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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2o. 1905 TEN PAGES.
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MILLION AND A HALF
Former President of American Banker!
Association a Henry Defaulter.
MILWAUKEE BANK SUFFERS BY ACTION
Irank 0. Bigelow, President of Pint Na
tional, Attested for EmbeulemenU
DEPOSITORS WILL NOT LOSE ANYTHING
When Shortage is Announced Directors
Subsoribe Enough to Oover It.
RUN BEGINS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
Mr. Blnjelow In Hla Ma -i.
Director Says He l-t.
Speculating la 8to
and Wheat.
to the
MILWAUKEE, April 24,-Frank O.
low, until today president of the First
tlonal bank of Milwaukee, was arret,
this evening, charged with the embexzi j
mor.t of over SlCO,ui)0 of the bank's funds.
Th arrest of Mr. Blgelow followed his con
fession to the board of directors of the
bank that he was a defaulter to the ex
tent of 11,460,000. Following Mr. Blgelow's
confession he was removed from the presi
dency cf the bank and the facts In the
case were laid before the federal authori
ties. The complaint was sworn to by United
States District Attorney 11. K. Butterfteld.
It charges that Blgelow, as president of
the First National bank, embezzled a sum
exceeding 1100.000. A complaint and warrant
identical with those In Blgelow's case were
. made out to Henry O. Goll, assistant
cashier of the bank, but Goll could not
found up to 7 o'clock tonight. President
Blgelow was taken before United States
Commissioner Bloodgood tonight. He
waived hearing and wus held to the federal
grand jury under 125,000 bond. Dr. Horace
N. Brown and Arthur N. McQeoch certified
as sureties and Mr. Blgelow was released.
The next federal grand Jury has not yet
been summoned, but It is expected It will
meet some time next month.
President Bin-clow's Confession.
'' President Blgelow's confession was made
at a special- (rieeting of the board of di
rectors, held Saturday evening and con
tinued yesterday. In addressing his fellow
directors President Blgelow said he had a
painful statement to make a confession
that he had misdirected the funds of the
bank and that an examination of his books
and a comparison of figures would show
that he was Indebted to the bank to the
.mount of over $1,460,000. This money, he
mid, had been lost In speculation In wheat
and stocks. Not a dollar of It eoujd be
recovered and the only sum he could offer
toward recompensing the bank were per
eonal securities valued at approximately
$300,000.
The confession of President Blgelow as
tounded the directors of the bank. Mr,
'Blari'fiiJf'hfl'TicttJ.j'rtrfgnlzed as otie of the
foremost financiers of the northwest. He
ka been associated with the bank In varl
ous capacities for more than fifteen years
and his business ' connections trust com
(antes, manufacturing concerns, real estate
deals and other similar ventures number
scores. He was honored a year ago by
election .to the presidency of the Ameri
can Bankers' association and by Its mem
bers was looked upon as a leader in finan
cial mattara
In Risking nls statement to the directors
of the bank, Mr. Blgelow said he had be
come Involved in speculation several months
ago. This was on Wall street. More re
cently he had been a persistent bull In the
wheat market, and recent loss there had
added to heavy reverses on Wall street.
From small manluplationa of the bank's
funds he had extended to defalcations until
his shortage had reached the present stage.
He saw' no opportunity or possibility of
. making up the amount and therefore con
fesscd. It Is stated that the directors' session.
which was almost continuous for thirty
Ix hours, was stormy at times. Several
plans were suggested for protecting the In
terests of the bank. One was to accept
the resignation of the president, permit
him to go to Europe and the directors make
the amount of his shortage good. This
would effectually protect the bank. Th
k. proposal met Willi unci iiiiiicu u,iijiinjii
PRINTERS GO ON A STRIKE
Only Two Papers In St. retersbors;
Able to Publish Mornln
Killtlons.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 24 -The print
ers suddenly struck yesterday, announcing
their Intention of refusing to work Sun
days and holidays. Only the Russ and
Novoe Vremya mnniiged to appear this
morning.
The resolutions adopted by the congress
of the representatives of the higher
schools were sent In a registered letter to
the committee of ministers and have been
returned unopened.
With the subject of stopping the de
struction of private property which has
been going on In the rurnl districts under
the Influence af the leaders of the present
movement an Imperial decree was Issued
today authorizing the minister of the In
terior, M. Boullgan, to appoint commis
sions in the disturbed districts to trace the
culprits, assess the loss and collect the
amount of damage done from the members
of the viIlag-! communities Implicated, whose
whole real and personal property Is liable
to be sold at auction for this purpose. The
decree also orders the granting of state
loans to land owners not possessing the
leans of repairing their losses.
Navigation to and from St. Petersburg
Was reopened today.
The news from Poland paints a picture
of veritable terror before the expected
storm. A letter received here reads:
You know what happened at -Warsaw,
but you only know part of what Is oc
curring throughout the country. All Po
lling is in a great connagrauon or so
cialism, terror of which Is everywhere
causing a terrible panic. We exjiect at
rJaster a general massacre or me ttussian
government officials und the wealthy and
the blowing up of the Vistula bridge to
prevent the arrival or troops irom kus-
sla.
