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1 b OAKS CROW FROM ACORNS BEE ADS BUILD BUSINESS The Omaha Daily Bee. BIG BUSINESS OR LITTLE BEE ADS WILL BOOST IT. ESTABLISHED .TTTXP. iq ibti " ' UJ1A11A, T11UHSDA1 JIOKSLNU, JUNE 8, - .... - ., - . -. 1005 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TIIIJEE CENTS. to BREAK BOND OFUfllO! Norwegian 8torthing Passei fiesolutit Separating Nation from Sweden. LITTLE PROSPECT OF ANY BLOODSHE King Oscar Makes Formal Protest When Notified of the Action. QUESTION OF CONSULS IS THE ISSUE "6'"u jweiiro w name easiness EepresentatiTee of Tbeir Own. HAS BEEN BREWING FOR SOME TIME Veto of Separate Consular Bill by Kin Signal for Demand for National Independence of Conn try. CHRIST1ANIA, Norway, June 7 "Nor way from today is a fully Independent mxi sovereign state." This 1. the text of tho editorials In the Norwegian newspapers and It reflect, the spirit with whlrh the people of Norway accept today's action of the Storthing when it proclaimed King Oscar no longer of Norway. Following is the res olution passed by the Btorlhlng, unani mously and without debate: Whereas, A) the members of the council WhLh.aVMi,,lW d.Wn thelr "m-A ami? iiVVTr?'i"' Mieny- the king, has de clared himself unable to establish a new government for the country, and? ttoJZS?"? regal power .:::,. , ic. mivo, me conning au- Mai Jhr ,ni(,mbe of the council of JtaU Who retired today to exercise until n,,ce B" th0 Norwegian govern- - nrrnV, :; ...Y.. ':L ne King in iri.ttK I . . ' wtlJ H constitution and existing laws with these changes which are necessitated by the fact that the union Sweden under one king is dissolved in consequence of the king having ceased to act as a Norwegian king. Although the action was anticipated, it caused considerable excitement in the city, on account of the anxiety as to what action the king would take. The crisis became acute May 2. when his majesty, after three months' rest, during which the regency was ' v i.rw(i x rincu vuBiave, resumed the reins of office. The council of state im tncdtntelv .nhmiMn t.i .1 , j uu....Lvuu m nun im) consular Din, wmch he. May 28, refused to sanction, arguing that any action must receive the tanctlon of the mixed council. The Nor wegian council of state thereupon resigned and the king refused to accept their resig nations, as. In view of the state of pubilo opinion, it was Impossible to form a new government. Dcmostratlnns were held throughout the country endorsing the ac tion of the council of state. The consular bill, while apparently of lit tle Importance, was designed to open the whole question of foreign affairs, which Norway desires to manage Independently of Sweden. Proclamation of Storthing-. At its meeting this evening the Storthing addressed a proclamation to the Norwegian people, In which is given a detailed account of the events preceding the passing of the resolution. This proclamation concludes aa follows: The Storthing hopes that the Norwegian people will succeed In living In peace and w1tr,0h1 t2n5, Tlth R'!' Rn3 "Ot the lea" S'A, heSwedlsh pepif to w linked by so many natural ties. Join with it and with the government in maintaining the full independence of No" W8.?',.Rn1 wlth "rmness and dignified trnn nullllty submit to the necessary sTerifi" and it Is further sure that all subjects wili fully respec all ordinances and prescrtl. tinny from the government. Prescrip. All officials, civil and military, must in every respect yield that obedience which the government has the right to claim ac cording to the authority transferred to It o? NoBrwiy?h'nK ,n th "amo 1 We Supreme Good Order and Dignity The nmnwiiiri. - i . . . a - . me uiuineni- JLflUI SAKfllon fit hjh CI . . L. 1 . . r-a, ciui tiling tonay were . marked bv iiirnvm. .nnii -. . v. - - ' v" i anu oy tne iBilf, jne piana nad been most carefully prepared and nothing had been omitted to secure the Inauguration of a new government under the best auspices. That the feeling was Intense was evi denced by the great gatherings of people outside the Storthing durlns- the ri.ri ion, and after the announcement of the result of the proceedings a quiet respect waa shown the members as they left the building. There waa not the slightest evi dence of excitement, the Deonle r,,i . realise the responsibility placed upon them The crowds were especially respectful in the ovation to M. Mlchelsen, the retiring premier, who when Interviewed by the As oclated Tress, said he was exceedingly pleased with the dignity displayed both In side and outside the Storthing. The pre mier aald the proceedings were solemn and that everyone was imbued with a tremend ous sense of responsibility, but, he added "the Btorthliij could not have tak... other atep." Will Send Address o Klnar It baa been arranged that the Storthing ..... . ui-imimiun 10 convey the ad dress adopted by it to the kln The Storthing will, If necessary, defend the step taken today by force of arms. If e prince of the house of Bernadotte should content to occupy the throne of '""'i o must give up all Idea of suc cession to tho Swedish throne. M. Arctander will be Norway's first foreign minister, lie Is now chief of the Department of Commerce, Navigation and Industry. It Is learned that Crown Prince Qustave will return Immediately from Berlin It to understood that an extraordinary session Of the Swedish Riksdag will be called June It. If not earlier, as the result Of today's action of the Storthing. King? Oscar Doea Sot Ukt