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1 The Omaha Daily Bee. COMPUTE, MARKET HEWS IN THE BEL FULL BOX BALL SCORES IN THE BEE. v- i E8TABLIS12ED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TIIUKSIlAY MORNING, JULY 13. 1005 TEN TAOES. SINGLE COPY T UK Eli CENTS. I ) 1 CZAR FIRES KRUCER Rumor tkat Commander of Hack 8ea Fleet ii to Be Court-kartialed. StflWWN AS ONE OF THE COURT ADMIRALS He ia Charged with Inoapaoitj in Conieo tion with Mutiny. GENERAL STOESSEL IS UNDER ARRES Hia Eefenae tod Capitulation of Fort Arthur Being Investigated. ' CZAR WILL CALL CONGRESS AT MOSCOW , Prefect of Poller Said to Have Been Killed by Student Mho , A'ii Ansrry Hrragie f Arrest. ST. PETERSBURG. July 12.-The Nasha Bhlsn says that Rear Admiral Kruger will leave the service on account of alleged incapacity In connection with his treat ment of the situation created by tha mu tiny aboard the battleship Knlaz Pote.m klne at Odessa. The admiral will probably be court martlnlfd. At the admiralty he Is known an one of the "court admirals." Admiral Avellan's "promotion" to the council of the empire is drliltP. as Is Admiral Blreleff's appointment as mlnlste.- of marine. Tha Nashashlsn prints a report that Lieu tenant General Stnessel ha been placed tinder arrest at Tsarskoe Selo In conse quence of the revelations made by the commission which has been Investigating the defense and capitulation of Port Ar thur, and that the sword of honor donated by a number of French admirers of Gen eral Stoessul will not be presented. Km per or to Cull Congress. The Slovo positively announces that the emperor will travel to Moscow, where on Wednesday, the 19th Inst., he will Issue a proclamation summoning the representa tives of the people to the Isllnsky palace, Kremlin. Some of the officials of the court already have gone to Moscow to make preparations for the event. The murder of Prefect of Police Shuvaloff 5f Moscow, who yesterday was assassinated while receiving petitions, according; to tha latest Information, was Inspired by mo tives of vengeance by the assassin, who laid at Count Shuvaloff'a door the responsibility for hia recent arrest, though there Is' absolutely no evidence that tha prefect personally had any cognisance of this affair. Private advices received here from Mos cow aay that tha slayer of Prefect of Po lice Count Shuvaloff Is a student and that he made an unsuccessful attempt to com mit suicide Immediately after taking the Ufa of his victim. Ills recent arrest was due to his participation In political agita tion. avy to Be Reorganised. Tha announcement of the appointment of Vice Admiral Blrlleff as minister of marine. In a'Kvieaslon -tn Admiral Avelan, which Is made this morning, coupled with a highly significant rescript In which tha emperor charges the new minister not only with the t'tsk of rebuilding the navy, but also with that of reforming and reorganizing the whole system. The minister Is Instructed to eradicate the faults which have devel oped under tha stress of war, to remedy the conditions which led to the recent mu tinies In tha Rlack sea and to Inspire the personnel of the navy with a new spirit of discipline and devotion. Further Mutiny Is Feared. REVAL. European Russia, July 12. Being apprehensive of a mutiny, the au thorities here have ordered tha sailors of tha Russian cruisers Mlnlne and Kreml to be relieved of their arms. Serious dis content has been manifested among the crews of the warships, owing to the quality of the food supply. The officer who is held responsible for this state of affairs haa pen placed under arrest. Peasants Destroy Property. DMITROVOSK. Russia, July 12 feasants havt overrun and destroyed a large amount of property belonging to vast estate of the late Grand Duke Serglus, near Doblnsky. Kaala Poteniklne to Sevastopol. SEVASTOPOL. July 12-In pursuance of Instructions from the Russian Admiralty the Knlai Potemklne is on its way here, having left KustenJI, Rnumanla, during the night, in tow of the battleship Tohesmem. JUDGE GRANTS INJUNCTION Missouri ia Temporarily Restrained treat Puttlnur Sew Freight Rates Into F.aTect. KANSAS CITY, July 12. Judge John F. Philips, in the United States court hera today (ranted the temporary Injunction prayed for by Missouri railroads, restrain ing the state railway and warehouse com missioners of Missouri, and the attorney general of tha state front enforcing 1 lie maximum freight law enacted by tho last legislature. When the law went Into effect June ( eighteen railways In this state petitioned Judge Philips to restrain the state officials from enforcing the act, the railroads mak ing tha claim ihal the rates provided In the new law were prohibitive and would amount to the conuscstion of their prop erty. The suit also was directed against three Kansas City shippers, intended to cuv r shippers as a class and to forestall any suits they might bring against the railroad. The court issued an order at that time preventing the enforcement .f the law until the matter of a temporary In junction could be argued. This which was argued last week, was continued In force today by Judge Philips, who, after delivering an oral opinion, granted tha railroads' petition for a temporary injunc tion. BANKER ASKS AN INJUNCTION t. Loals Postmaster Mast Show Caase Why Lewis' Mall U stamped MFraduleat." ST. LOUIS. July 12.