The Dollce are doing nothing. They pre
tend to be blind and deaf to what Is pass
ing around them. The existing regime is
the cause of discontent which ts on the
Increase among the Idle workmen driven
from the factories and ranroaus necause.
they are Poles. They say they will have
vengeance.
Commenting on the above the Russ de
clares the government must act promptly
If awful carnage Is to be avoided. The
only thing to be done. It says, is to summon
the moderates to give guarantees that the
promised reforms will be realised.
Cherry Garden Party.
TOKIO, April 24. The annual Cherry
Garden party was held In Hama park to
day. The emperor was slightly Indisposed
and was not present. The empress assisted
by the imperial princes and princesses, was
the hostess of 1,200 guests, including many
foreigners. i
Earthquake In Kruador.
GUAYAQUIL.. Ecuador, April 24. A long
and heavy earth shock was experienced
here last night.
BUILDING WEST ON FARNAM
Improvements Going Ahead at a Kapid
Bate Just at Present.
THOROUGHFARE TO BE FULLY OCCUPIED
Eight More Blocks Will Be In C ora
mlsslon Within a short Time
lader the Present
Contracts.
The Improvement of Farnam street Is
going on at a rapid rate. The Improve
ments now announced leave only nine va
cant lots cn the north side of Farnam
street between Eighteenth and Twenty
fourth streets. Among the changes to be
made Is the remodeling of the three-story
frame and brick boarding house at the
northwest corner of Nineteenth and Far
nam streets Into three stores. This build
ing. 1902-S, Is the property of George War
ren Smith. The Idea Is to remodel the
building and bring it forward to the street,
from which It now sets back about twenty
feet The lower story will be made Into
shops and the upper floors will be used for
rooms.
At 2308 Farnam J. O. Tipton of Wichita
Is going to put up a two-story and basement
business place. The excavation has been
made for this store and Mr. Tipton Is In
the city to superintend the construction.
The second floor will be used for rooms.
The building will be of pressed brick.
East from this building there are several
vacant lots on the eastern side of which, at
2244, piles are on the ground for the foun
dation for an automobile garage, which is
to be put up for Clark Powell by F. R.
Dufrene. West of the Bachelors at 2221,
with two vacant lots west of It, will be
Dick Kimball's automobile house. The ex
cavation has been mode for this building.
At Nineteenth, on the west side of the
street, will bo the new Smith stores and
on the east is the Rohrbaugh Bros.' Busi
ness, College building. Between this and
the Davldge block, leaving only a vacant
lot, will be put three one-story shops with
heavy walls to allow of their enlargement
by two other stories. These will be built
by Mr. Dufrene.
Three new one-story shops are to be
built at once at the southeast comer of
Twentieth and Farnam streets. These lots
have been owned by people In Cleveland
and In Warren, O., for years and they
have now decided to go ahead and put In
a business Improvement. The three stores
will cover a space of 60x60 feet. They will
be of golden brick and cream terra cotta
and Fisher & Lawrie are the architects.
The bids for the construction are all in
now and the contracts will be let In a
short time.
NAN PATTERSON ON TRIAL
District Attorney Says He Will Prove
Smith llnoKht Revolver velth
Which Young Was Killed.
NEW YORK, April 24 The third trial of
Nan Patterson, accused of the murder of
Caesar Young-, began In earnest today be
fore Recorder Goff In the court of general
sessions. Confident and almost smiling; in
the previous ordeals, the former show girl
today was on the verge of collapse. She
WORK ON BRANDEIS BUILDING
Excavating; for the Immense Store is
Being; Pushed with All
Dne Speed.
The excavating work is going on rap
Idly for - the new Brnndels building on
Douglas street. , Architect John .L tenser
expects to he ready for the concrete work
In about thirty days. Bids have been
called for on this work and the flreproofing
will be awarded In a few days.
The excavating work for all the new
became faint at the close of the morning buildings In town has been seriously ln-
"Vf rom directors who demanded that the de-
"'W- , . ... I 1 .1 T-V. iAn .A U & , , r
'vV-the shortage was then approved. Blgelow
was removed from the presidency of the
bank and the case was referred to the fed
eral authorities.
When the resolution was adopted remov
ing Mr. Blgelow from the presidency of
the bank, Henry Goll. assistant cashier, wui
also removed. The removal of the assistant
cashier was duo to the statement of Presi
dent Blgelow that he was aided by Goll In
concealing the shortage In the bank's ac
counts. The method adopted was an old one. Col
lection accounts were manipulated to the
extent of 40. and In some instances 50. per
cent, to make It appear that the reserve
fund was Intact, and the amount of the
Increased collection fund was diverted to
special stock operations. The reserve main
tained In eastern banks was tampered with,
the books of the First National being fixed
so that the reserve appeared to be larger by
several hundreds of thousands of dollars
than It really was. These and other meth
ods were pursued by Blgelow In obtaining
money from the bank.
Directors Act Promptly.
