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The Omaha Daily SUBSCRIBERS filling to get Tfi Btt ttgultrlf of promptly thouli report to 'Phont 697. WHAT'S WANTED? , Gtt H bf Inttrting Wit Wmt Hd In T6 Btt't tltttlfitd tdttrttlngelamnt. I ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOKNISO, JULY 20, 1005 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS. Bee. J. I V i PRISON FOR MITCHELL Oregon Bentlor Bentenced to Six Months in County JaiL FINE OF $1,000 IS ALSO ASSESSED Charge is Miming His Influence as Federal Official. CANNOT AGAIN HOLD ANY OFFICE Court Takes This in Consideration in Fixing the Penalty. EXECUTION WILL AWAIT AN APPEAL Convicted Senator riaeeil I'nder Bond of Two Thousand Dollars Prod Ids Hnrlni of Ilia lilt bjr Higher Court. PORTLAND. Ore.. July 25.Unlted State Senator Mitchell, convicted of using his office of United Btate senator to further the law practice of the firm of Mitchell & Tanner of this city, was today sentenced to a pay a fine of $1,000 and six months penal servitude. Pending a review of the cane by the supreme court of the United States execution of the sentence will be deferred. In the meantlmo Mitchell will he placed under ball to the amount of $2,009. Remarks by the Coart. In pronouncing sentence upon the aged TTnlted States senator. Judge Dellaven said: The statute under which the indictment was found provides that the offense shall be punished by imprisonment of nut more than two years or by a tine of not more than 110,000. It also renders the defendant incapable of again holding any office of trust or profit in the United States. As I construe the language of the statute the punishment must be both fine and Im urisonment. but the court Is given Rreat latitude in fixing the amount of fine or in.nriannment The court may make the 'punishment merely nominal. In pro nouncing sentence It is not my purpose to comment on the evidence or the verdict found by the Jury, in reacmng a in M I have eiven consideration to the age of the defendant, which may be in mlticatlon of pun- lHhment, and the further fact that lie Is forever hereafter disqualified from holding if'vi.a rt thn farts, and In considera tion r,f h nature of the offense, the Judgment of the court Is that the defendant be Imprisoned for six months in the coiiniy utl rf UnltnnnmHh county, in inie nmie, and that he be fined the sum of $1,000. Land Fraud Trial la Montana. unirwi Mont.. Julv 26. The trial of R. M. Cobban of Missoula, under the in dictment returned, by the United States Jury four years ego, charging subornation of ncrlury In connection wun umoer aura entries In western Montana, began before Judge Hunt today. Special Assistant United States Attorney Maynard, In out lining the case to the Jury, uld It would .h.n that Cobban and C. Griswold entered Into a conspiracy to Induce many roe and women to enter upon land to be (tanaferrea to Cobban. The NO WHITEWASH FOR ANYONE Secretary Rosspsrtf Speaks of litres ligation to lie Held on Ben nington Accident. WASHINGTON. July S -Secretary of the Navy Unnnuarte, when asked today for the staten to th. that I that s cerned one. 1 I wii precep servle r-f rair trtithft hard t g'Kid t shall of dul the pi: n the subject of the damage mlngton, promised the public would be no whitewash ant as the service Itself was con 'ould make a scapegoat of no d: jrge by example as well as by very one, whether In or out of advisability, and even duty of mm loose, unwise ana un on a subject so delicate, so Mstand, so painful. I ask all to have patience, and If It that there has been failure he pnrt of any one I promise n one shall be whitewashed nd the service that no one shall be made a scapegoat. The Navy department today received the following dli,itch from Captain Drake at San Diego: Iris arrived. No more deaths. Wounded Improving. Several serious cases. Strang It'eter). ordinary seaman. lurnen. up won morning alive; was counted as unidenti fied dead. Complete list survivors for warded by mall last night. A telegram received at the Navy depart ment from Captain Drake states that the Bennington was floated at 6:30 o'clock yes terday afternoon and Is now alongside tho wharf. He adds that a thorough examina tion of the ship will be made at once. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. July 25. There Is lit tle hope that the burial chapter of the Bennington Incident Is finally closed, for half a dozen badly Injured sailors are lin gering between life and death and for some of them there Is little chance for recovery. The six men who are battling bravely for life are receiving every com fort and assistance that skill and sympa thy can give. A well equipped temporary hospital has been arranged at the army barracks In the city and to this all tho Injured who could be safely moved were taken from the hospitals last night. The sufferers are not In want of comforts or whatever luxuries are good for them. Flowers, fruit and delicacies, with cigars for those who are permitted to smoke, are offered In abundanco to cheer them. The removal of the Bennington to a po sition alongside a pier will facilitate ex amination of its Interior. The, supply ship Iris from San Francisco arrived this morn ing. It has on board divers and diving outfits, and the work along the bottom of the gunboat will be begun today. As soon as the Iris came alongside the con demning board began work on the stores taken out of the flooded aft storeroom, the useful stuff being put on the supply ship. All of the equipment. Including the ammu nition and batteries, with the exception of the main guns and mounts, will be trans ferred In order to lighter the Bennington sufficiently to permit the making of re pairs tht will allow the vessel to be towed to Mare Island, YELLOW FEVER IS SPREADING Thirty-Fonr Deaths Reported at Hew Orleans Since July 13. FIFTY CASES NOW UNDER TREATMENT F.meraeney Hospital Equipped and Detention Camps F.atnhllshed Suspicions Cases on Vessel t Mobile. CITY SECURES MORE CARRIERS Department Grants tbe Iteqnest of Postmaster Palmer for In crease of Four. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 25.-(8pecial Tele- tO Cobban. I"' mm.UJV)Ur aririlHonul letter carrier, will -land was subsequently acquired by oenaior i fa tQ work 0ct0Der j ln the Omaha post Clark, and ln another suit now oeiore.uia ufflce "ThlB order made today by Assistant Supreme court of the United States," the postmaster Genera DeGraw Is worth-all government Is seeking to set aside ciarg s the troub. and wol ry it took to ,,,.,. lt title to the land. Mr. Urlswoui is a gov ernment witness, the indictment against him having been annulled. NEW ORLEANS, July 25.-Tonlght. In response to the request of the State Board of Health, the City Board of Health com plied the figures of suspicious and-actual cases of yellow fever and deaths and the figures as Issued by the state board show between July 13 and July 21 there were about 100 cases, suspicious ani positive, and twenty deaths. Since then there have been fifty-four cases and twelve deaths up to July 24, making all told 154 cases and thirty-two deaths. Today there were two deaths, making thirty-four to date. There are about fifty cases under treatment. Dr. George B. Young of the United States marine hospital service has been assigned to take charge of the Inspection of trains, to co-operate with the states and localities which have Instituted quarantines, and he will make his headquarters in Jackson, Miss. Kmf rgfner. Hospital Fqnlpped. The emergency hospital on Dumaine street was equipped today and placed ln charge of Dr. Hamilton P. Jones, who had charge of the isolation hospital In 1W7. He has as his assistant Dr. L. J. Faget, a noted yellow fever authority. The advisory committee of the City Board of Health began active work today and will have Immediate charge of the work of ferreting out the new foci of Infection and carrying out the sanitation and Isolation, should any develop. It will also have general super vision over the campaign of education and the cleaning up of the city, screening of cisterns and houses, etc. Surgeon White and Surgeon Gulteras of the marine hospital service have completed all plans for the establishment of the de tention camps along the dlftsnt railroad trunk lines, and have selected the phy sicians In charge, who have already se lected their assistants. The equipment Is on the way. In view of the complications over outside and inside quarantines, the state board will tomorrow quarantine the stat against the city of New Orlears and such territory ln the Immediate vlclmcy of New Orleans which desires to maintain open communication with the city. This will result in relieving the quarantine which Mississippi has placed against the whole state, and which Dr. Tabor of Texas threatened. Lieutenant Colonel Maus, U. S. A., has sent his report to Lieutenant General Chaffee as to the sol diers at Jackson Barracks, and tomorrow will Inspect Fort St. Philip. He sees no reason to remove the troops. HARRIMAN ISSUES STATEMENT President of the fcnlon I'aelno Hall Voad Company Talks of the Equitable Affair. NEW YORK, July io.