-A temporary re straining order was issued today by Jurie Smith McPherson of Iowa, sitting In the United States district court, against Henry J. Gllsen, In charge of the Winner branch postofflca, Postmaster Frank Wyman and Assistant Postmaster Henry P. Wyman, requiring them to discontinue stamping the mail of the People's United Slates bank and E. O. Lewis with the word "fraudu lent," and returning to the sender. The defendants were cited to appear next Tues day and show cause why an injunction should not be Issued against them. In tha meantime. It Is said, mall mill not be delivered to the bank or to Lewis, but will be held at Ik St. Louis poetofhVe with out being stamped "fraudulent," ptndlug Abei acUuA DELCASSE TALKS OF TREATIES Former Forelan Minister of France Pays Trlhnte to ftrrat rltaln'a Power. PARIS Ister In? view pu the Brio Brest, ' policy ri many. The p hawed or their mt many a balance Great H (Jermanj 7y 12. Former Foreign Min ts In the course of nn Inter d by the GhuIoIs tod.iy upon id French naval amenities at idured to discuss his general to Greet Britain and Ger- id: of nations nnwndnys is not lnient or antipathy, but upon Interests. An between G-r-reat Hritain our commercial w where our interests lie. If our best purchaser, while . s almost nothing of us and US all it ran. Moreover. It is tries to sol evident that e could not leave open Irrl- .n.m controversies witn (treat Hritain which might precipitate an armed struggle, for Great Britain holds Indisputably the empire of the seas. For everv warship we build it builds four or five. It is there fore well to accept these manifest facts and consider the value which British co operation would give us In certain eventu alities. The greatest Intrlnstr. value of such co-operation would be the virtual Impossi bility In which it would place Germany of making war upon us. M. Delcasse was asked If he regarded the recent menaces over Morocco as being se rious. He replied: Not at all. In case of war Great Britain would surely be with us against Germany, snd then what would the Infant fleet of Germany amount to? What would become of its ports, of its commerce, of Its mer chant marine? It would mean annihilation. That Is the real sle nlHcance of the pres ent exchange of visits of the British and French squadrons. An understanding be tween these two powers and a coalition of their navies would crcat- a naval war machine so powerful that neither Germany nor any other power would risk conclusions upon the sea. It Is the sea which It Is necessary to command todny and the war In the far east has conclusively demon strated that. Continuing, M. Delrnsses discussed the probable effect of his policy If It had been pusued. "The Anglo-French cordial understand ing," he said, "was an achievement toward a definite understanding between Russia and Great Britain, and this further under standing would have been the work of the French minister for foreign affairs. The success of such n task would have strengthened our Influence In British coun cils and assured for a long time, the peace of the world." In conclusion M. Delcasse was asked for his opinion of France's accepting a con ference In Morocco, to which he gave the following textual response: "To go to a conference Is a mistake and such a mis take." MURPHY CASE AT VATICAN Conirftatlnn of the Propaganda Hopes to Find Solution of the Trouble. ROME, July 12. The Congregation of tha Propaganda, having received an official copy of the decision of the supreme court of the state of Nebraska in trie case of Rev. William Murphy against Bishop Bonacum of Lincoln, Neb., upholding the right of Father Murphy to retain possession of the church property at Seward, has decided to again examine the question at Issue In the hope of finding some way of ending tho prolonged litigation between the bishop and the pastor. Bishop Bonacum- ecomtnunicated Rev. William Murphy, pastor of the Cat hollo church at Seward, Neb., and sought to eject him from the church and parsonage. The trustees of the church Intervened and secured the quieting of the title to tho property In them. Father Murphy filed a cross bill asking that the case be dismissed and that the bishop be enjoined from fur ther prosecuting a suit Involving the same Issues until the controversy had lieen de cided by the papal courts. This prayer was granted by the supreme court. The litiga tion between Father Murphy and Bishop Bonacum has continued for over ten yeara. CANADIANS RESENT INSULT American Flaa; Borne by Delraatlon of Oransjrmen from Michigan Torn Into Shreds. LONDON, Ont., July 12. An American flag was torn down In front of the city hall tonight and trampled under a hundred feet as the result of a remark made by an American visitor at the Orangemen's dem onstration. About 8(10 Americans came over from Michigan and during the day carried the Stars and Stripes through the streets without unfavorable comment being excited. Tonight the Americans were gathered In front of a hotel when some one cried: "To hell with Canada; she never showed us yet." Instantly the American flag owned by the Port Huron, Mich., lodge, was torn from where It waved In the breeze was was ripped Into shreds and trampled under the feet of an angry mob. Port Huron Orangemen say they ild not resent It as they believed the Insult to Canada was uncalled for. PEARY READYJOJTART NORTH Money Subscribed to Pay for Ship to Be l ied In Search for the Pole. NEW YORK, July 12.