As soon as the directors ascertained the
full extent of the speculations, steps were
taken to protect the depositors and other
creditors. Charles F. Iflster subscribed
SrtiO.Oiio to a fund to make good the sur
plus; John I. Beggs, president of the Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light com
pany, gave $300,000; William Blgelow, a
brother of the president, added $100,000 to
the amount. Other directors subscribed
lesser sums until the amount raised
reached $1.638. COO. Then the following state
ment was prepared and formally Issued:
For value received, we, the undersigned.
severally agree to advance and pay to the
First National Bank of Milwaukee, Wis.
the sum aet opposite our respective names
as the same may te neeaea lor tne pay
ment on demand of all deposits now in
aid bank or which within thirty days
-from this date may be placed therein. Our
claims hereunder for reimbursement shall
be subordinate and postponed to the claims
uf all depositors ana omer creation:
Rimed
Charles F. Pfelster $ tTO.OOD
Fred Voael. Jr 3n0,onu
John I. Beggs au.wO
K. Mariner 1H),im
FreA Y. Golls W.voO
George P. Miller bo.OtM
J. H Vsn Dyke. Jr .)
F. J. Klpp W.wO
. Albert G Trostel &-t"0
August M. Vogel H'OuO
William Blgelow MO.OiM
session, necissltating a hurried adjourn
ment of the court, but bad revived consid
erably when the afternoon session began.
The feature of the day's proceedings was
the opening address of Assistant District
Attorney Rand, In which he outlined what
the prosecution Intended to prove. He de
clared that Young never carried a pistol
and that the government would prove that
the revolver that killed Young was bought
by Joseph Morgan Smith, the brother-in-law
of Nan Patterson. Mr. Rand an
nounced that he would prove by sworn ev
idence that during the year Young main
tained Nnn Patterson he spent $50,000 on
her; that Nan Patterson and the Smiths
entered Into the alleged conspiracy to pre
vent Young from leaving this country and
to avoid cutting off their enjoyment of his
money. Young, he contended, acted as one
marked for slaughter from the time he re.
celved the alleged threatening letter, In
which It Is stated, Julia Smith, Nan Patter
son's sister, wrote Young, "Unless you do
seo Nan I cannot answer for the conse
quences." Mr. Rand said that the prison
er's character would have an important
bearing In showing the motive for the
crime.
The Smiths were present during part of
the proceedings. The petition filed by their
counsel to compel District Attorney Jerome
to give up letters taken from them when
they were arrested In Cincinnati was ae
nled today by Justice Gaynor In the New
York supreme court.
terfered with by the heavy rain. The
concrete work for the American Radiator1
building on Tenth street had been about
one-third finished when the rain washed
the trenches full of an emulsion of clay
and water. In many of the excavations It
has been necessary to pump out the rain
water so that work could proceed.
CONTRACT FOR NEW CATHEDRAL
Work on Foundations (or Great Cat h-
olic Church Let for Thirty
Thousand Dollars.
The contract has been let for the foun
dation to the new Roman Catholic ca
thedral at Fortieth and Burt streets. The
first contract is for the foundation walls
and Is one of the contracts which will
brlpg the cathedral up to the first floor
level. This work will cost $30,000. Work
will be begun as soon as the contractors
can get ready.
CITY TO OWN TRACTION LINES
Mayor Johnson of Cleveland Opens
Neaotlattoaa for Purchase of
Roads by 1 Municipality.
CLEVELAND, April 24. -Judge Tayler. In
the United States district court, today
hnnded down an opinion In the injunction
suit brought by the -existing city strfct
ailwsy corporation to prevent the Forest
City railway, a new concern In which
Mayor Johnson Is credited with being In
terested, from taking possession of the Cen
tral avenue line, the franchise for which. It
was alleged, had expired. The plaintiff
contended that Its franchises were prac
tically perpetual. The court ruled that the
franchise had already expired. The tem
porary Injunction Bsked for to prevent the
new company from taking possession wns
therefcre denied. Mayor Johnson looks
upon the decision ai a big voctory In his
fight against the street railway company
for 3-cent fare. The Forest City company
agreed to carry passengers for 3 cents.
Shortly after the court had rendered Its
decision nn open meeting in the city hall
was held today between Mayor Johnson and
other city officials and representatives of
the Cleveland Electric' Railway company.
The mayor made the proposition that In
order to settle the long-standing street rail
way question, the company turn over tts
system to an operating; company, which
could at any time sell the property to the
city direct. The compntiy was to be given
a twenty-five-year security franchise on all
lines to protect Its Interests.
This plan, it was claimed, would give
all the benefits of municipal ownership
without such a condition actually existing.
President Andrews of the street railway
company surprised the mayor and the largo
crowd present by saying that he was per
fectly willing to consider the proposition
and was ready to confer with the proper
persons concerning the terms. Mayor John
son set next Monday as the time for the
further consideration of. the subject.
TEAMSTERS CALL OFF STRIKE
Committee Could Not A are. on Propo
sition to Extend Strike to
Other Houses.
CHICAGO, April 24. The teamsters to
night called off their strike against Mont
gomery Ward & Co. Refusal of the gar
ment workers, in aid of whom the teamsters
went on strike, to be parties In a fight
against only one firm when they had griev
ances against a number led to a disrup
tion of the committee managing the strike
and the collapse of the struggle.
