TITE 0MAT1A DAILY DEE: FRIDAY, JUNE 9. 1905. TeU-phone f04. Hp", June 8, 1905. "When we are alone we have our thought ti watch, In our family our temper. In sorlety our tonftut-i." . Special Sale of Ribbons 15c per yard. Hundreds of vardH of beautiful, soft, Messaline ribbons, all silk and beautiful luster. Thene handsome ribbons are all plain colorK, in five and nix-Inch widths, in the new and much wanted (shades of rose pink, beaux arts, inaise, new brown, mousse, car dinal, emerald, lielio. lilac, castor, also white. They are big values at 25c. Friday morning your choice at 15c per yard. On sale at ribbon department. Muslin Underwear. r.rwd hot woiithrr vhIiips. iMirnWIity, prettlnoss tinrl economy have been combined lu a delightful manner, and tlie Bssortmuot Is the tholcpst we, have ever shown. MICniGAN FLOOD SUBSIDING Greet of tbe Bie Passei Grand Bapidi at Midnight. LAKE FORMS WITHIN THE CITY GOWNS. MV, 7.V and Sfic-three popular priced gowns, iiindo in a number of styles, hlph and low neck neatly trimmed with lace embroidery, hemstitching and tucks. $1.00 each Cambric and nainsook gowns, lu a variety of styles, nicely tiiv lshed. A special showlni? of jtowns at $l.'27, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00, up to $10.50 each. CORSET COVERS. 25c each Made of pood cambric, full front, plain back, llulsueU with narrow lace edging. 30c each Nainsook covers, neck and arm holes finished with, lace edging. DRAWERS. 30c each Ixw in price but good In value, made of cambric, with deep hem stitched ruffle. 50c each Extra quality cambric, lace trimmed. . 7H0NPON rir:LDEN(-,Q V.M. C A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Street ence between the ambassador and the For eign oflloc here resulted in the president and emperor finding that they had Identical views on th subject of peace and were nearly of the same opinion aa to the method of drawing Russia and Japan into negotia tions. The Joint view appeared to be that Dthers, Including France and Ureat Britain, nuKht to be left out because to be sure of a i mmunity of views among all would be a slow and cumbersome business and would lmpresn Russia as taking on the character of outride pressure. This is precisely what, as the Associated Tress Is Informed, Presi dent Roosevelt and Emperor Wllllum wish to avoid. They wanted the emperor of Rus sia to take the Initiative and sought only that he should avail himself of the Amer ican and German governments as instru ments for making the first stfp toward peace easier. titr Prepared for SIicwIiir. The Russian government was informed through Count Cassinl, the Russian am bassador at Washington, through Count Alvensleben, the German ambassador at St. Petersburg, through Mr. Myer, the American ambassador at tit. Petersburg, and through Count von Osten-Sacken, the Russian ambassador at Berlin, of what the United Statts and Germany were seeking, so that Ambassador Myer's audience by Emperor N'icholas was prepared for In the fullest manner. The understanding here is that Emperor Nicholas went so far as to say to Ambassador Myer that he would like to know what Japan's terms would be. This Inquiry was not to be construed as asking for peace, but only as telling friends that before taking so grave a step on their ad vice the Russian government might prop erly and naturally desire to know through those friends how Japan regarded peace. Japan, it is believed In government quar ts rs here, will be reluctant to lay down ..peclftc peace conditions far more reluc tant than at any stage of the war, because preparation has been made to carry the campaign to Russian territory, take Vladi vostok and lturUin and then exclude Russia from the Pacific. I'nless Its high conditions are complied with this Is a crude expression of what Is thought to be Japan's immediate policy. Wltte and Uniadorlt Inquire. PARIS, June . It is definitely known that the Russian foreign minister. Count I-ainsdorft, seconded by M. Wltte, president f the committee of ministers, has Initiated overtures through the Russian representa tives abroad to learn Japan's disposition and terms of peace. These overtures, It is i-aid here, began three days ago and were the basis of the decidedly more hopeful view which the officials began to have. At the same time it was then, and still Is, rec ognized that Count Lamsdorff and M. Wltte represent the peace element, and It is not jet clear bow far the movement Is shared by the emperor. However, Count Lams dorff's position gives the overtures the force of coming from responsible quarters, whereas the previous movements lacked official origin. This clears the way for con versations between officials and diplomats here and at other capitals which are now actively 'going on These necessarily are circuitous owing to Russia's Inability to appeal to Japan directly. M. Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador here, has already con versed with the French authorities, who are fully aware of the desires of Count Urns durff. The change in the Foreign office port folio from M. Delcass to Premier Rouvler will lend aid toward bringing the parties together. This Is likely to occur both through the Japanese authorities here and indirectly with London as an intermediary of Japan. British and American influences are chiefly relied on to movo Japan now that Count iJuiiBilortT and M. Wltte have made the preliminary approaches. The until Vladivostok Is taken and all the ter ritory up to Lake Baikal Is under Japanese control. The diplomats also believe that Tokio will hesitate to lay down terms until it Is clear that Emperor Nicholas is willing to treat for peace. SklrmlahInK on Land. TOKIO, June 8. 1 p. m. Imperial army headquarters mado the following announce ment today: At 11 .30 o'clock on the morning of June 7 a bodv of Russians, some ltjii strong, an- vanced from the direction of Sumlaotsz. about :l mile and a uuurter east of inyl d enmen. but were met and repulsed Dy us on an eminence lying north of that place. The enemy fled in confusion towara iien yillng, seven miles northeast of Yioylplen men. One soldier and two saddle horses were captured. With the exception of skirmishes between scouts on both sides there Is no change to report elsewhere. Effect on Stock F.schitnae. LONDON, June 8. Trading on the Stock exchange opened buoyant on the news of the peace negotiations. Prices advanced sharply in all departments, led by consols. Americans shared In the general advance. British Officers Goins to Manchnrla. NEW YORK, June 8. Lieutenant Colonel Ager, royal engineer, arrived here today on the steamer Majestic on his way to Manchuria to Join the British army repre sentatives, with the Japanese force in the field. The earl of Caithness also waa a passenger on the Majestic. Japanese Sell Prise Cartto. NAGASAKI, June 8. It is reported here that the Japanese are offering for sale the cargo of the British steamer Oldhamla, re captured by them from the Russians. Russian Officers to Be Paroled. MANILA, June 8. In tho matter of the disarmament and internment of the Rus sian warships here. Rear Admiral Train probably will take the breech blocks from the guns and disconnect their engines. The Russian officers will be paroled within the limits of the Islands, while the crews of the vessels, on the given word of Rear Admiral Enqulst, will be paroled within the city limits. Soldiers Besolved to Fltrtat. Cl'NSHU PASS, June 8. According to re ports received by General Llnevttch from naval ofticei-s who have arrived at Vladivo stok, the losses of Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet were from ,000 to lO.OOu oflicers and men killed or drowned and about 6,000 prisoner. General Batjanoff, commander of the third Manchurtan army, addressing the troops yesterday on the occasion of tho emperor's birthday, told them he hoped soon to be able to telegraph the news of a Russian vlc'ory to his majesty. Later, In conversation with the correspondent of tho Associated Press, the general declared that the destruction of the fleet was a sad and hard blow, but that it would not affect the morale of the troops, who, with the doggedness of Russian soldiers, were pre pared to fight on as long as the emperor gave the word. "If the sea Is lost," he added, "Russia can still be victorious on land. Peace, un less Japan is reasonable. Is Impossible." Japanese Ships Near Manila. MANILA, June 9. 1 a. m Two Japanese ships have JuBt passed the entrance of Llngaycn gulf and are speeding southward. Llnguyen gulf is about 100 miles north of Manila, on the west coast of Luzon. Many Blocks of Houses .Flooded Damage to Farm Property Alone Will Exceed a Million Dollars. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 8. Reports tonight from the flooded basin of the Grand river north of this city indicate that the worst is over. The river is beginning to fall rapidly. At lonla It hns fallen two feet In twenty-four hours and at other points a corresponding fall Is noticed. All the rivers flowing into the Grand, Including the Maple, Flat, Thornapple and Rogue are subsiding. At 8 o'clock tonight the river gaugo here read 17.9 feet. This Is a rise of six Inches In the past twelve hours. Director Schneider of the weather bureau says the crest of the flood will be eighteen feet, and will be reached by midnight. The west side dike still holds and Indications are that tho section flooded last year will escape Inundation. Blocks of Honses Flooded. This afternoon the southwest portion of the city was Inundated and a lake two miles long and a mile wide was formed, Whole blocks of houses were flooded and many manufacturing plants wero forced to shut down. Hundreds of acres of farm lands are under water from two to Ave feet There may be an aggregate damage to farm property alone of $1,000,000. The situation In railroad lines Is steadily improving, the only line In the city which is very seriously affected being the Grand Trunk, which is still tied up completely east and west. Three Dams Wanned Awny. A special to the