-Wlth $35,000 sub scribed today toward his expedition to reach the North pole. Robert E. Peary announces that he will sail this week for the north. Commander Peary's new Arctic ship, the Roosevelt, has been waiting s?v eral days for supplies, which could not be bought on account of the lack of funds. The polar expedition, which has been in preparation since October 15. 1H, has cost I150,ai0, Including today's subscriptions. The entire amount haa been donated by American business men to the I'eary Arc tic club, whose members are anxious that none but Americans have any hand In this polur expedition. Morrib K. Jcbsup, president of the club, subscribed 2bM today, and Thomas H. Hubbard gave a check for llO.ono. Mrs. Peary will probably rail with the explorers. From here the Roosevelt will proceed to Sydney. Cape Breton, where the New York crew will give up the ship to a picked crew, which is already watt ing on the Krlk. a coal ship, which will accompany tho Roosevelt to latitude T9. The Jink will then return south, bringing Mrs. Peary with her. TORPEDO AIR FLASK EXPLODES Accident la Whitehead Factory at Sew lork Causes Injury to Three Me a. NEW YORK. July l'.-While testing tha air flask of a Whitehead torpedo In the works of tha E. W. Bliss company. Brook lyn, today, the head of tha flask gavo way under the tremendous pressure and three men were Injured. They are: Charles A. Goodsoeed of the Prentiss Tool and Supply company; John J. Flynn. superintendent of the K. W. Bliss company's works, and John Rlddell, master mechanic for n.e General F.lectrlc works, Schenectady. Flynu had both legs broken and the other two wax teas setluiuily hurt. SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND NOW Subscriptions to T. M. 0. A. Fund Jumps Up Six Thousand Dollars. FIFTY HUSTLERS WiLL BE OUT TODAY Leaders Greatly F.ncooragrd and Prepared to Posh Campaign for Money with Vigor During Remaining- Three Daya. Total $71.05 Wednesday's subscriptions ,01S The big clock In front of campaign head quarters ticked oft 15.918 for the Young Men's Christian association building be tween sunrise and sunset Wednesday. It was l.'.OO less, than was expected, yet the fact does not discourage the hustling com mittees In the least. They were working for several good-slied subscriptions yester day and although they were not secured the fund hustlers think they laid the foun dation for big results today. The fund Is larger now than It was thought a week ago It would be at this point In the Campaign. Although it was expected then that there would be $25,000 for the last day of the campaign. It seems now that there will be less than that amount for the last two days. Today about fifty men are working to see how far to ward the $0,000 mark they can get by night. Saturday evening the hand of the clock registered $f2,132. Monday evening It stood at $o7.Sno and Tuesday evening at $t.0M. Tuesday's total subscriptions were $T,2S4. Today there Is J71.ot.50 In the fund. The young men's committee has secured a total of tH19. II. A. Stone's committee leads with 13.090 and the members of Frank Erlon's committee are trying to catch up. Leaders of the squads say that the com mittee Is good for tlB.ono by Saturday night. Manager Cowell of Thomas Kllpatrlck & Co.'s store reports so many people were In the store Wednesday that It was Impossible to wait on tnem. The store Is giving one-tenth of Its receipts from Tuesday morning to Saturday night to the building fund. J. H. Parrotte, a real estate and rental man In the Paxton block, was 77 years old Tuesday. While he was reflecting on the fortunes and vicissitudes of his life a soliciting committee came Into his office and asked for a subscription. "Young man," he said, "I am getting old and I have long since sworn off pledging myself for any fund whatever. In this case, though, the only right thing to do Is to make an exception to my rule. Give me your paper and I'll put my name down for the last subscription I ever am going to make." MORTON CUTS ALL SALARIES Sweeping; Reductions to Be Made In Income of Employes of the Equitable. NEW YORK, July 12. Sweeping reduc tions In the salaries of various officials and employes of the Equitable society were announced today by Chairman Morton. The decreases will amount to 20 per cent bn all salaries over $16,000 per annum; 15 per cent from all annual salaries between $9,000 and $15,000, both Inclusive, and 10 per cent decrease from all salaries above $2,500 and below $9,000 per year. These changes become operative on Au gust 1 next 'and effect a saving of from $150,000 to $200,000 a year. In the first or 20 per cent class may be Included Chairman and Acting President Morton and Second Vice President Gage E. Tarbell. Asked today to make known his salary as chairman of the Equitable society Mr. Morton said: "The question has not yet been decided. It Is a matter for future adjustment." In sentencing Emll H. Neumer, an Equitable Life Assurance society clerk, to the Elmlra reformatory for an Indetermi nate period for complicity In the robbery of a pollry from the Equitable company's vaults, Justice Foster of the court of gen eral sessions today commented on other Equitable losses. He said: Your methods were very crude and bung ling. If you had Instead of collusion with an outsider, colluded with an Insider and thereby had your salary raised to $50, Our, and then divided with the other man, the result would not have been more hurtful to