The following official statement was Is
sued tonight by the committee of the team
sters:
Owing to the fact that the teamsters re-
. iha strike to other houses
than Montgomery Ward & Co., und as the
garment workers were positive in their be
lief that they could not satisfy their mem
bers until the strike was extended to the
larger clothing houses and since the com
mittee could not harmonize on that propo
sition it was thought best for the team
sters to withdraw irom tne iigni.
A committee was appointed by the labor
leaders tonight which will wait on the em
clovers tomorrow to obtain their old po
sitions for the striken The committee
will rermrt tomorrow li'r' . to a mass meot-
Inif of the teamti.'uj'.n.
Joseph Young, business agent of the
Baggage & Parcel Delivery Drivers union,
was arrested today after he had shot re-
iwntonlv at four men. Whom he says ho
recognized as "nonunion sluggers." In
cidentally Young fired upon two policemen,
who afterward took him Into custody. ,
The "nonunion slugger" la a new ele
ment in the strike situation. "I thought at
first they were holdup men, he said.
"They attacked me and I fired at them.
TEXAS CONGRESSMAN , KILLED
Free-for-AII Shooting; Affray at Local
Option Mass Meeting; Results
In Three Deaths.
URGING WORK ON THE FORTS
Departmtnt Expects to Commence at Mao
Eensie June L
GRAZING ON WYOMING FOREST RESERVES
Sheepmen from Other Stnlca Will
Not Re Permitted to Make I se of
the Wyoming: Reserves for
Pasturage.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Rain Tuesday, Followed hy Fair and
Warmer. Wednesday Warmer.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday)
Hour. Ilea. Hour, ltra.
It a. m ill 1 p. m .1
fl a. m ...... 112 2 p. m M
T a. m (VI 21 p. ni KM
si a. m ft a 4 p. m KH
Ha. m It I R p. m...... nn
1 a. m ft J II p. m ft!
II a. m Ml T p. m ft-1
la m ft 7 N p. in B2
p. ni fit
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTl", April 24.-(Speclal Tele
gramsSenator Warren has been urging
the War department to make an early com
mencement of the work of enlarging Fort
Mackenzie and building the riding hall at
Fort D. A. Russell. He was today promised
that plans should be prepared and bids ad
vertised for immediately for the new build
ings at Fort Mackenzie with a view of
having the work on their erection com
menced by June 1. Work on the Fort D.
A. Russell riding hall cannot be commenced
so early, as there are no conventional plans
for such a building. It Is the Intention to
make an Ideal riding hall at Fort Russell.
Reanlntlna Forest Reserve (irnslna.
Hon. Tim Kinney of the Wyoming Wool
Growers' association had a satisfactory
conference with Chief Forester Glfford Pln
chot of the Department of Agriculture rel
ative to the rules regulating sheep grazing
In Wyoming forest reserves. The forestry
bureau will Issue grazing permits for Wy
oming reserves only to those persons who
own ranches on or contiguous to reserves
In the state or who have heretofore ranged
their sheep on reservation lands. Permits
will not be Issued for Wyoming reserves to
stock owners of other states or to tran
sients bringing stock Into Wyoming for
temporary grazing.
Mr. Plnchot will send an expert from his
bureau, an experienced stock man and
forester, who will go personally over the
Wyoming reserves and upon the nature
of his report action will be based upon the
question of enlarging the number of sheep
and cattlo to be allowed to graze on the
reserves.
Mr. Kinney left here for home this even
ing, pleased with the success of his mis
sion. Postal Matters.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa, Hekay,
Mahaska county, T. W. Wallers, vice Owen
Reese, resigned. South Dakota, Astoria,
Duel county, I. A. Rogness, vice Carlo
Hanson, resigned; Dallas, Gregory county,
William G. Bellinger, vice William H.
Thomas, resigned.
Rural routes ordered established June 1:
Iowa Buffalo Center, Winnebago county,
route 4; population, 285; houses, 67. Forrest
City( Winnebago county, route 6; popula
tion, 630; houses, 118.
Alva W. Brandt has been appointed reg
ular and Harry Brandt substitute rural
carrier for route 2 at Red Cloud, Neb.
Currle Case Reversed.
The supreme court today reversed, with
costs, the case of Edward Jaster, sr.,
against F. M. Currle and remanded It for
further proceedings. The case came up
from the supreme court of Nebraska' and
Involved the validity of a Judgment ren
dered In the court of common pleas of
-Trumbull county, Ohio; when sued on In
the courts of Nebraska.
Charles E. Clark, compositor In the gov
eminent printing office, was buried In this
city on Saturday as a result of an opera-
PACKERS' AGENTS TO TESTIFY
Federal (irnnd Jnry Will Begin
Examination of Fniployes of
Meat Klnaa Today.
CHICAGO, April 4-The federal grand
Jury, which Is Investigating the business
transactions of the beef Industry, today
completed Its- examination for a time Into
the operation of the Aetna Trading com
pany and the remaining witnesses sub
poenaed to tell what they knew of this
concern were excused. Tomorrow the
Jurors will take tip the testimony of wit
nesses who are employed by the packers.