It. STOCKHOLM. Sweden. June 7.,-Klng Oscar baa sent a telegram to Premier Mlchelsen aa follows: "Hava received the communication of tha council of state, and record the most decided protest against the method and action of the government." Tha Norwegian coup d'etat was an awered here tonight by a great patriotio demonstration of loyalty to and sympathy with King Oscar. A great procession ac companied by bands, went to Rosendal castle, where the bands played the na tional anthem. In a few mlnutea the king and other members of the royal family appeared on a balcony of the castle and were enthusiastically cheered by the dem onstrators, while a number of women ad vanced from the crowd and presented tha kins; with a bouquet. Though greatly excited over the situation. the populace remains outwardly calm. King Oscar held a council this evening i wiurn me situation was considered Tha newspapere of Stockholm, comment FRENCH PREMIER STARTS WORK As Minister of Forelttn Affairs . Rontlrr Finds Marh Bail- ; nese to Transact. Mi Ante. - U .rwwij, june (. i-remier Houvler, as uster or loreign affairs, took up the ve direction of the Foreign office to j , conferring with the chiefs of depart- upon various pending foreign oues s. Jules Cambon, the French ambaa- it to Bpain, whose name has been men ed as the possible successor of M. Del ie, was among the callers at the For office, but M. Rouvler's permanent tetentlon of the portfolio of foreign affairs Is now considered settled, as Frenldent Loubet and Parliament wih him to sur render the portfolio of fins nee and give his undivided attention to the foreign situa tion. Either former Minister of Public In struction Polncare or former Minister of Public Works Baadln ' will probably suc ceed M. Rouvler as minister of finance. Important diplomatic changes are also thought likely to be mnde as a result of the cabinet changes. One report is that the Marquis de Reverseaux, ambassador at Vienna, will succeed M. Blhourd as am bassador at Berlin, and thnt Jules Cambon may be transferred to St. Petersburg. The officials do not confirm these reports, say ing It is too early to forecast the change results from the new regime. The cere taken by M. Rouvler of French finances Is considered to be one of the causes why the bankers refused further loans to Russia. During Japan's protests against Admiral Rojestvensky's alleged vio lation of the neutrality of the waters of French Indo-China, M. Rouvler Insisted on a rigid application of the neutrality rules against Russia. This leads the dlDlomats to believe that his policy towards Russia will be straightforward and practical rather than sentimental They forecast that this may exert considerable Influence towards peace as Russia Is likely to learn that ' French policy Is dictated by French Inter csts Instead of the desire to uphold the al Ilanco made. REFORMS FOR EQUITABLE Board of Director! Votes ta Reduce Salaries and General Expenses. ANOTHER MEETING TO BE HELD FRIDAY It la Expected that m Chairman of Board Will Be Eleeted Then Two More Directors ( Resign. Opposes Cotton Future. JHAJNtt.3lfc,K, Eng., June 7. The In ternatlonal Cotton congress today discussed tho question of speculation in cotton Baron Carlonl, Italy, protested against the practice of buying cotton for delivery at distant dates, alleging that it gave gam biers an opportunity to bring disaster to the trade. Continental nations, he pointed out, conducted their business without re course to this practice. Other delegates agreed with the baron, but the congress was not unanimous on the subject. Secretary Hay Starts Home. IJNDON, June ".Secretary Hay and Mrs. Hay left London at noon for Liver pool to Join the White Star line steamer Baltic at Liverpool, whence they will sail for New York today. The company at tached a royal car to the boat train for the convenience of the secretary of state, who waa seen off by Ambassador Reld and Mrs, Reld. Secretary Carter and Mrs. Carter and a few personal friends. Ambassador Reld Visits Lanadowne, LONDON, June 7. Ambassador Reld vis Ited Foreign Secretary Lansdowne at tho Foreign office this afternoon. Paul Cam bon, tho French ambassador, waa alao present. The nature of the Interview w not announced. BEEF TRUSTJURY AT WORK Attorney General Moody Instructs It to Renew Deliberations Many Indictments Expected. CHICAGO, June 7. Instructions were re ceived today by the federal grand Jurv which has been investigating the affairs of the Beef Industries for the past two months to continue the Investigation and return Indictments If the jurors found that tne testimony warranted such action. The Instructions to the Jury were In communication received by Assistant United States District Attorney Godman from his chief, C. B. Morrison, who is still In Washington, where he went two weeks ago to consult with Attorney General Moody regarding the Investigation. The Jury will from now on hold two sessions dally until they reach their final conclu sions. At least thirty Indictments. It is ..m have already been drawn up by Assistant Attorney General Fagin on various charges iiu vn vanea counts, and that Attorney Fagin Is now working on several othera aid 10 ds or great Importance. MILLERS AT KANSAS CITY National Federation Holds Meeting and Dlacnasea Matter of Trade Interest. .oao tux, june 7.