pollry holders, but possibly you would not have been at the bar of Justice. Neumer gave the policy to Samuel Lob ley, who borrowed money on It, and who Is now In Sing Sing for the offense. NEW RULES FOR RACING NEWS Western I'nlon Telegraph Company Will Handle Matter Only aa Ordinary Business. NEW YORK. July 12-The executive com mittee of the Western Tnlon Telegraph company adopted a resolution today com mending to the full board of directors that racing news from horse races not be sup piled by the company except to persons re ceiving It through a regular office. Tha resolution adopted was as follows: Whereas, This company, under an order Issued by Its president on the 18th day of May, VMi, haa directed the cessation of the collection of horse tace reports, and Whereas, It is claimed that the distribu tion of horse race reports still continues, notwithstanding the action of this company first referred to, be It Resolved, That it be recommended to the board of directors thai the officers of the Western I'nlon Telegraph company be di rected to cease the transmission of any messages containing horse race reports ex cept where such messages are delivered to a regular office of the company for trans mission and delivery through a regular of fice of the company or for delivery In such manner ss the president of the company shall authorize ovei his signature. The meeting of the committee was a short one. Among those who attended were President Clowry, Russell Sage, Jacob H. Behlff and James Hasen Hyde. REAPER TRUSJFIGHTS BACK Kodney B. Swift Aeruaed of Maklac False Representation and With, holding; Funds. CHICAOO, July 12-Proceedlngs have been commenced by the International Har vester company against Rodney B. Swift, who recently filed suits charging the cor poration with obtaining rebates from rail roads and in various ways exceeding the corporate authority. The suit filed by the harvester company is In the form of a bill In equity and ac cuses Swift of making falsa representa tions to the company while employed bv It concerning Its rights In connection with certain patents. It is also alleged In the bill that Swift appropriated to his own use money and securities to tha amount of $2S,0uO, which, the bill alleges, should have rightfully been turned over tg the company. The court Is asked to order that Swift give an accounting of his transactions and that be be ordered to turn over to the company the $2S.0uO he la aXlegl to have wronffolly afrej?rlaler ELKS WILL MEET IN DENVER Colorado tly Captures eil Meeting; from Dallas Fifty Thousand Men In the Parade. BUFFALO, N. Y.. July 12.-The twen tieth annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will be held In Lenver In 19e. One ballot decided that at the grand lodge meeting today. Perry Clay of Denver led the winning light. Den ver received tsrlce as many votes as Dal las, which made a strong fight, led by William H. Atwell, 1'nlted States attor ney there. Atlnntto City had few sup porters. Early this morning the whole city was astir preparing for the great parade. It Is estimated that 50,nno Elks marched over the wet streets. The long march was made In a dr'.zillng rain, but the streets were lined with an eager throng that had to be held In check by wires along the entire line of march. Great plans had been made to make the parade memorable In the history of Elkdom. Many of the Individual loRges had spent ss high as $5.ono for their costumes and outfits for the occasion, each bent on the honor of capturing the -prizes offered by the local lodge for the best showing. The influx of delegations from nearby towns and cities continued today and an hour before the parade was scheduled to start the hosts began to take their positions of vantage along the lines of march. The rain had ceased and the sun was shining when the procession started. The marchers were garbed In uniforms of startling colors and unique designs, and with gorgeously oecorsted floats and trophies of surprising and amusing char acter combined to make the parade the most picturesque ever held In the history of the city. All stores and business houses were closed during the parade and newspapers suspended publication of one edition to al low employes to view the pageant. HIGH TEMPERATURE GENERAL Hot Weather Prevails ThrouKhoot the I'nlted States Tea Heaths In Xew York. WASHINGTON, July 12.-Hot weather prevails over the greater portion of the I'rlted States, according to reports received at the weather bureau tonight. Appar ently there Is no Immediate relief in sight except through local thunder showers in several scattered sections. Throughout the west the reports indicate Increasing hot weather. The humidity is high hII along the Atlantic coast from New England to Florida and the prospect Is that it will continue so two or three days, with southeast to south winds. In Washington today the maximum tem perature was KS degrees, the same as yes terday, but "some relief has been experl erced from local thunder showers. There were a number of heat prostrations here, but so far as reported no one of them has resulted fatally. NEW YORK. July 12.