon of the
high school was granted a one-year leave
of absence.
Helen ' Brandies waa appointed a teacher
of German and J. D. Daaenbrock a teacher
of commercial German in the high school.
The textbook committee will hereafter
demand copies of new books and copies of
the old ones they may replace In order to
compare them before making any reports.
The bill of $800 of the bonding companies
furnishing the bond of City Treasurer
Hennlngs as treasurer of the school dis
trict was ordered paid.
The report of the examining committee
wag that these numbers In the primary
and grammar grades be given certificates:
ft. 4. 6, , 7, 8, 10. 12, 17. 18V4. 20. 26. 27. S3.
40, 45, 46. In scholarship, but not In ex
perience, these numbers passed success
fully: 24, SO, 32, 34. Kindergarten directors:
1L '14, 18, 49. , No. 19 was satisfactory ex
ceptor lack of ability to play the piano.
In the high school, English group, 13, 41
and '43 passed, and In special German 15
passed successfully.
TO MAKE ANNUAL PEACE VISIT
Omaha Indiana Spend Night li
'jV'aaTself Wir to' thn
City
StOUH, - -
With Yellow Bull aa their chief guide
and paymaster and Red Eyes as their chief
medicine man, seven Omaha Indians from
Pone ft City, I. T., spent the night in Omaha
nnd Jeft this morning over the Northwest
ern for Rushvllle, Neb., there to make
their annual peace visit to the Sioux at
the Pine Ridge agency. The party was
made up of four men, two squaws and one
pappoose. They arrived early In the even
ing over the Missouri Pacific and spent
tha night being eights for others to see.
Each was dressed in the tribe costume,
Including the blanket and the feathers.
Chief Medicine Red Eyes had his long
hair tied together with a red ribbon, and
from the knot- protruded a long turkey
feather. Yellow Bull wore shorter feath
rs, though he was more gaudy , with col
ors. -Yellow Bull's squaw wore an open
work waist and a blue gingham skirt. Thla
latter was draped under a white flour sack.
She carried the tickets for the party.
None of the party could say morevthan a
dosen words of the English language ex
cept the little girl, and to her all question
ers were referred. The Indians ate supper
at the lunch room of the Union depot, and
they did tt in a civilised manner, even if a
dosen. people did stand around and watch
them. One of the party. Big Horse, was
enrouta to Bancroft.
FOUR PER CENJJ30NDS AT PAR
City. Sella Big laaue of Refunding
Securities to a Cincinnati
Firm.
i i
Only four bids were received by the city
yeaterday for tha $44,O00 of 4 per cent
thirty-year refunding bonds, but as other
cities are not receiving any responses at
all to their advertisements for bids. City
Treasurer Hennlngs was not disappointed
at tha amallness of the number. Fader,
Holiman Co., Cincinnati, offered par and
accrued Interest, but did not send a cer
tified check on a national bank, aa asked
for in the advertisement, but one on Its
own bank, stating in the letter that it was
after banking hours and the national bank
check oould not be obtained. The other
bidders were Dennlson, Pryes A Co., Cleve
land; Soavorgord St Mayer, Cincinnati, and
Spltzer A Co., Toledo.
City Treaaurer Hennlngs asked the rep
resentatives of the other bidders who were
present If they would waive the in
formality, to which they replied that they
would not, and that he could not award
the bonds on the last bid. City Attorney
Wright thought and advised differently,
and Treasurer Hennlngs Immediately
awarded the bonds to Feder, Holiman Sc.
Co. Tha representatives of the other three
bidders accepted back their checks and tha
Incident was closed.
Movements of Oeean Vessela Jane SO,
At New York Arrived Kronland, from
Antwerp: Hellloplava, from Copenhagen.
At Philadelphia Arrived Belgenland,
from Liverpool, via Queenatown; Belgian,
from Liverpool.
at IM-laware Breakwater Passed Car
thagena. fiom Glasgow and Liverpool, via
St. Johns and Halifax, lor Philadelphia.
At Liverpool Arrived Iberian, from
Montreal.
At Stilly Passed Meromlnee, from New
York. f'r Ixmdon: Kaiser Wllhelm II. from
New York, lor fivmoutn ana Hremen.
At Plymouth Bulled Patricia, for Ham
burg.
At Bren-en Arrived Koenlgen Louisa
from New York, via Plymouth and Cher-bourg-
At Naples Arrived Perugia, from New
York; Weimer. from New York, and sailed
for Genoa.
At Oitiraltar Arrived King Albert, from
New York to Naples, and proceeded. Balled
Hobrnsollern, from (ienoa and Naples,
for New York. Passed 2Mh-Clia dl Naple,
fron 'jenoa. for New York
At St. Michaels t'ssaed Cambrornan, from
Boston, for Nnples and Genoa.
At Amsterdam Arrived Rotterdam, from
New York.
At Singapore Passed Achilles, from Ts
coma. via Hlogo and Hong Kong, for
Liverpool; Ncko, from Seattle, -via Callao,
lUanUvMM, etc., tvr Hamburg.
Grand Jury to Briny in More Indictment
Against Ex-Postal Official
CHARGED WITH RECEIVING IRIIES
Qroff Brothers Are to Be Held for Giving
Him the Money.
TOLEDO PEOPLE ARE ALSO INVOLVED
Number of Appointments Announoed ia the
Consular Beryioe.
SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCE IN RUSSIA
Russian Minister to China Summoned
to Meet tho Minister of War
to Discuss Situation In
Manehnrla.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The district
attorney this morning announced that tlio
grand Jury would bring In additional In
dictments against August W. Machen and
Oroff brothers ,ln the case of Machen for
receiving a bribe and In the case of GroCt
brothers for giving ,a bribe.
These Indictments are brought In to cover
three additional counts and to put the first
Indictment on the same footing as the sec
ond, which later Involved tha Lorensea of
Toledo, O., on the charge of conspiracy to
fraud.
The Indictments were reported at 1:30 p.
m. At tre suggestion of Justice Prltchard,
presiding over criminal court No. 1, the
defendants will be arraigned this week.
Payne Has Nothing to Say.
PostmasterGeneral Payne was at tha de-
partment today, but under tha orders r.f
his physician remained only a short time.
Accompanied by Mrs. Payne he will leave
here next Friday for the Catskllls to be the
guests of RoHwell Miller of New York,
for.nerly president of the Chicago, Milwau
kee St St. Paul railroad. Mr. Payne will
remain oer the Fourth of JulJ and expects
io return to nis aesK eariy next weeg. lie
had no news to make public today regard
ing the postal Investigation.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General
Brlstow said today that he oould not ap
proximate the date of the completion of
the Investigation. Mr. Brlstow Is going to
Maine to spend part of his vacation fish
ing, as soon aa the Investigation la over,
but this may not be until late In the sum
mer. ;
Third Assistant Postm.-ister-General Mad
den returned here todity from Detroit Ha
waa closeted with 1 oHtmaster-General
Payne and Fourth Asalstant Brlstow, with
whom he discussed his recently published
letter, In which he called for an Investiga
tion of hla actions In the manifold paper
matter.
Mr. Madden explained hla latter to tha
officials. It It aald he expressed regret at
haying acted hastily and repudiated any '
intention of reflecting, on offliaJst, the. ,.
department. Mr. Madden had nothing to
say for publication. . '
Consular Appointments.
The following consular appointments, ar
ranged by the president before his depar
ture on Saturday, were announced by Act-'
Ing Secretary of State Loom la today:
Albion W. Tourgea of New York, now
consul at Bordeaux, Franca, promoted to bo
consul general at Halifax, N. 8. Mf. Tour
gee is the well known author and novelist.
Urban J. Ledoux of Maine, now consul at
Three Rivers, Canada, promoted to be con
sul at Bordeaux. - Mr. Ledoux has made a
good record in the consular aervlce and la
notable for his knowledge of the French
language and literature, In addition to prac
tical business qualities.
William Harrison Bradley of Illinois, now
consul at Tunstall, England, promoted to
be consul at Manchester, England. Mr.
Bradley, who has been many years In the
consular service, la a nephew of tha lata
Justice Bradley of the supreme court.
William P. Smythe of Missouri, now con
sul at Hull, England, promoted to be con
sul at Tunstall. Mr. Smytho was a former
St. Louts newspaper man and has been ten
yeara In the consular service.
Louis H. Ayme, now consul at Gaude-
loupe, W. I., promoted to be consul at Pana,
Brasll. Mr. Ayme distinguished himself by
his efficient, Intelligent and tireless labor
for the relief of the distressed at the time
of the Martinique disaster.
Leo Bargholxe of New York, now conaul
at Erserooum, Turkey, promoted to bo con
sul at Three Rivera, Canada.
George B. Anderaon of tha District of Co
lumbia, now consul st Durango, Mexico,
transferred to Guadeloupe.
Walter C. Hamm of Pennsylvania, ap
pointed consul at Hull, England Mr. Ham
Is a well known literary man and editorial
writer In Philadelphia.
James A. Leroy of Michigan, appointed
consul at Durango, Mexico. Mr. Leroy haa
been In the Philippines for several years
and was recommended by Governor Taft
and others, as well as by Senatora Bur
roughs and Alger.
Summoned for a Conferenea,
The Russian minister, M. Lesser, haa been
auddenly summoned to a conference with
General Kuropatky, the Russian war minis
ter; Admiral Alexleff, In command of tha
Russian fleet in the Pacific; M. Fokoliloff,
manager of tha Russo-Chlna bank at
Peking, and other officers, at Port Arthur,
regarding Russia's position in Manchuria.
M. Leaser leaves here July 1.
Rear Admiral Evans, In a report to tha
Navy department, haa again called atten
tion to the necessity of maintaining an
adequate force of marines at Olongapo In
the event of an emergency In China. Ha
regarda tha International unrest there with
apprehension and recommends that tha
force of marines at Olongapo be Increased
from 1.000 to 1,500. The marine corps is
now 00 short of lta full quota, and re
cruiting will be continued on an active
scale this summer in ths effort to aecura
the additional 600 men for dispatch to the
Philippines in the autumn.
Snstalas Dr. North.
Immediately on taking charge of tha cen
sus" Dr. North raised the question aa to
whether the provision of the deficiency act
relating to the unexpended balance of tha
census fund contains authority to retsin
clerks In addition to those provided for In
the regular appropriation act and submitted
a brief contending that it did. The decision
of ths attorney general haa been received at
the census o flics and sustains the director's
view. The effect of this decision la to
make available for next year appropria
tions for sll expenses arising from census
work. Including the clerical force, the un
expended balance, which amounts to some,
thing over ftfio.ooo. Aa a result tha director
announced today that there would ba no
extensive dismissals from the present force
and that the few dismissals would be con
fined to clerks whose services have been
found to be least efficient. It (a tha in
tention of tha office to utilise so far as poa-
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t