-M!!lers from many parts of the United States we t attendance today at the opening session of "ra annual meeting of the Miller National Federation. President wr. shied of St. Louis replied to Mayor Neff a address of welcome. The president's an nual auaress ana the announcement of standing committees took up the time of ma nrsi session. In the afternoon the report of Secretary L. T. Jamm of Chicago and the traffic man ager, Herbert Bradley of New York, were read. The remainder of the day was de voted to papers. One of the Important questions that will come up before the con ventlon flnishea its work Is the better Dro- n.fn I Kill- - 1 - . V icvuuii ..a uiiib ui laumg. LEUPP AT THE RESERVATION New Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jost Drops la Wlthont Send. Advance Notice. WINNEBAGO. Neb.. June 7.-(Sneclal.) v u.M.uiooiuncr OI inaian Affairs Francis E Leupp arrived here for a personal Inspect tlon of the agency Monday afternoon. His coming, although It had been announced some time ago, waa unexpected for this particular time. While here he Is expected to familiarise himself with the management of the agency and also look Into the va rlous abuses the Indians have complained of. Mother Committed Snlclde BLOOMINOTON. III.. June 7.-Tele'grams received at Arrosmlth this morning stated that Mrs. Belle Elsom, aged . formerly Mlsa Belle Marsh, the daughter of a prom. Inenl farmer, was murdered at Axtell, Neb by her husband. George Elsom, In a fit of Insanity. Elsom's mother committed sui cide at Arrosmlth eeven yeara ago whlla Insane. River Towboat aib. LOUISVII.l.R v-u I.. i ni..i-. . . 7 ine pletlng a Journey of 1 ( miles witVw "j'-hap. the towboat w r. O'iS one of the lanrest in tha riv.r. ...... ' "" t an obstruction ! the canal today and sank st the foot of Eighth street. Captain Car. - LJto1 ? "w " twenty-nve escaped i no.! wnicn is the property of the ' I Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coka k couivamy, waa valued at flu.uuu. 'Continued oa Second Page.) NEW YORK, June 7. Resolutions sug gesting radical reforms in the manage ment of the Equitable Life Assurance so ciety were adopted at today's meeting of the directors. These affect all the high offi cials and presnge a sweeping curtailment of the society's general expenses. The reso lutions also Imply many changes In the financial policy of the society. Last week's nominating committee of seven, which had been reduced to two by reason of the resignations of D. O. Mills, John Stuart, A. J. CaRsatt. T. Jefferson Coolidge and Robert T. Lincoln, was re constructed as follows: August Belmont. Louis Fltxrerald Phann r?y.M-DpPew' James B. Forgan and David ri. .Tionati. This committee was requested to submit a candidate for chairman of the board at an adjourned meeting of the directors called or Friday afternoon next. Should the committee fall to choose a chairman members of the directory will then be asked to submit nnmes of candidates. It was declared that nothing was aald with regard to the manner In which Vice President Hyde is to "divest" himself of his stock control. Today's session was attended bv twentv eight of the remaining thirty-eight direc tors, the resignations of Joseph T. Low and Marvin Hughltt. the latter of Chicairo. hav ing been submitted during the meeting, and making a total of twelve resignations since last Friday. Will Rednce Expenses. The essential features of the formal state ment issued at the adjournment follow: A resolution was passed requesting tha committee to report Its nonlllfatio fo? chairman of the hoard to the board of hlMr!.rf "? adjourned meeting to be held at 1 o clock on Friday next, and It was ltnnJZe? that, ,f the nominating committee railed to make such nomination, nomina tions would be Invited from members of tho board at that meeting. Further resolutions were passed for tho reorganization of the executive committee with the president, with the vice president (Hyde) and comptroller as ex-offlclo mem bers and four directors who are not offi cers. The resolution was passed that the salaries of the executive officers should he reduced to correspond with those paid bv other Insurance, banking and trust cor porations, the amounts to be hereafter de termined upon. A further resolution was passed to reduce the general expenses of the society. It was also resolved that no advances to agents or other agency expenditures should be msde without the approval of the execu tive committee; also that all Investments made by the executive committee be made subject to the approval of the board, and that amounts of deposits carried In banks and trust companies should be reduced to working balances and the residue Invested In approved securities. Tarbell and Wilson to Retire. The resolution calling for the. reorganiza tion of the executive committee means the retirement therefrom of Messrs. Tarbell, Wilson and Mclntyre, the second, third and fourth vice presidents, respectively. It Is altogether likely that other members of the committee will retire, Including William A. heelock, who has long been seriously 111. and several members now closely Identified with financial Institutions with which the Equitable has relations. Joseph T. Low presented his resignation in person, advancing ill-health as the chief reason. Mr. Hughltt telegraphed his resig nation. Superintendent Hendricks continued his Investigation of Equitable officers and direc tors today, those before him Including Vice president Wilson and Senator Depew. Mr. Hendricks hopes to submit his report to Governor Higgins by the middle of next week. General Agent Talks. Possibility of further concerted action by the general agents of the Equitable so ciety, who