-Undlmlnlshed heat and humidity marked the fifth day of the torrid wave that has afflicted New York, and tonight there Is no Immediate prospect of relief. Ten deaths and nearly three score cases of prostration waa the record of the day. At "noon ti mercury stood officially nt 87, the highest point of the day. It was much warmer than this on the strerts. Some of the victims of the heat were rendered insane by their suffering. In Brooklyn Daniel McCarthy sought relief by drinking carbolic acid and died Imme diately. Jerry Lane, a coal passer In an uptown hotel, went mad In the holler room and attempted to brain a comrade with a pitcher from which they hud been drinking Icewater. FORMER EMPLOYES ON STAND Hearing In Suit to Oust OH Com panies Continues at Kan. aaa City. KANSAS CITY, July 12.-The hearing in the suit to oust the Standard Oil company, the Republic Oil company and the Waters Pierce OH company from Missouri on the ground that they are really one and the same concern and have combined in the restraint of trade, was resumed at noon today. There are eight or ten witnesses yet to be examined, some of whom formerly were employes of the Standard Oil company. Articles of association, showing the ownership of Waters-Pierce Oil company stock by the Standard OH trust, were ad. mttted today by R. A. Anthony, special commissioner, after strong opposition upon the part of the oil companies' attorneys. With the articles was also admitted an affidavit rigned by Edward P. Pratt, filed with the secretary of state of Missouri, showing that the Standard Oil company succeeded to the property and business of the Consolidated Tank Line company In 1892. The articles of association referred to showed that 60 per cent of the Waters- Pierce stock was owned by the Standard i trust, which wis dissolved by the supreme court of 182 and later by individuals. The Interesting feature of tho hearing j today was the testimony of Pratt, former j agent of the Standard OH company in Kan I sas City, that he learned what competing oil companies were doing by having "ar rangements" with clerks In railroad freight offices so that he knew the names of ship pers and consignees and at once put Stand- I ard salesmen on track of the business. LOOKING FOR THE DYNAMITE Two Hundred Armed Men I'nder Sheriff Hunt Man Who Wrecked Saloons. IOLA, Kan., July 12. Two hundred armed men, under the direction of Sheriff Richardson, started a search of the coun try round about Iola today for C. L. Mel vln, the temperance fanatic, who has been In hiding since the destruction of the three Iola saloons by dynamite, and who ia be lieved to still have In his possession a great quantity of dynamite with which he has threatened to cause further destruc tion. Many citizens have Joined in the chase, which soon developed Into an excited man hunt. FREEDMEN'S AJDSOCIETY MEET Methodist Organisation Holds Session at Cincinnati. Elects Officers aad Hears Reporta. CINCINNATI. July 12 -At the annual meeting of the executive committee of tha Freedmen's Aid and Southern Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church the old officers were re-elected. Bishop J. M. Walden of Cincinnati la the president. Many new schools were aided and one of tha most Important steps taken by tha executive committee waa to authorize the expenditure of llt.uOO for a nw college builaiof at Austin. TOM LAWSON ON THE SYSTEM Frenziod Financisr Expounds Hia Views at Missouri Vallef Chautauqua. SIMPLE WAY OF BREAKING THE BIG RING Sell Storks and Bonds at High Flsmre and Boy Them Bark at Lotr and the Trick la Done. (From a StafT Correspondent.) MISSOrRI VALLEY, la.. July 12.-(Spe-clal Telegram.) An audience of l.aoo to 2.000 heard Thomas W. Lawson here this after noon. He repeated almost word for word his speech delivered in Kansas and at other points. Ills reception was quite flat tering when the local committee, headed by Mayor James and Congressman Smith, brought him to the platform at the Chau tauqua tent Congressman Smith Intro duced the Boston man to the crowd and Lawson at once rut loose on "the system." Mr. lswsnn is Interesting because a different kind of talker than the people of the west are used to. He Is essentially east ern In Ideas and In speech. He has a way of talking of his own achievements ns a broker and business man which Is calcu lated to give the ordinary listener a pain In his pocket, hut really not much Informa tion thnt can be made use of. "Finance Is simple," said Mr. Twson. "hut the system Is all wrong which en ables me to make $2.(Vm.ooo In a day or tin,, onn.noo In a month, as I have done, and as other men have done." This statement, . made conversationally and as of the most ordinary occurrence, opens the eyes of his hearers very wide. Then, to use his own simile, he proceeds to set tip before the audience the "skinning machine" used by the system. f.nwaon's Patent PInn. "This plnn," said Tiwson. "Is to sell your stocks and bonds to the Rockefeller crowd at a high price, as It prevails todav. when you can get tin.nno for 100 shares of Tnlted States Steel, which a few months aco were worth only IS.OOO. If enough Is sold to them they cannot protect the mar ket beyond a certain point. Then If. will break. In spite of them. You. being the American public, can then buy hack the stocks and bonds sold at the high price for a lower price and hold them again for a raise. That Is the plan of the svstem Just ns It Is worked. "The other part of my plan Is to make your gain In this way cease at a certain point. That Is. I would have It fixed so that the Inflated value, the over-canltnllza-tlon, would not draw interest. This would result In railroads being able to buy their rails and other materials