-ftepectlng the Equitable Life matters. E. 11. Haniman said today while no one had pointed out anything thai required any explanation on i.iu .n miIII hnfora leaving the city he would make the following statement: '' rhore has been nothing In the relations of myself ar.d the interests 1 represent titiv to tne cuullauio i-U'e Asouiauce said Postmaster Palmer, as he beamed on The Bee representative, "and a former edi tor will be one of the carriers," continued Captain Palmer. "Sandy Morrison, who used to run a newspaper at LoiiIhvIIIo, Cass county, but who has been 'subbing' for some time, ,wlll be one of the four men selected to become permanent employes of the United States on October 1. I tielleve there are in the neighborhood of fourteen ellglbles on the carrier Itst and from these four men will he selected to go on the per manent roll, while a like number will be chosen as "subs." I am greatly elated over my treatment by the department and hav ing demonstrated by figures that Omaha "was entitled to an Increase as asked for lt was comparatively eaBy sledding." Captain Palmer has reconsidered his In tention of going to Fortress Monroe to meet society and us allied companies Uiat will I the governors of the soldiers' homes and will leave for Omaha tomorrow night. We favor have from not bear the cioBesi scrutiny n.u.r r,niMHiil ur received ih.n, nnunclal transaction between nnr interests have been inslgnincam and never on terms thai could uui nave Iwen r.uHiiv nituinrt elsuwherb. On the otliur hand, we nave given tne Mercautile and Kqultable Trust companies many valuable truuteeaiupa and all tne uansuctiona be tween ua have resulted In material ad vantage and profit to the Equitable and Its allied companies. i ru.m,inuiiv nu.i line loan with the fc,qul table Life wnlch could have been obtained without difficulty at any like responsible institution on as good or better terms. 1; waa paid because tne rate oi mieieai higher man 1 was-witling to ;ay und with out my even attempting to have It re There Is nothing in the Union Pacific pielerrcd slock syndicate ihat can be ciltlulaed. Ail opportunity was availed of by Mr. ilvde tl join myself and associates In tne aJquialllon r Union lMcitlc pie lerred slock on a favorable basis. There waa no profit or advantage to any one member of the syndicate over the other and neither the Equitable nor any of us allied tonqiaiiiea or any one else was ever requested to in any way aid in dnancliig the syndicate. I.Ike many others of the fifty-two di rectors, 1 uttended the regular meeiliiKS which were held quarte-ly, bi-t was not a member of any committee nur active in the management. The Equitable controversy was started In- an attempt un the part of the present Alexander faction to oust the Hyde fac tion, and lt wa during that contest that the main body of directors became In formed for the 111 Ht time of the prevail ing methods of conducting the company's business by both those faitttms This led to the appointment of the r rl K commit- tee, of which I win a member, and to the Frlck report which I signed and which i fully expresd my views. I believe the litw management will correct lite ex travagant methods of conducting the com pany a business pointed out In that re xrt. In my opinion these method In volved a vat greater loss to the policy holders thsn the particular tiansactiona dwelt upon so extensively by the public j press. There has been too much mystery sur rounding the Equitable affairs. I have always been ready and willing to answer any questions asked by any one entitled to do so and have never red in any way to avoid It, and will return In ample time to give any testimony that may bo desired. The secretary of the Interior has ex ecuted a contract and approved the bond of the Deadwood Construction company of I lead wood, S. D., for the construction of division 4 of the Interstate canal In the North Platre project In Nebraska and Wyoming. Division 4 consists of two miles of main canal, for which the bid of the Deadwood Construction company was $32,-095. Rural carriers appol.ited for Iowa routes: Mapleton, route 4, Charles R. Brady car rier, Edward Cradlt substitute; Mile, route I, Lewellyn Slide carrier, William Sod'e man substitute. The application of Bert Winter, S. A. Harris. A. A. Crane. J. A. Nelson and G. G. Fuller to organize the First National bank of Veblen. 