held a meeting in this city several weeks ago and adopted resolutions of censure against James H. Hyde, was torecastea today. A doxen of the general agents from widely separated atates were seen about the Equitable building. All said they were on vacation and that as their advances had been cut oft they had coma to New York to learn "where they were at. Among the visitors were the general agents from Kansas City, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Port land, Mo. D. F. Cobb of Kansas City said: JJiy errorts nae been entirely for the last few months to Instruct the agents under me to conservo the business already done that Is, to see that there are no lapses and to keep up renewals. This has been done rather than attend to any new business. "We rely on Superintendent Hendricks out west and the general Impression In the west Is that ho will straighten out the difficulty all right." SAGINAW STRIKE FATALITY Depnty sheriff Kills Machinist and Woonda Three Othera for Jeer Ina; Strike Breakera. NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN OFF Chicago Teamsters' and Employer' Cam mitteei Fail to Agree. SAGINAW, Mich.. Jurle 7. The city to night Is teeming with excitement as n re sult of the shooting this afternoon of four men, one of them fatally, by a special deputy who was acting as guard for the nonunion crew of a street car. Fred Har ris of Chicago, Is under arrest, charged witn the shooting. This Is the fourth day of the Sinrhmw Valley Street railway strike, and today's shooting is the first serious violence that nas resulted. Deputy Harris, It Is al Imr.I .K,l . 1 1 1 , , i ..nu, r...i BUM nmru nenry leek, Jr., a machinist s apprentice; shot Terence Kel ley and Wallace A. Douglas, both In tha leg, and shot William Haffner In the fore head. None of the three mnn hurt. The men were .mu. , o'clock tonight and there is no Immediato Marquette car shop, and "were member, P"!abl,"y f -flemen. DRIVERS MAKE MANY DEMANDS Proposal that Employers Refuse to Do Bnslneaa with Expreaa Com panies Rock on Which Conference Splits. CHICAGO, June ".After a conference lasting for five hours between the Em ployers' association and the committee ap pointed lust night by the teamsters' Joint council with full power to settle the strike, all negotiations were declared off at 9 - ...u. win. were spending the noon hour In a small park near the hnn. a. l"r o. oo paiwea the group of men they sre said to have Jeered at the nonunion crew ana it is alleged that thereupon, with out any violence being offered the nonun- .uiiioi. uepmy riarris, emptied his revolver into the crowd from his station on the iront platform. Harris was arrested and The union submitted a number of propo sitions which the employers flatly refused to consider at all. Chief among these was that If the strike was declared oft all tho police and deputy sheriffs now protecting nonunion men should be withdrawn. The employers refused to consider such a propo sition for an instant, declaring that they would maintain the guards as long as there placed in Jail. Three other men -h wns tne 8htest chance of violence. on the car were also taken Into custody The ,eamters also demanded that If the BAY CITY. Mich.. June 7 -For the first tr'ke b calWd ott the n""1""" houses re time since the street car employes of this fusc to ",cclve from or "Iv" the city. toRether with those of Saginaw and PrPM comPanles any merchandise. This tne interurban line between the two cities Jr"'",,1'"n' which was a vinuiu uemaim went on strike Sunday morning to enforce that the bo"cot,'1 business houses assist a demand for an increase n wages and the teamster8 ln boycotting the express shortening of their hours, serious rioting companies, was aiso promptly aecunea uy broke out today and at times the nnii the employers. were unable to cone with the unmiv Another demand by the teamsters was ment. Five persons were hurt rt,.rirf .h- that all strikers be given positlors before day, none fatally, however. All of the strike breakers Injured re ceived their wounds during attacks on their cars by crowds of men and boys. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Thnrsday and Friday. irmprmnrf at timalia Yesterday t Honr. Dea. Ilnnr. Drs. R7 1 p. m M tt " " n a p. m TO T " " 8 p. m Ta " m 1 4 p. tu Ta . m ia ft p. m T4 ' m 4 n p. m T4 11 " 1H T p. m T4 T H p. m T ft P. m tut Thla any new nonunion men were hired was also refused. There were a number of other demands made by the teamsters which might have Windows In a number of cases were broken recplvp(1 favorable consideration, but the by the missiles thrown by the crowds. WESTERN PACIFIC MEETING Headquarters of Road Will Re Moved from San Franelaco to New York. Governor Herrlck Talks. COLUMBUS, O., June 7. Governor Her rlck, who returned from New York today, has not bought out the interests of James H. Hyde, first vice president of the Equit able Life Assurance society, nor has he been formally or olllclally offered the chair manship of the board of directors of the equitable. Vt hen seen today he said that there was nothing In the story that such a transaction had been made. It la true," he continued, "that I waa asked whether, if such an offer was made to me, that is, the chairmanship. I would accept, but my reply was that owing to the circumstances under which I am placed in Ohio, having but recently been nominated for governor. I could not consider auch an offer, however flattering It might be. "No, I didnt go to New York ln con. nectlon