cheaper and hence they could afford to charge less freight and passenger rates." This Is almost word for word Mr. Law son's proposition for getting even with the system and then to reduce the valuation of the stocks and bonds. He rang the changes on this In slightly different ways, but always got hack to "my plan." He paid a tribute to Mr. Bryan person ally In flattering words and then laughed at Bryan's policy. "Mr. Brian's rmWlr was a Joke then and Is now In my circle," he said. "He "Imply promised the man with 50 cents In his pocket that he would make It a dollar. It Is not a nice thing to say. but If you touch a man in his pocket you arouse him as nothing else will." Ranks and Wall Street. Of the banks and trust companies, the insurance companies and the corporations, Mr. Lawson had some caustic criticism to make, yet he would not advise withdrawing all the money from the banks to buy storks and bonds when they are low. On another tack, he traced the dependence of all west ern banks, in Missouri Valley and else where, on Wall street. "The connection is direct and positive," he said, "and no one can contradict that statement. These companies and corpora tions absorb every year the surplus of the people over their bare living expenses. But In the west here, I am free to say, we find the only real economic freedom, be cause we of the east are too directly in terested In all of these companies, either directly or through relatives. The success of this movement. If It does succeed, must be brought about by the west, and as I know the trick by which the system does Its nefarious work, I am going to try to plant a kernel of truth and educate you. If I can. I am Just the Are alarm calling you to a sense of your danger, and It makes no difference whether I am a republican or a democrat. There is no politics In this. "Neither Rockefeller or Lawson or any other man should be allowed to make the money they do under the laws of this land. The system under which one man gains $500,000,000 In a lifetime is all wrong, as I know and you know. I'nder my plan It will be changed. If this plan Is not adopted something terrible must happen when the crisis comes, and It will crush out your comfort, your happiness and free dom." At another point In his address Mr. Law son dwelt on the assertion that the Amer ican people are fast approaching what he called the "slavery line," through the operations of the systrir. Says He Is D.tlna Good. Seen In his private car previous to the meeting Mr. Lawson talked very freely, but always along the line of his published articles and speeches. Asked If he con sidered his campaign Is having a good or a bad effect, he contended the result has been and is good. To support this asser tion he said: "The people will not lose Interest in this campaign because It touches their pock'-ts. It Is calculated to cut Insurance premiums In half and to bring stock valuations back where they belong. Then the people can get tha advantage of their surplus and ben efit by their prosperity." He gave some attention to a recent edi torial In The Bee as "an able, good-natured lecture," but could not agree with the con clusions of the article, he said. Lawson Is a hard man to understand, for the reason that he absolutely will not de part from his set object, nor allow any de parture from his own way of treating It. He is willing always to talk to newspaper men. even at the loss of a meal. His pri vate secretary Is a Boston newspaper nan named McSweeney, and he has several other newspaper men In his party. His re ception In Kansas pleased him Immensely, and he was enthusiastic In praise of the Kansans. except for their state paternal Ism, which he says Is fallacious. "But they are very earnest and determined on reform," said Lawson. "I never saw such crowds before In my life, and they were so Inter ested they forgot to applaud. I couiu not give them enough regarding my plan to use his own skinning machine on Rocke feller and hia partners. About Putting it Hark. "Mr. Lawson, Governor Mickey Intimates (Continued en Second Page.) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Thursday and Friday. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. Ier. Hour. Pea. a. m tt.1 l p. m 71) A a. m K3 X p. m fttt T a. m m 3 p. m Kt Ha. m TO 4 p. tn M O a. m TO B p. ni MV 10 a. m 74 fl p. m 14 11 a. m 77 7 p. m 4 13 m 7S a p. in Kl O p. m 7t SERIES OF SERIOUS MISHAPS Four Accidents. One Fntnl, Make Work for Doctors In One Kvenlna. One dead and three seriously Injured Is the result of a series of four accidents that happened between the hours of 7:J0 and 9 o'clock Wednesday evening. Glenn Hill, an R-year-old boy living at Fifth and Locust streets, while playing with a 22 -caliber rifle in the yard at his home about 7.30 o'clock last night was shot in the neck Just above the right shoulder, the bullet passing upward, strik ing a vital spot in the back of the head. He died a little after 11 o'clock last night. He was attended by Dr. W. R. Hohbs, who worked over the suffering child for several hours, but to no avail. Coroner Bralley took charge of the" body. The boy's parents had Just bought him the rifle yesterday and he was playing with it when It was accidentally discharged. He as the son of John Hill, employed by the Busch Express company. The most serious of the other three acci dents befell Thomas (Jnlvin, who lives at 707 Hickory street and Is employed