Evening Press says that communications have been partially re-established with Whitehall, which has been Isolated for sixty hours. The conditions on White river about the town are worse than had been expected. The damage to crops, bridges and dams will reach hundreds of thousands. The large dams at White Cloud, Hesperia and Ferry were completely washed away. About lvu concerns, large and small, are closed today because of the flood. Six thousand men are out of employment. The river rose two feet In the past twenty-four hours. In the south end of the city today every house on Earle street, Lettelier, South Front, Gelock, Court, Olive street. West Wealthy avenue and Tolford street, Is par tlally under water, and the flood Is threat enlng to overflow a still larger area. The railroad situation Is Improving. MESSAGE FROM KING (Continued from First Page.) WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY however, was believed abroad. A port in such latitude, he pointed out, would he of no more use than the present port of Eka terlna. 100 miles further east In Finland, Russia's only Interest In the controversy the diplomat said, was the logical one of teeing Its neighbors weak and not strong In his opinion, however, the only result of the separation of Norway and Sweden would be the erection of Norway Into an Independent state with an alliance Instead of a political union with Sweden. Separation Creates Interest. PARIS, June 8 The crisis between Nor way and Sweden Is widely discussed by of flciuls and diplomats here. The Swedish le gatlon point out that the Storthing acted before consulting the people. D. Nansen name ts mentioned as being strong with the republican element of Norway In case King Oscar declines to permit a prince of the royal family to become king of Norway. The Swedish officials maintain that no member of the royal family will accept owing to their loyalty to King Oscar. Prince Hurries Home, BERLIN, June 8 Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden, who went from here yesterday to Karlsruhe, Baden, wHh the grand duke and grand duchess of Baden, after attend ing the wedding of Crown Prince Frederick William, left Karlsruhe almost Immedi ately . upon his arrival there and passed through Berlin this morning, bound for Stockholm, having been called home be cause of the political crisis. KISSIAN SHIPS WEIIK SOT HKADV Men at Manila Talk of Unlit In Corean Strait. MANILA, June 8. From the stories told by the Russians who escaped from the sea fight In the Corean strait It appears that the Japanese completely surprised the Rus sian neet. 'l he Hueeluns were steamimt sentiment here is strongly against over- . peacefully along. There waa no sign of the optimism, as it Is said that serious obsta- Japanese fleet and the Russian ships were lies remain, une or tne chler among them not cleared for action, nor were the bat- .1 lha ntmAff,..' f,itl.lrA ............. . I . . ... " i".". - .i.u r-i"V"'ty 10 up- I icrit's mannca. Trie attack came with a prove Count Lainsdarffs Initiative, which leaves doubt as to whether the movement has the silent acquiescence of the em peror. Diplomats here hold the view that Toklo would prefer to continue the war SPECIAL SALE 100 Dozen Boys1 Blouses Qn Sale Friday and Saturday White and Colored Russian -and Mannish Styles, worth to $1 at (o)(o) Watch for Boys' Suit Sale Saturday. .S0NATTIQRNI ' 1SU DOVOLAB IT. suddenness that mado the unprparedness of tho Russians for battle a glaring mis take that never could be corrected. Two lines of torpedo boats suddenly appeared and encircled the Russian fleet. The rapld flre batteries were turned loose, but with apparently little effect, on the Japanese boats. Over the approaching torpedo boats oame a hall of ten and thlrteen-lnch shells from the Japanese war vessels In the dis tance. The torpedo boats advanced at full speed, one division going In a westerly and another In an easterly direction. The Russian cruisers and battleships pre pared to repel the attack. The cruisers manned, their port batteries an the battle ships their starboard batteries. No attempt was made tc prepare the batteries on the other side of the ships and It was here the Russians blundered. When the Japanese torpedo boats came within firing distance the Russians opened Are. Then It was the Japanese executed a maneuver that threw the Russians Into confusion. The two en circling lines met south of the Russians, but instead of continuing In that direction they turned at a signal from Togo and at full speed charged between the three lines of Russian ships, one division passing be tween the cruisers and the line of hospital ships and transports and another division passing between the transports and the bat tleships on the other side. The Russian ....... unprepared for an attack of this character and for a time were helpless against the discharge of Japanese torpe. u.. n.iuiy cruiser or battleship re malned unscathed. The Russians wr. completely demoralized and during the Ixst . uuall noi