with this business, but on entirely different matters. My name, with othera. had been considered for the place ot chair man of the board of .directors of the Equitable, aa I waa Informed after reach ing New York, but further than that In addition to asking me whether I would ac cept the place, nothing waa done. I rii not see Mr. Hyde at all." SAN FRANCISCO, June 7. An Important meeting of the directors of the Western iac!nc will be held In this city next week. Word has been received here that President vv. J. Bartnett Is on his way back from New York. He Is accompanied by Virgil G. Bouge, consulting engineer of the Western Pacific. Early in the week the directors will be called together and the formal rati fication of the financial arrangements re cently completed ln the east, as well as other matters of Importance, will take place. It Is understood that at the meotlna- several cnanges will be made in the person nel of the board. The changes were to have been made at the recent meeting of tne directors In New York, but the program was changed when it was found that the board could not legally meet outside of San Francisco. W. J. Bartnett will resign from the presidency and will be succeeded by E. T, Jeffrey, president of the Denver & Rio Grande. Bartnett wilt, became vice nresl- dent and general cotmLvl "of tho road Sev- I and that whllo several union pickets held eral of the local directors will also resign nlm by the arms Baker beat him over the irom tne board and their places will be head with a blunt instrument. Ward de filled by the election of New Yorkers. Tha clared that he later had a talk with Baker, articles or Incorporation of the Western who dl1 not recognize him as the man faewe will be modified so as to make New whom he had .-eaten, and Baker admitted york the principal place of business of the that while he was not a teamster nor con company, and after that the directors' nected with the Teamsters' union, he was meeting will be held in the eaHt. hired by that organization to beat nonunion rmin. rtrfl vlnar li fiA unrl "mnnar mnnov' rLUUUi IN UKANU RAP DS besides for each Job Several parties to the conference were so far apart on the chief demands made by the unions that there was no use of taking them up. Conference May Be Resumed. There Is a faint possibility that the con ference may be resumed tomorrow, but unless a radical change is made ln the position of one Bide or the other there Is no prospect of a settlement of the strike. The Team Owners' association, whose proposition to arbitrate the question of making deliveries to the boycotted houses. has been refused by the drivers, has arranged for a mass meeting to consider the forcing of the strike on the part of their 8.000 truck drivers. The meeting has not yet been called, but will probably be held at some time within the next thirty- six hours. Alleaea the Slnaarer Wwa Hired. An affidavit filed ln the United States court today by counsel for the American Express company charges that William J. Baker was paid by the Teamsters' union to slug nonunion teamsters. Deputy United States marshals are now searching for Baker, hut have been, so far, unable to find him. The affidavit is signed by Charles Ward, an employe of the express company, who declared that he was as saulted by a crowd of men led by Baker GENERAL TREPOFF TALKS Man of the Honr In St. Petersburg Tells What He Hopes to Do. PETERSBURG. June 7. -General Thepoff today received the correspondent of the Associated Press at his headquarters in tne chancellory of the general gov ernorship and discussed the responsibilities or nis new position and the policy he In tends to follow ln curblna the radical nn. micai sgitatlon. With his added duties General Trepoff Is an extremely busy man. inougn showing In every lineament of hi face and movement of his body the mental and physical energy with which he has handled the problem of preserving order in St. Petersburg, the general seems to have aged ten years rlnce he assumed the reins of the capital. Ho said: "It wns a mistake to suppose I am In any sense a dictator, ln addition to the po sition of governor general of St. Petersburg nis majesty has simply placed in my hands the control of the police regime In Russia and authority over political crimes, an pointing me for that purpose assistant mln later of the interior. I am fully conscious oi tne heavy tusk before me, but I hope to discharge my duty to my emperor and restore public tranquillity and order. My policy will be to prevent unlicensed political agitation and to confine political move ments within the scope of the law. My appointment does not mean in any way a change ln the program of reforms which will proceed parallel with the work before me. The project proposed ln the rescript on reforms, that Is to say, a national as sembly, has been completed by the Bouligln ooinmisslon and Is now under consideration by the committee of ministers. Its an nouncement may shortly be expected, but I feel authorized in telling you that so far as I am aware, the rumor that an imperial manifesto will be Issued tomorrow or this week aro unfounded." BATTLESHIP OREL IS IN BAD SHAPE River la Rlalna; Six Inchea an Hour Factorlea and Bnalneaa Houses Inder Water. Small Biota. There were a number of small riots today ln which several union and nonunion men were hurt, but nobody was dangerously In Jured. Policeman Charles MacShane was struck ln the face with a stone during a riot at Oakley avenue and Madison street GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 7.