One of the most Important of these wit
nesses will be Mrs. Mary E. Marcey,
author and stenographer, who was . sub
poenned from Kansas City. She will. It Is
said, produce documentary evidence which
she has secured while gathering material
to write stories concerning the packing
industry. Mrs. Marcey was In conference
today with District Attorney Morrison and
other federal officials and will be one of
the first witnesses called to testify to
morrow. Mrs. Marcev was formerly em
ployed as a stenographer by one of the
concerns in Kansai City.
District Attorney Morrison said tonight
that the Jury will continue its Investigation
of the beef Industry until April 29. when
the matter will be dropped until May 2 In
order to investigate some other matters.
After these cases are cleared up the beef
Inquiry will agnln be taken up and com
pleted. No indictments on the main insue
will be voted until after May 2, according
to Mr. Morrison.
JAPS LOOK FOR NEWS
Tokio Eagerly Awaits Information of Move
ments of Russian Warships.
OMAHA STOCKMAN INJURED
Knocked - from Top of Train
Into River Near Albuquerque.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., April 24.-Spe-
cial Telegram.) Calvin S. Goodrich, a
wealthy live stock dealer of Omaha, was
probably fatally injured today near Rio
Puerco on the Santa Fe, west of this city.
Goodrich, who was accompanying a train
of thirty carB of sheep from Arizona to
Nebiaska feeding grounds, was standing
on top of a caboose on the end of the
stock train. In passing over a bridge Good
rich, who was looking back at the sta
tion, was struck on the head by the Iron
of the superstructure and knocked thirty
feet out Into the river, which Is swollen
by recent rains. " Trainmen who saw the
accident at once hurried to the rescue and
Goodrich was pulled from the stream un
conscious but still living. He was brought
to the railroad hospital here, where tonight
small hope Is held for his recovery.
Another accident occurred yesterday on
the New Mexican division north of this
city, when J. F. Cook, a stock grower from
Iowa, stepped out of the door of a ca
boose of the train In which he was taking
tlon. Mr. Clark was once superintendent I fifteen cars of Mexican cattle to his pas
of the Union Printexa' home at Colorado i tures. Instead of stepping on the platform
JUDGE AMOS M. THAYER DEAD
Jurist Who Wrote the Korthern Se
curities Derision .Passes Away
at Ills Home In St. Loots.
ST. LOUIS. April 24. Amos Madden
Thayer, United States circuit Judge of the
Eighth Judicial circuit, who gained a na
tional reputation by writing the opinion
of the United States circuit court of ap
peals In the Northern Securities case, died
at his residence here today after an Illness
of four months.
Judge Thayer was born In Mina, N. Y.,
In 1841. He was educated at Hamilton col-
BRAVE ACTI0N0F ROY JONES
His Cool Head Euables Him to Save
a Fellow Workman's
Life.
In trying to save a comrade who fell
from a scaffolding, Roy Jones was him
self painfully Injured Monday morning.
The accident was at Tenth and Harney
streets, where the Crane company Is tear
ing down an old store building on the east
side of Tenth street to make room for the
erection of a large new structure. The
brick of the alls Is wheeled In barrows
from a seifTold about fifteen ' feet high
down an inclined plane to the street. E.
Anderson was one of the men who were
moving the brick, while Roy Jones was
working below. Anderson's wheelbarrow
tipped over the edge of the scaffold and
In attempting to recover It he lost his bal
ance and fell. Jones saw him and realized
that he would fall directly on a pile of
brick. He stepped immediately under An
derson and braced his body to catch the
falling man on his shoulders. The force of
HEMP8TEAD, Texas, A:iril 24. At
mass meeting here tonight called for the
purpose of petitioning the governor to
send rangers here to enforce the local
option law, J. N. Brown, a leading law
yer and a staunch anti-prohlbltlonist, be
gan shooting which became general In an
instant. Three men were killed, one man
was fatally Injured and two others seri
ously wounded.
The dead:
J. N. BROWN.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN M. P1NCKNEY.
TOM PINt'aAtiV, oiutln-r ot tne con
gressman. John Mills, a leading prohibitionist, It Is
feared cannot survive the night. Doo
Tompkins, private secretary to Congress
man Plnckney, and Rolling Brown, son of
J. N. Brown, are badly wounded, but Just
how seriously cannot now be determined.
There are many armed men on the streets
tonight, but it is not believed there will
be nny more trouble.
The governor has been notified and will
send rangers hen-.
HOUSTON, Texas, April 24. The adjutant
general left Austin shortly before midnight
for Hempstead on a special train with
half a dozen rangers. At Manor the local
military company was picked up and troops
will arrive at Hempstead early in the
morning. The town is quiet, but feeling Is
tense.
lege and after his graduation studied law ( the fall threw ooth men to the ground,
In the offices of practicing attorneys. In and a brick from the scaffold fell on Jones'
1862 he was admitted to the bar, but Im
mediately enlisted In the United States
army, where he served until the end of
the war of the rebellion, being mustered
out with the rank of captain In the signal
corps.
He came to St. Louis In IKAti and began
the practice of law. He was elected to the
St. Louis circuit bench In 1S70 and re
elected for a four-year term In 1HS2. Judge
Thayer was appointed United States dis
trict Judge, Eastern District of Missouri,
by President Cleveland In 1887 and 1894 he
was appointed by President Cleveland to
the United States circuit bench. Since thai
time Judge Thayer has served continuously
In the United States court of appeals. He
leaves a wife and one daughter.