8. D., with $3,000 capital, has been approved by the comptroller of the currency . First Lieutenant Charles V. Weeks, Thir tieth Infanti ., has been detailed as profes sor of military science and tactics at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, to Suspicions Ces at Mobile. MOBILE, Ala.. July 2o. Dr. Henry Goldthwaite, health and executive officer of the qua.antlne board of Mobile Bay, returned today frjm his visit to the quar antine plant ln tji lower bay. and has made the following statement relative to the reports that have been ln circulation In regard to fever at the quarantine plant: The steamship Colombia-arrived at the quarantine plant Sunday morning, and four of her crew were taken and placed ln the screened hospital. The cases were not diagnosed as yellow, fever and were held as a matter of precaution for observation. The Colombia proceeded to the city, where she was unloaded under police supervision and with an extra medical inspection on board, and returned to the quarantine sta tion, thirty miles below the city, before nightfall. Upon her return to the quarantine sta the vessel was remanded with the sick to Ship Island quarantine station, which Is sixty miles or more west of Fort Morgan and Iti the gulf of Mexico. Surgeon Wasdln Ordered to Front. WASHINGTON. July 25. A report re ceived here today from Surgeon White of the public health and marine hospital service, who Is stationed at New Orleans and who, under Instructions of the acting surgeon. general. Is engaged In an effort to determine the exact condition with regard to yellow fever ln that city, says that the cltv authorities concede twelve cases and eight deaths, but he adds that there prob at.lv are many more cases. Those so far observed are' of a virulent type. Surgeon Wasdln,' stationed at Memphis, who rendered signal service during th epidemic at Ocean Springs ln 1S97 has en tered upon a careful Inspection of condi tions along the gulf coast from Mobile to Pass Christian, Miss., and Past Assistant Surgeon Young has been ordered from Chicago to Jackson, Miss., to confer with the Mississippi health authorities relative to train inspection. ELEVEN ARRESTS AT DELMAR Men Are Charaed vrlth Moisting Anti-Pool Selllna- Law Hun dred Police at Trark. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. July 85. Proceeding upon Instructions issued to the St. Louis police department by Governor Folk to see that there bo no violation of. the antl pool selling law at pelmar race track, about 100 police officers under command of Captain McNamee, marched Into Delmar trark today, meeting with no resistance ln their entry. Eleven arrests were made. A rumor that armed resistance might be encountered caused a patrol wagon bearing a number of riot guns be be sent to the scene, but beyond twelve officers shoulder ing guns and telling the crowd of specta tors around the entrance to stand aside the guns were not made use of. Earlier In the day Detectives Milllan and Cabanee, who for several days past at tended the race track at the request of Governor Folk, for the purpose of gather ing evidence, secured warrants for the arrest of six men on the chanje of having violated the anti-pool selling law. These warrants were placed In the hands of Sheriff Herpel of St. Louis county for service. Not until after the second race did the police appear, and then, ln a t-odjf, they marched through the ouen ga'eway Into the race track. .Chief of police Kiely had Issued orders to arrest the six men for whom warrants had been issued, on sight, and Mark Gumberts, woo was ac quitted at Clayton, yesterday, of the charge of having registered bets; John Flynn, William Slppy, Dore Silver. Frank Shannon and Chris Brockmlller were taken Into custody. A force of p officers put them Into a patol wagon and took them to the Four courts ln this city to gether ""with five other men whose names were not given out. Sheriff Herpel entered protest that he held warrants for the custody of the first six mentioned, and declared that they should be turned ever to him. Chief Klely upheld him ln this protest and the six men were given Into the custody of Sheriff Herpel's deputies, ln the Four courts,. a,nd taken to Clayton, In . St. Louis county, where they secured bond. The other five men were locked up' at the Four courts police station, and