-The flood situation in Grand Ranlria I. hnri becoming more serious tonight and Grand f thlS afternoon- and h's nose was broken. river is rising at the rate of six inches an hour. Up to this time tho west side of the city has been the nrlnciual sufferer but now the water Is backing from the river into tne basements of many of the busi ness nouses on Canal street on the east side. Great damage to the merchants tnrougn noodlng basements is expected be fore the water recedes. A large number of factories on the west sine are closed on account of the high water interfering with- machinery and A detail of police from the Warren ave nue police station was necessary to dis perse the mob. Statement by Team Owners. Colonel W. P. Rend, president of the Chicago Team Owners' association, which for several weeks has urged upon the teamsters the desirability of making de liveries to the boycotted houses and to which question the truck drivers at their meeting last night refused to arbitrate has refused to Issue a formal statement over 3,000 men are temporarily out of em- setting forth the position of the Team pioyment. Owners' association. Colonel Rend's state The property loss cannot be estimated ment says ln part: at this time, but it will be larae er. The refusal of the Team Ownera' dally to residents whose household iroods flatl"n " accept our offer as manifested have been damaaed. L" l1!6. v.. 2 J, evening was inspired - i'" vii nuvice ui unwortny leaders. The reports from the weather hnrenn The Chicago Team Owners' nsn..r.ti.. show that the river may be expected to which has an aggregate of 8.0UO teams in receive a reinforcement nf 1V, ,tB "ervice, has endeavored to prevent the rec.ive a reinrorcement of no less than spread of this strike to dimensions that three more feet of flood water, with the water already about three feet above the aangcr line. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FUNDS Treaaarer'a Report Showa 1,243,036 Invested la Interest Bearing Securities. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. June 7. Tha business session of the national council of the Knights of Columbus waa devoted chiefly to the appointment of a committee and the reading of reports. Including that of Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn. The report of National Secretary Daniel Colwell regarding the flnanclal condition of the order showed a balance on hand December SI, l0t. of ll.243.6M. Nearly all the resources are Invested In Interest-bear. Ing securities. The amount of Insurance carried by the order on January l. 1900 waa H3.83.wr WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Orders lor the Army and Rural Routes Established by Poatal Department. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, June 7. (Special Tele gram.) First Lieutenant William P. Mof fltt, Thirteenth cavalry, now on dnv ot Fort Des Moines, has been ordered to Join his proper station. Nebraska rural routes ordered established August 15: Beemer, Cuming county, route 2, population 430, houses 98; Howell, Colfax county, route 2, population 4S5, houses D7; West Point, Cuming county, route 7, popu lation 415, houses 83; Wlsnor, Cuming county, route 5, population 355, houses 71. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska Exeter, route 8, Paul 8. Farmer carrier. Frank Underwood substitute; Wllsonvllle' route 1. Pierce Fleming carrier. Augustine Short substitute. Iowa Anita, route 3, R. B. Henderson carrier. Nellie Henderson nub stltute; Castalla. route 1. Frank A. Stanley Huru:: roTsT. LvBrhrPJ TRAIN GOES THROUGH BRIDGE - - - bauicr, would vastly Increase the damages rt.mo to the business interests and the reputation of our city and has even waived for the time being the constitutional rigl.ts of Its memDers. Offer of Arbitration.' The statement then recites' the arbttra tlon arrangement between the Team Own ers and the Teamsters' union which Is de signed to cover such Issues as the present strike conditions and then goes on to say: We proposed as arbitrators the Cathnlin archbishop, the bishop of the Methodist cnurch. the nisnop of the EnlucoDal church and other leading relliilous reDrcsentattves ana yesieraay i asaea tTesiaent c. P, biiea or tne Teamsters union over the telephone if he would agree to J urine Tulev as sole arbitrator. Judge Tuley has been tne me-iong rrienci ot labor and has the esteem ot the laboring classes here and wherever his name Is known. Mr. Shea replied that no arbitrator could be accepted as any board of arbitra tion would De sure to decide against the teamsters. The statement then refers to President Shea ln severe language and closes with the following declaration: The spread of this strike to the Team Owners' association and other Interests will cast Into Idleness the tens of thousands of mechanics and other laborers, and cause tne closing up or nuns and factories, and what Is worse still the sacrifice of human life. Lewis Simon substitute. South Dakota uianam. route l, Albert Arneson carrier. jaoaes Arneson suDstitute; route 2, Irwin J Towle carrier. Mrs. Mae Towle aubstltute! Seven Men Killed by Collapse of Steel Structure Kear Menominee, Wisconsin. CRUISER SINKS FISHING TUG MENOMINEE, Wis.. June 7.-Pa..ener I train No. I on the Wisconsin Central rall- Canadlan Patrol Attempts to Arrest I road Plunged into the Red Cedar from the high steel bridge, one mile west of Colfax today. Engineer George Phillips, Fireman Severns and five tramps, who were riding on the blind baggage, are missing and are believed to be drowned. The engine, tender, baggage and mall American Boat la Lake Erie Accused of Poaching. PORT STANLEY, Ont., June T.