Total $1,35,0U0
Prior to this the directors had been In
tUtoutluusd on Second Page.'
TWO MORE FEUD FATALITIES
Walker-Barton Vendetta in Southern
California Adds Mors Victims
to Its List.
BAKERSFIELD. Csl.. April 24.-In the
mining town ot Huvilah today Newton
Walker and Davlo Burton fought a pistol
duel, resulting In the Instant death of
Burton and a man named Bagsey. Walker
escaped and Is hiding In the mountains.
feud has existed between the Walker and
Burton families for years, and the Bur
ton killed today Is the third member uf
the family to c!ie a violent deals)
head, cutting a long, deep gash In the
scalp. Other workmen picked the two men
up and helped them to the police station,
where their wounds were dressed by Dr.
Wlgton. Several stitches were required to
close the cut In Jones' head. Anderson
was severely bruised about the head and
shoulders and several teeth were loosened.
He is confident that Jones saved his life,
as he must have fallen Into the brick on
his head had not Jones Interposed his body.
Jones lives at Sixteenth street and Capitol
avenue and Anderson at 1814 St. Mary's
avenue.
Springs and previous to his connection
with the home was a compositor on Omaha
dally newspapers.
Thnrston Issues Circular.
Concerning the affairs of the American
Maritime league, which have recently been
much discussed in the newspapers and else
where, former Senator Thurston of Ne
braska, president of the society, . has is
sued a circular, of which the following Is
a paj-t:
After a most careful examination of tho
work which has been done by Mr. H. K.
Pommery, secretary of the league, I see
no reason to doubt that he has proceeded
In good faith and that his work up to the
present time has been well planned and
executed.
1 have, however, deemed it my duty to
stop all solicitation for membership or
funds. I have verified what seemed to
be the fact, that the total collections have
amounted to the sum of $2,8K0. I have re
quested the postmaster general to have all
mail addressed to the league or any of its
officers sent to me. and I shall hold all
moneys, checks and drafts therein con
tained until the meeting of the league
which I have called at the Waldorf-Astoria
on the 1st day of July, 1905, at 3 o'clock
p. m.
You will therefore see that I have taken
all the necessary steps to protect every
official of the league pending that meeting.
At that meeting the question will naturally
arise, shall tills league effect a permanent
organization and proceed in a businesslike
he stepped Into empty air, falling twenty
feet down an embankment. He is In the
railroad hospital in Las Vegas and will
probably recover.
PAT CROWE REPORTED IN IOWA
Said He Was Headed for Omaha to
Give Himself' I'p to Chief
Donahue.
DAVENPORT. Ia,, April 24. (Special Tel
egram.) Conductor Henry Higgins of tho
Montlcello branch of the Milwaukee claims
that Pat Crowe was one of his passengers
from Leonard, Io., to Davenport, Saturday
night, and that Crowe took the Rock
Island flyer from here, saying that he was
going to Omaha to see his sister and to
give himself up to Chief Donahue.
Crowe said he had engaged luwyers to
plend his case if he was prosecuted for his
alleged part In the Cudahy kidnaping. Sev
eral of his friends here claim they saw
and recognized Crowe and that he said he
had been visiting his relatives near Dav
enport for some time.
Chief Donahue said last night that he
had no knowledge that Crowe intended to
way to carry out its contemplated plan of I surrender himself, but If that celebrated
NO WORD FROM PRESIDENT
Courier Expected from Hunting; Camp
Fails to Reach Glenwood
Springs.
FUNERAL OF JOE JEFFERSON
Family with the Body Is Knronte to
Kew York on Special Train
of Private Cars.
PALM BEACH. Flo,. April 21.-A special
train consisting of Mr. II. M. Flagler's
private car, Mr. J. R. Parrot's private car
and a baggage car arrived here from St.
Augustine this morning to be placed at
the disposal of the family of the late
Joseph Jefferson and left on its trip north
ward at S.fio tonight. On the train are
the members of the family and Carl Kett
ler. The body was escorted to the train
by a number of prominent people of West
Palm Iteach, who were therf to pay their
last tribute to one who has been a prom
inent factor lit the business as well as
the sociul life of the city. Following a
meeting of the city council today which
passed resolutions on the death of Mr.
Jefferson, the Board of Trade took similar
action.
educating and directing the public mind
favorably to such congressional action as
may be necessary to rehabilitate our mer
chant marine. If not, we are bound to
discontinue the movement and accept what
ever responsibility attaches to that action.
1 regret very much that at the meeting
called by me on the 14th day of April last,
not one or tne distinguished gentlemen
whoso rwunes have tiet-n used for so long
as officers of the league were present.
I sincerely trust that this was a mere
oversight and not with a purpose of re
fusing to stand by the public use of our
respective names as officers of the league.
1 therefore most respectfully request you
to make It a point to be present at the
meeting on the 1st day of July, and assist
In whatever action may be deemed best
with reference to the o Ulcers of the league.