a snot was nrea to stop mem. m the meantime Togo. with his battleships and crulaers encircled the Russian fleet and with his big guns compieiea in wort or destruction. Archbishop Knit at Meealaa. MESSINA. Btclly, June 8-Archblshop Keane of Dubuque, la., who has been the guest of the American consul, Charles M Caughey, left Messina for Rome, whence ne win go to Had Mauneun. SWEDES STAND WITH KING Omaha Cltlaens Initiate Movement to Aid Their Native toun. try. Omaha Swedes, acting through the Posten, of which F. A. Anderson, former state rep resentative from Knox county, is editor, are preparing a resolution to be presented to the Augustana synod of the Swedish Lutheran church Just assembled at Stan ton, requesting the synod to prepare a me morial to be sent to King Os car of Sweden conveying the sym pathy of the Swedes of this church to him, in view of the secession of Norway from the Scandinavian union, atid the hope that some steps may be taken to Insure an amicable adjustment of the situation. The Augustana synod embraces the churches of the Swedish Lutheran denomi nation in every state of the union. Of the 2,000,000 Swedes in the United States this church bus a membership ot about 200.000, and this does not Include those Swedes who affiliate with the Swedish mission about the luml In number, according to M. J. Hendrlcksoij, one of the prominent Swed ish Lutherans of Omaha. "The Idea, therefore, Is to give this moveme'iie character of a national eu terprise," asserted Mr. llendrlckson, one of the originators of the thought. "And we do not simply propose to convey our sympathies, but are willing to aid finan cially In whatever way It may seem best or practicable. The secession of Norway is entirely un justifiable. The Swedish nation has not merited this sort of action. I think the secession will not mean permanent separa tion. Ultimate reunion will come about, I am sure, but If It cannot, oe accompusnea soon by reasonable terms war certainly will ensue. As for permanent disunion, England and Germany would not tolerate that, and I think Norway would have a difficult time in pursuadlng Itself In the end that It is best. Norway had no Just grounds for complaint. The statement Is made as a basis of Norwegian dissatisfac tion that that nation wanted separate con suls. Since It now has eighteen out of the twenty-seven consuls acting for the two countries, I cannot see why It should com plain." P. E. Flodman and B. C. Gustavson, who, with Mr. llendrlckson, form the firm of P. E. Flodman & Co.. Jewelers, ISM Capitol avenue; Rev. P. M. Llndberg and Judge Emerlc M. Stenberg, subconsut at Omaha lor the union, are among the prominent Swedes who are expected to lend their sup port to the movement. Serene and content, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe quietly celebrated her 8Mb. birthday anniversary May 27 In her Beacon street home, Boston, with her children and grand children about her. From a host of friend nine congratulations, loving greetings anJ floral offerings. Among the latter was an Immense basket of American Beauty roses from the Greeks of Boston. On May 24 the Boston Authors' club held a reception for Mrs. Howe, at which quatrains written in her honor by the members were read by Colonel Thomas Wentworth Hlgginson, and a gift from the alub of a silver purse con taining $150 in gold was presented by Mrs. May Alden Ward. Mrs. Howe read a poem which she had written for the occasion. As if to emphasize the fact that the "fame of her worth" Is International, a greeting was received from the Italian colony of Boston signed by 200 names. The New England Women's club celebrated Mrs. Howe's birthday with a breakfast on May 29, at which there was a distinguished company, with speeches, verses, music, flowers and goodwill. Mrs. Howe Is In good health, her spirit continues young, and she has many Interests. Her birthday week was a busy one. Aside from the festivities she enter tained on Wednesday evening the Philhel lenic committee, and 7as chosen Its presi dent. On Thursday she attended the funeral of her beloved friend. Mrs. Llvermore, and on Friday she delivered a forcible address on "The Revival of Morality" before the Free Religious association. She has written much of late. The Christian Endeavor World for May 25 contains an article from her pen entitled "The Noble Women of the War," and the Boston Transcript of May 27 a worthy tribute to Mrs. Llvermore. The program for the Young Women's Christian association conference, to be held at Lake Geneva August 18 to 29, Is about completed and the following are among the speakers announced. Miss Emma Hays, one of the national secretaries, to be In charge: Dr. O. A. Johnston Ross of Cambridge, England; Dr. John T. Kenln of Jamestown, N. Y. ; Dr. Frank Bayley of Denver; Miss Anna L. Howe, formerly ef Japan; Mrs. Alice Peloubet Norton of the University of Chicago; Misses Mabel Cralty, Elizabeth Wilson, Emma Hays, Mary S. Dunn and Florence Slmms, secretaries for the Amer ican committee. The