as a switch man for the I'nlon Pacific railway. Galvln was working In the yards switching some cars Just east of the Thirteenth street via duct, and was riding on a "kicked" car, which Jumped the track. Galvln attempted to clear the falling car by Jumping, but was caught and pinioned beneath. He was under the car nearly thirty minutes before being Anally released. The police ambu lance was called and Surgeon Willis re sponded, and later the Injured man was re moved to St. Joseph's hospital, where an examination was made. No bones were fractured, but internal injuries may have been sustained. While car No. 2 of the Council Bluffs line was crossing the Douglas street bridge about 8:30 last night. Conductor Alexander McClannahan, i7tR Avenue A. Council Bluffs, was struck by a projecting timber on the bridge and knocked from the run ning board. He was picked up In an un conscious condition and taken to the com pany's barns In Council Bluffs, where Dr. Turner was called. He sustained a badly bruised head, a bruise on his right leg and side and his left hip was dislocated. He was taken to his home. Frank S. Converse of St. Louis yesterday morning succeeded In getting a position with the Lovelace & Owens' grading out fit working near Twenty-fifth and Martha streets. About 6 o'clock Converse, with two other workmen, tried to board a pass ing engine, and In doing so was struck and thrown to the side of the right-of-way, sus taining a severe cut on his head. He la not thought to be seriously Injured. He was taken tr. tbe polioa station, where Police Surgeon Willis dressed his Injury. VAN GESNER WRITES CHECKS Partner of Conarresaman Williamson Advances Money to Men Who Mode Fraudulent Entries. PORTLAND. Ore., July 12.-A mass of documentary evidence was Introduced today In the trial of Congressman Williamson and Messrs. Biggs and Van Gesner, charged with complicity In the Oregon land frauds. Correspondence between Biggs, as United States commissioner at Prinevllle, and Jay P. Lucas, then register of the Dalles land office, Bhowed that Biggs hnd sent In all the applications of the timber entrymen; that he asked to have the final receipts all sent to him, and that Van Gesner had written the checks which were en closed In payment for various entrymen on final proof, these checks aggregating over $1,000. The Introduction of a mass of document ary evidence and the Identification of It by witnesses consumed the afternoon ses sion of court. At the conclusion Mr. Heney announced that the government rested Its case. TEACHERS BUSYAT PORTLAND School Work In Its Technical Phases I'nder Discussion nt the Branch Meetings. PORTLAND, Me.. July 12.-A program, ranging from the discussion of kindergarten work to the broader field of work In high schools and colleges, was before the teach ers attending the annual session of tha American Institute of Instruction here to day. Homer P. Lewis, superintendent of schools of Worcester, Mass., and Walter R. Ranger, state superintendent of schools of Montpeller, Vt., were the principal speakers at the chief department meeting In the city hall. The subjects discussed were strictly professional, having to do with methods of teaching certain branches and with some rural school problems. Three departmental meetings were held today. Including one In "training and super vision." one in the "home and school de partment" and the third In "high and gram mar school work." SUIT AGAINST BEAUTY DOCTOR Denver Woman Who la Disfigured as Result of Treatment Wants Her Money Back. NEW YORK, July 12. On complaint of Mrs. Josephine E. Ware, said to be promi nent socially In Denver, Colo., Dr. An drew Linn Neldon, who conducts a sani tarium and beauty renewing establishment In this city, was arrested today and lodged In the Tombs charged with the larceny of $2iO. Mrs. Ware, who (fives her age as 45, alleges that she paid the doctor that amount In advance, with the understanding that by the removal of wrinkles he would make her look like a "girl of 25" and that for a sojourn of four weeks In his sani tarium she paid him nearly $1,000. Instead of making her young. Mrs. Ware says, the doctor has made her look like a "fright." She says her fare is scarred and seared from a carbolic "wash" applied by the doctor. Movement of Ocean Vessels July 13. At New York Sailed: Majestic. for Liverpool; Statendaui, for Rotterdam; 61 cilia, for Naples At Dover Arrived: Pretoria, from New York. At Queenstoan Arrived : Westernland, from Philadelphia balled: Curpathlu, for New York. At Liverpool Sailed : Baltic, for New York. Arrived: Ocetnlc. from New York. At Hong Kong Arrived : Mongolia, from aWt i'ruciA.o, Ketlun, from Mutttrdam, WITTE HEADS ENVOYS Czar Makes Change in the Personnel Peace eputation. M. MURAVIEFF TENOERS RESIGNATION Hit Experienoe in Diplematio Matters Doea Not Qualify Him for Foat INSURES SUCCESS OF NEGOTIATIONS Seleotitn of M. Witte Will Increase Ceafi dance of Japan. CHINA AGAIN DEFINES ATTIWt Celestials serve ntlce that They Will Xot Be Bound by Aay Actio that Disposes of Chinese Territory. ST. PETERSBURG, July 1S-2:12 a. m. M. Muravleff has resigned his position aa chief peace plenipotentiary. It may be re garded as practically certain that he will be replaced by M. Wltte, president of the committee of ministers, who all along haa been considered the Russian statesman pre eminently qualified to undertake the dim cult task of negotiating peace