-The Can adian crulserVigllant today sighted a fishing 1 1 V .1 Y mllMH u mt tf m 1 1 1 .. 1 . . I . . j ... iL . . - ........ """wi usiana, uiKs i enn uuwn wnn ins oriage and are Erie, and five miles north of the boundary, buried underneath. Tha baggageman ...i-. n iu. provea 10 oe the Grace M., climbed out of the window, and the mail of Lorain, O. The Vigilant signalled It to clerk crawled through a ventilator aa the amp. a no iug airameo away and Captain cars plunged Into the water and both had "u" W1" Miiiani nrea several shots narrow escapes. The rest of the train re Lr" " "w"- n oooging tne tug collided malned on the track and returned to St. wnn me i i uirr, ruuea over and sank. The I Paul, crew or tne igiiant rescued Captain Gal. The center pier of the bridge had been braltn and two of the tug s crew, but two undermined by high water and as the train V Vl vieveiana and reached tha middle of tha bridge it gave William lnri.rviBif Tln . - j . I .en urownea. wjr Inspection Shows Vessel Was Severely Damaged ln Fight. TOKIO, June 7.-8 a. m. A correspondent of the Associated Press has been permitted to inspect the Russian battleship Orel, now lying at Malzuru. The Orel received a terrible battering. Its hull shows forty gaping holes pierced by shells and many smaller where It had been hit, while the superstructure. Its upper works and upper decks were riddled by shells, steel frag ments and splinters. The starboard for ward 12-lnch gun waa smashed ten feet from the muzzle, either by Bhell or by explosion. A fragment of the gun went over the bridge, smashing the rail, and arter carrying away the breech of a W-pounder burled itself ln the signal locker. From the main deck upward the condi tion of the vessel was terrible to behold. Steel partitions were smashed, the gang way was broken and stanchions were wrecked. Gear of various kinds covered the decks and the state of the alleyways shows that the ship was afire several times. The murk of the flames Increased the scene of desolation. The main armor belt is Intact. The turret armor generally With stood the battering from shells, although two of the 6-Inch turrets were rendered unserviceable by shots which struck close to their base. Several smaller guns were dismounted and smashed. A grewsome sight was a bulkhead bespattered with blood, fragments of flesh and hair. The Orel is sound, structurally, although It will be necessary to practically recon struct it from the water line up. The condition of the ship shows that the crew underwent a terrible ordeal before it surrendered. CZAR ASKS JAP TERMS Amaagsadors at Washington and Parii Asked to Learn Japanose Demands, CASSINI GETS LONG CIPHER DISPATCH Russian Ambassador Will Probablj Call on f resident Today. MR. TAKAHIRA AT WHITE HOUSE Japanese Ambassadar Eai Short Conferenca with Chief Executive. SITUATION ONE OF EXTREME DELICACY Amhaaaador Meyer talla Upon tha Csar at Tsnrakoe Selo General Belief Negotiations Are In Progress. ST. rETEKSBUIia. June 7,-Ab a result of the meeting: of the council of ministers held at tho Tsarskoe Selo yes terilny Instructions were telegraphed this afternoon to the Russian aruliRRsa dors at Washington and Paris to the effect that Ilussia Is desirous of learning Japan's peace conditions. JAPANESE AGENT IS DISCOVERED Alleged that War Supplies Are Sent from America. SAN FRANCISCO, June 7. The Call says today that I. T. Egan of New York, now registered at a local hotel, has been In the city for several months, directing the shipments of munitions of war to Japan. It has been learned that he had charge of the secret shipment to Japan of a fleet of submarine boats, that performed such In valuable service ln the great naval battle In the Sea of Japan. Egan Is the representative of a Japanese firm in New York which has been the medium through which Japan has been purchasing its material for warfare. The firm not only operated at this port. but has shipped tons of war material from Seattle and Victoria, and its only failure wa nn reiusai oi tne local customs authorities to clear the liner Adato with Its contraband cargo of shells. The firm is said to have handled millions of dollars for the Toklo government and disbursed the greater part of this money in this country. CELEBRATE EMPRESS BIRTHDAY No Proclamations Are Issued, aa rc. pected by Rnaalana. ST. PETERSBURG. June 7.-The city is Ar -orated and belagged today in honor of tne empress' birthday. Those who ex pected the day to be signalized by an im perial proclamation were disappointed. The first act of Count von Vorontzoff- Dashkoff as viceroy of the Caucasus has been the introduction of a regular police regime, modeled on the Russian system for the preservation of public order. The Tar tars are continuing their assaults on the Armenians, whose revolutionary committee is very active. Otis Botta Matt Hang. PEORIA. 