mornings will be spent In Bible study and conferences and the afternoons and evenings In recreation and rest. There will be a platform meet ing each evening at 8 o'clock. The expense to association members will be $5 for the program fee and Jl a day. Special railroad rates will be made. Through the persistent efTorts of the Consumers' league the subway news-stands of New York have been brought under the mercantile law. The Board of Health has at last made a decision that the stands are stores and that the girls who sell papers and magazines are clerks. Until the league took hold of the matter these girls had worked twelve hours a day, with no time off for lunch, at a salary of $6 a week. Under the mercantile law no woman under 21 years of age. can work in a shop or store more than nine hours a day or In a fac tory morg than ten hours a day and forty five minutes must be allowed for lunch. The league Is detormlned that this law shall be enforced and, having gained this much, Is now exerting Itself In behalf of the women over 21. i The sixth annual meeting of the South Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs con vened at Huroa .Wednesday and Thursday of this week. There were about fifty dele gates and as , nianj out-of-town visiting women present who. were entertained In the homes of the city. The. sessions were held In the Congregational church, Mrs. An nie A. Lumley of Pierre, state president presiding. At a special meeting held Monday morn ing the English literature department of the Woman's club adopted a course of study In American literature In place of the English course decided upon several weeks ago. The authors decided upon were: Thoreau, Emerson, Hawthorne, Washing ton Irving and Alcott. Mesdames Fred Crowley, M. Langfeld, Glover, F. H. Cole and Harm will act as leaders. The last of the gatherings of the Omaha Woman's club for the summer was held Thursday at Florence at the home of Mrs Ross, who entertained the members of the social science department In honor of Mrs. E. B. Towle, the retiring leader of the de partment. The gathering was a picnic, about fifty women attending, and the basket luncheon was served at noon. ANOTHER CRISIS IN STRIKE Eight Thousand Employ! of Team Owner Hay Become InroWed. REFUSE TO SERVE BOYCOTTED HOUSES MEYERS MURDER TRIAL BEGINS I.lhertT (Mo.) Woman Arralo-ned for Murder of Husband Accomplice Sentenced to Hans. LIBERTY, Mo., June 9. Frank Hottman, under sentence of death for the murder of Clarence Meyers in Kansas City in May, 1904, was brought here today to testify for the state In the trial of Mrs. Aggie Meyers wife of the dead man, charged with com pllelty In the murder of her husband. The feature of the trial Is the calmness of the defendant, who sits unmoved while witnesses describe one of the bloodiest murders In the annals of crime. Many women were In the courtroom today. Some of them were accompanied by children and the Judge ordered the children taken out and reprimanded their parents for bringing them to the trial. AT THE PLAY HOUSES Members of Association Will Hold Conference Tonlaht Strikers Aaaln t all I pon State Street Merchants. (JHICAOO, June 8 The teamsters' strike has reached the point where Its further progress and its further Increase Is depend ent upon the action taken by the members of the Chicago Team Owners' association. This organization has from the first de clined to make deliveries to the boycotted houses and has constantly urged the team sters to arbitrate the question of making such deliveries. The teamsters have positively refused to deliver or receive goods, and now the last chance of securing any concessions from the teamsters having faded away, the mem bers of the Team Owners' association must either decide to deliver goods or allow the teamsters to have their own way In the matter. Opinion among the members of the Team Owners' association Is strongly di vided and tho result may be a split in Its ranks. Many of the largest team owners In the city have announced that they are go ing to make deliveries, while others are un decided as to their course of action. A meeting of the organization will be held tomorrow night and the action taken at that time will largely determine the future scope of the strike. If the Team Owners' association decides to make deliveries and discharge all of Its men who refuse to obey orders, the ranks of the strikers will be In creased by about R.OOO men. Strikers Call on Merchants. The strikers made another attempt today to force a break in the ranks of the Em ployers' association. A committee called on Edwnrd Hillman. proprietor of n large dry goods store, and asked him to arrange another conference between the teamsters and the employers. Mr. Hillman positively refused, saying that unless the strikers had some new proposition to offer It was use less to attempt to reach any agreement. Their present attitude he said was such as there could be no possible middle ground upon which the employers could meet them. This was the