with Japan. Though the emperor on two previous oc casions has flatly declined to accept M. Wltte, he has now Indicated his readlnesa to make the appointment. Tha commis sion, which, however, will not be actually signed until Foreign Minister Iimsdortf, who throughout has been M. Wltte's warm supporter, has had an audience of the emperor today. To that extent only the matter may be regarded as unsettled, noth ing being certain In Russia, as a promi nent diplomat remarked last night, until the emperor's signature has been affixed. M. Witte'a selection undoubtedly will ba hailed as a practical assurance of peace While it would be a mistake to denominate him aa a "peace at any price" man, M. Wltte earnestly believes thnt the struggle -should be ended snd should be succeeded by an understanding between Russia and Japan which would ensure peace In tha far east for half a century. Indeed, he is personally believed to be In favor of a Russo-Japanese alliance. The conduct of negotiations by M. Wltte, It Is felt by the peace party here, would Inspire instant confidence in Japan. The only handicap under which M. Wltta labors Is his lack of familiarity with tha English language, as the only foreign lan guages he speaks are German and French. Reason for the Chanare. M. Muravleff's retirement, ostensibly ow ing to reasons of 111 health. Is in reality due to the fact that the emperor became con vinced that the negotiations might be Jeop ardlxed If he went to Washington. M. Muravleff himself, upon consideration, frankly recognized his lack of dtplomatlo training and hia want of acquaintance with the questions Involved, and with equal frankness expressed satisfaction that ha had been relieved. Neither the Washington nor the Toklo government has yet been officially advised of M. MuravlefTa withdrawal, the Foreign office probably preferring to announce tna name of his successor at the same time. Tho change In the chief of the plenipoten tiaries does not Involve any postponement of the date of the sailing of the peace com mission for Washington. May neault In Duel. The newspaper criticism of M. Muravleff' fitness for the post may result In a duel between M. Skaalkovsky of the Novoo Vremya and Prince Ouktomsky, editor of the St. Fetershurg Vledomootl. The former has not been sparing In hia attacks on M. Muravleff and yesterday "Prince Ouktomsky took M. Skaalkovsky personally to task In the Vledomostl. whereupon M. Skaalkovsky assailed Prince Ouktomsky in a fashion the prince can hardly overlook. He says In so mnny words that Prince Ouktomsky Is a fool, but uses Victor Hugo's observations, "While every man has the right to ba a fool, he should not abuse the right." M. SkoalkovFky proceeds personally to arraign Prince Ouktomsky for the alleged subsidies which he receives from the gov ernment, saying: "I am not Prince Ouk tomsky. Nobody grieves for me. I hava no sinecures, subsidies or Interests In rail roads and fantastic mongolian gold mine which compel me out of gratitude to com pose servile panegyrics." Captain Rooslne Comlnar. VLADIVOSTOK. July 12. Captain Rou sine has left Vladivostok for Washington, where he will participate In the peace nego tiations. China Again Defines Attitude. PEKING. July 12.-Afternoon.-The Chi nese government recently notified the Rus sian, Japanese and also the other lega tions that China would refuse to recognlie any arrangements made at the approaching peace conference In the United States re garding China unless that government was considered in the matter. The government replied, plainly Intimating that the notifica tion received from China would in nowise affect the plan of action adopted by Japan. No reply has been received from Russia. 8T. PETERSBURG, July 11 According to Information obtained at the Foreign office It seems that China did not ask for actual representation at the Washington conference, but simply notified Russia and Japan that if It was not apprised of tha conference and its consent secured to any stipulations to a treaty affecting Chlneea territory It would not consider Itself bound to It. WRITES LETTER TO PRESIDENT President of tw York Cotton E change Would Have Scandal Probed to Bottom. NEW YORK, July 12.-The New York Cotton exchange made public the following letter today: Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. President of the I'nlted Stales, Washington, I. '.: Dear Sir On behalf of the New York Cotton ex change I want to say that its member have been greatly shocked by the recent disclosures of venality in the Department of Agriculture, uxin whose reports they have depended for accurate Information la conducting th.-lr common buslnes. I iKg to request thnt a full investigation be made of tlie matters which led to the corruption with a view of preventing tha possibility of recurrence, and that the guilty ones lie adequately punished official reports should !e above tha sus picion of publications In the Interest of any person for their Individual benefit, and as president of this exchange I wish to put Its members uix.n record as utterly Op posed to Mich culpable proceedings. On the line of (oinmon honest y, 1 ask yuu tor youi must emphatic condemnation and action up-n the practices which make le,itlniule biisines.4 impossihle and put tho members of our body at the mercy of tricksters and knaves. S itn treat respect. I am, yours truly. WALTER C. lilBBARD, President New York Cotton dchancs