MAXDATB IS TUB BEAVERS CASK
Supreme Court Issues Order for Re
turn for Trial.
WASHINGTON. April 24. The supreme
court of the United States today directed
the Immediate Issuance of the mandate
In the case of George W. Beavers, whose
removal from New York to Washington
for trial on the charge of defrauding the
government as chief of the salary and
allowance division of the Postofflce de
partment has been ordered.
In the case of John A. Benson, who Is to
be tried here on the charge of fraudu
lently appropriating public lands, the
mandate was ordered to be stayed for one
week. In the latter case notice was given
of a motion for a new trial.
Individual did do so an effort would be
made to give him the benefit of all the law
will permit of,
STATE CANNOT TAX INDIANS
Decision of Federal Court that Will
Cost Montana 100,KK
Per Year.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo., April 24.
Secretary Loeb today conferred with a
delegation representing the Denver Cham
ber of Commerce In regard to the arrange
ments for the reception of the president
on May IS. The purpose of their visit
chiefly was to Induce the president to I tne noted Indian tax
leave Colorado Springs during the night J county, holding,that t
or May 14. In order to give an entire day
In Denver. Secretary Loeb said there
would be no change In the plans, which
are for a daylight trip through the moun
tains of Colorado.
No word has com from the president's
camp today
HELENA. Mont., April . 24.-Judge Hunt
In the United States court today decided
case from Missoula
he county could not
tax the property of Indians living on reser
vations. A temporary Injunction against
SHllinif the property of Indians which had
been assesst-d, seized and ordered sold, was
made permanent. The decision means a
dtfierenue of $li),Citi la the rvaus of the
ilal
FIGHT FOR CHEAPER GAS
Mayor Dunne Holds Conference with
Members of City Council and
State Legislature.
CHICAGO, April 24. Agitation to estab
lish municipal ownership of gas works as
well . as street railways In Chicago was
Inaugurated In earnest today by a public
meeting In the city council chamber. Mayor
Dunnw und members of the legislature met
the fifty citizens whom the mayor ap
pointed us a committee to go to Springfield
NEW TURN IN FRED HANS CASE
Information CharirltisT Murder In
First Degree Filed Against
lllm.
AINSWORTH. Neb.. April 24-fRperla
Telegram.) The Fred Hans murder case
which was to be heard at this term of
district court, took a new phase when this
afternoon the state filed a complaint char
ging Hans with murder In the first de
gree. The evidence Is being taken before
W. H. Westover, district Judge, who sits
as reviewing magistrate. The state got
through laje this afternoon with the In
troductlon of testimony, after which court
adjourned until 9 o'clock in the morning,
. Hammer Scattergood, attorneys for the
defendant, say no definite plan for defense
of their client will be mapped out until
the arrival tonight of Gurley and Cenung,
principal counsel In the case.
Minister's Wife lianas Herself.
8ALINA. Kn April 24 Mrs. Harry C,
lawyer, wire oi a Aietnouist Kplscopa
preacher at Tescott, ten miles south o
here, committed suicide today by hanging
nerseii. wnne ner nustiana was at work in
his study she slipped up stairs, tied a rope
to a curtain pole, which, ho placed across
the stairway, and tying the other end of
the rope around her neck he Jumped over
the banister. An hour later her husband
found the doad body of the wife. The dead
woman had been married but a month.
Movements of Ocean Vessels April 24.
At New York Arrived: Minnetonka. from
Ixindon: Kroonland, from Antwerp; Fur-
nesla, from Glasgow; Htatendam. from Hot
R0JESTVENSKY LEAVES KAMRANH BAY
Squadron Sails Saturday at Noon and Dis
appears in Northeasterly Direction.
FISHERMEN HEAR HEAVY CANNONADING
More Reports of Firing Off Eamranh Bay
Saturday Evening.
RUSSIAN ADMIRALTY IS INCREDULOUS
Refuses to Accept as True Reports)
from Abroad Tell Ins of Move
ments of Vessels In
Eastern Waters.
TOKIO. April 24. Information Is keenly
awaited regarding the movements of Ad
miral Rojestvensky's squadron. It Is gen
erally believed that the Russian wafshipe
will either continue north from Kamranh
bay until they reach Chinese waters out
side the territorial limit of enter the Pa
cific ocean.
Hojrstvenskr Leaves Bny.
KAMRANH BAY Indo-China, via Sai
gon, April 24. (.11:80 a. m ) The Russian
squadron, consisting oi fifty-two Ships, In
cluding transports, loft Kamranh bay at
noon April 22 and the main portion soon
disappeared in i: northerly direction. Six
teen ve.-f-els, the Russian cruiser Svletlana,
the Russian hospital ship Orel, four Ger
man transports, seven Danish transports
and three Russian transports remained In
the offing.
Fishermen and others assert that they
heard heavy cannonading oft Kamranh bay
during the evening of April 22.
Those who saw Admiral Rojestvensky
prior to his departure say he Is suffering
from dysentery, accompanied by severe
pnlns. All the officers and crews of the
Russian ships appeared to bo full of con
fidence. It Is believed here that it la Admiral
Rojestvensky's intention to do everything
possible to have Admiral NebogatofC Jo.u
him before undertaking a decisive battle.