111 . June 7 -The supreme court this morning refused the application of the attorneys for Otis Botts. under sentence of death for wife murder, for a supersedeas. Botts received the news that he must han June 18 unmoved and said: "Well I can t help It." He murdered his wife January 5 by strangling her to death with a hair rlb- Moveueate of Ocean Vessels June J At New York-Sailed: Oceanic, for Llv erpool; Statendam, for Rotterdam; Lom bardia, for Naples- Oscar II. for Con KH..iAtr'iV'i: orlc, from Llverp'ool; front'uerr- rm Nap'"; 1U'""t"' fmm NewnYor"kr,Ved: Krn Prln W"helm At Queenatown RallH . c . - - ... Boston. Arrived: Westerl'and. from Phlla deipnli. At Manchester Arriverf Rnnniu. - Boston; Teutonic, from New York. ' tiong ivong-Arrlved: Korea, from San Francisco. At Liverpool-Balled: Baltic, for New York; r rlealand, for Philadelphia. At Dover-Arrived: Graf Waldersee, for New York. At Naples Sailed: Italia, for New York' Prlns Oskar, for New York. , At llavre Suited? Kurry,ulljn n. Vl,.n jm - -. ...., ,v, iUUIlb- Nearotlationa Are Inder Way. V WASHINGTON. D. C. June 7.-Prellm- lnary peace negotiations between Russia and Japan are generally believed to bo un der way, and It Is conceded that President Roosevelt will ln all probability act not as a mediator, but aa "the friendly ohannol of communication," There la as yet no of ficial admission that Russia has accepted what Count Casslni In his cablegram to Count Lamsdorff last week described aa the "offer of good will of the president." although Instructions to the ambassador are believed to have reached here tonlsht ln a long cablegram which was received at the Russian embassy quite late and Waa laid before the ambassador Just before he retired. All that can be authoritatively said re garding this cablegram Is that It concerned Count Cassinl's cablegram of last week. No appointment has yet been made for the ambassador to see the president, but by one close to Count Casslni, It was said tonight that It Is expected that some ap pointment might be made within the next day or two. Takahlra at White House. Immediately upon his return to his le gation tonight after a long conference with the president, Mr. Takahlra. the Japan ese minister, began the preparation of a dispatch to his government upon which he was occupied until quite late. For the first time since the annihilation of the Russian fleet, the minister did not feel at liberty to comment upon any phase of the situa tion. "The situation Is too delicate at this moment for me to say anything," he re marked. "When there is something defin ite, perhaps I may have something to say. But I do not expect anything definite for some days." It can be suited that the president, through Mr Takahlra, is endeavoring to get some definite idea regarding Japan's peauo terms. Mr. Takahlra is giving him all the assistance that he can, but the most that he can do is to Inform hla govern ment of the president's wishes and to emphasize his personal conviction that tho president can bo trusted absolutely to guard Japan's legitimate interests. Indeed, a fortunate phase of the present situation Is that both Mr. Takahlra and Count Cas slni are personally convinced of the presi dent's Impartiality and sincerity of pur pose In the delicate undertaking which ha has shouldered. No Word from Mr. Meyer. At the White House up to a late hour It was declared that the Important cablegram from Mr. Meyer had not yet reached tha president. The president remained at the White House throughout the evening at tending, after Mr. Takahlra'a can, to some work in his library. None of his secre taries was at the executive offices and It was stated officially that If the ambassa dor's report of his audience with the czar should be received later tonight it would not be presented to the president until morning. Baron Speck von Sternberg, the German ambassador, returned to Washington to night. He will probably see the president tomorrow. Sir Mortimer lXirand, the British ambassador, will be here several days longer. He was not summoned by the president nor has he yet seen the presi dent. ' Both ambassadors are keeping their governments fully Informed of the develop ments here, but little activity Is yet re ported In official advices from Europe, Meyer See the Csar. ST. PETERSBURG. June S.-l:38 a. m. With Ambassador Meyer's delivery to tha emperor yesterday afternoon of President Roosevelt's message tendering his good offi ces tho prospect of tho president's efforts to bring the belligerents together In peace ne gotiations is believed to be distinctly brighter. It is equally evident that the situation Is an exceedingly delicate one. Ambassador Meyer, when seen by the Associated Press tonight, absolutely declined to say a word regarding his visit to Tsarskoe Selo, the mission with which he is charged, or tha emperor's response. The center of Interest is again transferred back to Washington. Count Casslni has doubtless instructions from the emperor. However, It will probably require some lit tle time to finally decide whether success shall crown the president's efforta to end the war. The fact of Ambassador Meyer's visit to Tsarskoe Selo is as yet known only ln the higher official circles, many diplomats even being entirely unaware of this Important event, but where It Is known it has created Intense Interest. In the meantime It must be stated that there is not the slightest surface indication ot any change ln the situation regarding the continuation of the war. Preparations to send additional troopa to the front continue. A new draft of horses from Poland has been made and a further mobilization of men In the province of Mos cow Is announced. sltaatlon Delicate. The present situation is extremely deli cate and the greatest reticence is observed The rorelgn omce is denrrted, this being the empress' birthday, and ut the Amerl can embassy no statement could be pro. cured this afternovu. Nevertheleaa Uitr