only attempt at adjusting the strike made today and It Is not probable that more efforts will be mado for some time to come. Shea Ketones Further Concessions. Peace In tho teamsters' strike seemed to day to be as far away aB ever. Settlement with the express companies and a demand by the unions that police be withdrawn from wasons with th calling off of the strike were apparently Insuperable obsta cles to an adjustment. President Cornelius 8hea of the Teamsters' union took an ac tive part In the latest conference with the employers, although he was responsible for blocking peace negotiations several days ago after he had been left out of a meeting between the committee of employers and teamsters. Shea would have been excluded from the new conference If the employers had agreed to the demand of the union officials that the employers' attorney. Levy Mayer, also should keep away. This demand was refused promptly and Shea then was called in. He made a vigor ous fight against altering the propositions of the teamsters to suit the demands of the employers. Beginning with a "peace argument," a labor discussion at North avenue and Roby street today grew into a riot, which blocked two Ilnes of street cars, held up traffic in several streets, brought two police patrols and ended when one man was taken to the hospital and four men were In cells. In cidentally several heads were bruised. Ferris Stock Company at the Boyd. For the regular midweek change of bill at the Boyd theater, the Ferris Stock company Is endeavoring to put life Into "The Holy City," a poorly constructed melodrama by Thomas W. Broadhurst, based on Incidents connected with the life of Christ. It Is too palpably a copy of tbe Paul Heyse drama, "Mary of Mngdala," well known through Mrs. Flske's fine production, to call for ex tended explanation. It lacks the dramatic Intensity one expects In the treatment of such a theme, and while It fairly bristles with spectacular effects, It Is not thrilling In any sense. The scenery, costuming and lighting arrangements are excellent and worthy of a better play. The redeeming feature of the performance Is the Intelligent and earnest effort made by Miss Pavey to give Interest and vitality to an apparently hopeless part. She reads the stilted lines set down for Mary the Magdalene with much effect, and almost succeeds In making the situations dramatic despite the appar ent difficulty supplied by the cobbling work of the author, who has aimed at sensation Instead of artistic effect. Mr. Barton, as Simon Peter, Is as effective as his lines and the action of the piny will permit, while Mr. Dowlln gives animation to Barrabas. a fantastic character, Inserted to relieve Judas of the responsibility placed on him by Heyse and reduce him to tho state to which he Is consigned by Dante. A crowded house witnessed the opening performance last night, and rewarded Miss Pavey with a hearty call at the close of the second act. "The Holy City" will be the bill until after the matinee on Sunday. The Cnldwell Stock Company at the Krusf. Last night the Caldwell Stock company at the Krug put on "Just Before Dawn," a thriller that combines some of the features of both the old and the new schools of Its class. It hns a climax at the end of each of Its first three acts, and a denoument at the close of the fourth, on which the cur tain falls. Miss Fuller, who is leading the company, has a role that calls for little his trionic effort, and the rest of the company are similarly sltunted. The audience last night was large and apparently satisfied with the efTorts of the players. The bill will be unchanged until after Saturday night, with a matinee on Saturday. FORM HICKORY HANDLE TRUST Manufacturers Meet at Memphis and Astree to Merge Their Interests. MEMPHIS. Tenn., June 8.-As the result of a meeting of the National Association of Hickory Handle Manufacturers, con trolling 85 per cent of the output, held here today, plans were laid In executive ses sion for the consolidation of practically a'l the hickory handle manufacturing plants in the United States. Discussing the pro posed merger Charles D. Gates of Ixiuls ville, Ky., president of the association, said considerable progress has already been made towards a combination of Interests. Brewers Klect Oflicers. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. June 8 -Tho fol lowing officers were elected by the Na tional Association of Brewers at the final session today: President, John Gardner, Philadelphia; first vice president, Fred erick Pabst, Milwaukee; second vice pres ident, Julius Llebmann. Brooklyn; third vice president, Carl J. Hoster, Columbus, O., treasurer, Rudolf J. Schaefer, New York. PANIC IN CHICAGO THEATER Flaht Between Boys In Gallery Alarms the Audience Several Persons Seriously Bruised. CHICAGO, June 8. A fight between boys In the gallery of the Academy of Music, a West Side theater, tonight, created a panic among the audience and before It subsided several people had been bruised and one boy so seriously hurt that It was found necessary to remove him to the hospital. The performance, which was the "Kruetzer Sonata," was nearly concluded when two boys became Involved In a fight over the right to occupy certain seats. Other boys Joined in the fracas, and in a minute a free fight was raging in the gallery. The up roar above alarmed the people In the bal cony, directly under the gallery, and they commenced to leaVe their seats. The at tendants of the theater did their best to quiet the disturbance, but a crowd of peo ple was soon pushing toward the exits and they were powerless to hold them back. The panic quickly Belzed the people on tho first floor of the theater. Manager William Roach of the theater stepped to the front of the stage and en deavored to allay the excitement, but Just as he commenced to speak somebody in the audience yelled "Fire!" and a rush for the doors took place. Dozens of women screamed wildly and rushed for the exit, and It was Impossible for the firemen and policemen stationed In the building to check them. F. B. Meyers, one of the doortend ers, closed the doors leading Into llalstead street, but several men tore him away and throwing open the doors ran to the street. At the first sign of trouble Policeman O'Rell had turned In a rnit alarm and a large force of officers from the Desplalnes street police station was quickly on hand, but by the time they arrived all the audi ence was In the street. Reuben Moses, one of the boys who caused the trouble, was knocked down in tho panic and badly hurt. He was taken to the hospital for medical attendance and was then locked up In the police station. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Snrnh Hooker. Mrs. Sarah Hooker of 205 South Twenty fifth avenue, died at her home late Tues day evening from a complication of dis eases. Mrs. Hooker was the widow of tho late Colonel E. T. Hooker, prominent In railroad circles and a pioneer of the early days In Omaha, when stage coaches played prominent part In transportation. Colonel Hooker died In this city about eight years ago. The body of Mrs. Hooker was taken to Des Moines, la., Thursday morning. where funeral services will be conducted today. Four children survive the deceased. They are Miss Elizabeth Hooker of this city, Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Skinner, both of Des Moines, la., and Ned T. Hooker of Omaha. Mrs, Susan McCandleas. Mrs. Susan McCandless, who became ill on a train entering Omaha from the west last Monday, died at St. Joseph's hos pital. The remains have been sent to the woman's home at Underdrlft, Pa. Mrs. McCandless was returning from a trip to California, where she was trying to regain her health. She was 40 years of age. John Gnrrett. MISSOURI VALLEY, la., June 8.-(Spe-clal.) John Garrett, aged 70 years, died here yesterday morning and was burled this afternoon at the Rose Hill cemetery. He was born in Canada, came to Missouri Valley about twenty years ago and at the time of his death was connected with the Missouri Valley Dally Times. VI reck on 'Frisco. MUSKOGEE, I. T.. June -A passenger train on the St. Ioul & San Francisco railroad was derailed near Sasakawa. In the Seminole nation, early today. The en gine and all the cars, except the sleeper, left the track. It Is believed that only one person was hurt. Trnln wreckers are believed to have removed the rail. Sick Headache Uneasy feeling in stomach Bitter taste in the mouth Tongue is coated Indisposition to exercise Constipated Better clear up with Red Raven Nothing acts on the liver, bowels and stomach with the same ease as Red Raven. It is a prompt cure for sick headache For all twywlMre WILL CONSIDER LEVEL RATE KnlKhts of Columbus Appoints Com mittee to Investigate Proposed Assessments. LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 8. The na tional council of the Knights of Columbus today adopted a resolution instructing the board of directors to consider the advisa bility of adopting a level rate plan of as sessment to operate In connection with the present plan of an Increasing rate of pre miums for advanced age. Directors will re port on this matter at the next annual meeting. A proposition to affiliate with the Fed eration of American Catholics waa de feated, chiefly on the ground that by doing o the order of the Knights of Columbus would lose Its Individuality. The Knights of Columbus tonight re elected all the national officers, headed by Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn, and se lected New Haven, Conn., as the place for holding the next national convention. Testing Stock Transfer Tax Ijiw. NEW YORK, June 8. A test case agreed upon by District Attorney Jerome and legal counsel for the New York Stock exchariye to determine the constitutionality of the new state stamp tax on transfers of stock was begun today by the technical arrest of Albert J. Hatch, a broker of Stamford, Conn., for failure to comply with the pro visions of the new law. 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