A torpedo boat destroyer is patrolling the
coast.
The French third-class cruiser Descartes
left here at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon
for a point on the coast, where a fisherman
reports that he saw twenty warships. Ths
man, however, was unable to give their na
tionality.
Although the Russian crews were con
fident of victory. Independent observers who
got near enough to Admiral Rojestvensky's
warships to be able to inspect them were
not unanimous regarding the efficiency ot
the squadron.
The point to which the cruiser Descartes '
went Is Nha Trang, a small town fifty
miles north of Kamranh bay, on Nha Traun -'
bay. The latter Is smaller than Katnranta
bay., quadrangular - In shape and extend
about ten miles Inland at a uniform width
of about four miles.
Russian Admlrallty Incredulous.
St. PETERSBURG, April 252:46 a. m.
The admiralty professes to have no Infor
mation as to whether Vice Admiral Ro
jestvensky Is waiting for Nebagatoff's de
tachment, and says the mntter Is entirely
in his hands and he has not communicated
his determination. Naval men, however,
are not Inclined, as hitherto, to antici
pate a Junction of Nebagatoft with Ro
jestvensky. They suggest that the trans
port fleet may be left to the care of the
slow but powerful ships of Nebagatoff's
squadron, while Rojestvensky tries con
clusions with Togo.
The admiralty is disposed to accept with,
reservation all foreign telegrams announc
ing the whereabouts of Vice Admiral
Kamlmura and the Japanese ahlpa, be
lieving that many of them are purposely
sent out. for strategical deception.
The Novoe Vremya this morning prints
a rumor that the opposing squadrons were
already enguged Saturday, but the paper
has nothing to support the report and no
credence Is placed In It.
The report that the crew of the Russian.
cruiser Diana, interned at Sulgon after the
battle of August 10, but recently under
going repairs at Kalfong Tonquln, had
Joined Admiral Rojestvensky at Kumrann
bay previous to the sailing of the Russian
squadron, April 22, Is denied here.
The news from Manchuria Indicates that
Field Marshal Oyama's plans await the
result of the naval battle, It being too
risky for the Japanese army to undertake
serious operations while the outcome of
the sea fight Is in the balance. Should
Admiral Rojestvensky reach Vladivostok,
and Admiral Togo still be able to protect
the Japanese lines of communications, the
general belief at tho War office Is that ths
Japanese will forthwith attempt to cut
off and invest Vladivostok and make of
the place another Port Arthur.
Talking- Attain of Peace.
(5:55 p. m.) Mysterious rumors that
another attempt at pence negotiations is
Impending are circulating In high quarters
and the United Slates la directly mentioned
as the intermediary. The Associated Press
has not been able to obtain any con
firmation of the reports. No intimation
of such a move has reached the American
embassy, but at the Foreign office this
afternoon an official Inquired perhaps
significantly when President Rooeevelt
would return to Washington.
As previously stated ill these dispatches,
a considerable party in the government
holds strongly to the opinion that now thai
Admiral Rojestvensky is ready to strike,
but before the issue is put to the teat would
be the most opportune time for opening
nf gotlations.
Holiday at Paris.
At Gibraltar Arrived: Koenlaln L'ilse
from Nfw York.
Al Glasgow Sailed: Laurentiun. for I I.-il-
to protest against the sidetracking of the j A, Dover-Rslled: Pretoria f.-,r Nfw
Chicago gas bills. If these bills are passed
tho city will be enabled to fix the price of
gas to consumers, and thus empowered to
operate gas plants, as It hoprs to owu
aud 04a.-ru.ta street car properties.
PARIS. April 24-1:20 p. m.-The Foreign
office and other government departments
und the Bourse were clotted today in con
nection with the Eaoter holidays, which,
with the Easter adjournment of both
tranches of parliament and the departure
of President Loutct and most of the minis
ters, except Foreign Minister Delcassa, to
attend the unveiling of the Gambetta
terda'm: Cretlc, from' Oenoa; Alblgnia. from i atue at Bordtau. has resulted In a
Hamburg: Malco. from Oenoa. : period of calm after the excitement attend-
Glas Hllfa,I-Arrived: Carthagenlan, from jng tne Tjt-ioasse Incident and the Japans
At gPalermo Arrived: Canoplc, from ! protest. The Foreign office was open briefly
Genoa. 1 at noon, when ! was said that no con-
nALrh'C'OUnv7r'Ved: Kal"er Wlln"lm iflrmatlon had been received of the reported
cannonade ouir.mu 01 jvumrann Day aunng
the light of April 22, the day Admiral
Rojestvensky left thu coast of Annum.
The officials here dlKcredlt the report that
York. Arrived: Finland from New York
At Algiers Arrived: Prlnzessln Victoria,
from New Ycrk.
Ai Tenerlffe Arrived: Anubis, from
Ran Franclwo.
j At Movilla Arrived: Astoria, from Nevr
uia.
the rrtw of the Interned Russian cruiser
Diana, now at Haifong, Joined Admiral
Rojestvensky previous to his sailing.
The ottlflul advices show that a dully
roll call is made tut Ui (mrus of r