while no specific charges were placed against them, they were slated "held for the chief." The races were run according to schedule and were watched by a huge number of police officers, but there were no further incidents, and after the final race every body departed. The Delmar Jockey club today filed suit ln the St. Louis circuit court for $25,000 damages against Governor Joseph W. Folk, the members of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners and Chief ,of Police Klely, alleging trespass. The suit Is based on the raid of the city police force at Delmar race track yester day. The track is located In St. Ixjuls county and the plaintiffs deny the authority of the city police ln the county Jurisdic tion. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Union Facifio Granted Bight of Way Along Lower Ninth Street PROTESTS FILED AGAINST THE GRANT Property Owners Alferted by Plan to Lay Trarks Object to Scheme and Mayor May lie Restrained from Slanlng. The ordinance giving the Union Pacific the right to lay down a single track on Ninth street from Jones to Farnam and a double track from Farnam to Capitol ave nue on the same street was passed by the council last night by a vote of T to I. Presi dent Zlmman objecting and Councilman O'Brien being absent. The grant carries with It the right to construct cross-overs, switches, etc., In connection with the track. The committee on railways, telegraphs and telephones reported In favor of the ordi nance, because, ln Its opinion, the district affected Is suitable only for wholesale and other business requiring railroad facilities. President Zlmman ufged an amendment providing that the tracks authorised be free for t.. . -.e of the railroads. He said this would protect shippers from switch ing charges when they haJ cars sent In or out over other lines. Ho admitted that this had not bcendone In conferring trackage NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Showers Wednesday and Thnraday. Temperature at Omaha Teaterdayt Honr. Dec. Hoar. Dea. K a. a til 1 p. m T4 Ha. nt ..... . tu a p. m ..... . ? T a. m . . . . . . M a p. m TM ft a. ra. . . . . . tUl 4 p. m TT 9 a. m...... RN R p. m...... TT 1A a. m...... m H s, m TO II a. m Tl T p. m Til III m T3 H p. tn T4 n p. m T: Mikado's Envoys Will Insist Upon the ftj nent of an Indemnity. KOMURA'S SPOKESMAN MAKES STATEMENT PROTEST FROM PORTO RICO Conrentlon of Municipalities Aaka Larger Share of Self tiovernraent for the Island. SAN JUAN. P. R., July 25 A memorial to congress adopted by the convention of municipalities today says this Is the seventh anniversary of the American Invasion of Porto Rico and complains that the pre ponderance of power still rests with an executive council composed of heads of departments appointed by President Roose velt. ."These heads of departments." It says, "arrive here knowing nothing of the language, customs or needs of the coun try and twenty-four hours after disem barking take their seats In the executive council and determine the fate of the island." The memorial calls for no change In the composition of the House of Delegates, gifts in the past, but said If lt were legal which consists of thirty-five members PUBLISHERS ON THE STAND Northwestern Men Tell of Effect Alleged Trust ou Their Business. DEPORTEE ENDS HIS LIFE German Rejected at Immigrant Sta tion Jumps from Ship and Is Drowned. NEW YORK, July 26. A desire to escape deportation led to a tragic suicide today on board the steamer Grosser Kurfurst bound for Bremen, w line tne steamer lane eireci crtemiHfr I, relieving First oouna lor oniu. Nebraska postmasters were appointed to- was passing through the narrows one of aay: t iuiks. KoDert it. Mi-Douglas; Ne leigh. Amanda Willie KELLY FILES NEW BOND Prospect that State of Kansas Will Have Two Treaearers t ntll t(ourt Decides Matter. TOPEKA, Kan.. July 25.-8late Treasurer T. T. Kelly tonight filed with the secretary Of stale t&M.OOO of personal bo mi. The amount of bond required from Kelly bv the governor and which he could not secure from the bonding companies was $750,000. The state executive council will meet to morrow morning, when Kelly's bond will be considered, along with that of 8 W. Moore, who Is thought to have been ap pointed treasurer by Governor Ho h. The chances are .chat the state will have two treasurers after tomorrow and the courts will have to deUde which is en UUed U the omc, SWIFT CASEJN NEW FORM Suit Vitilust Harvester Trnat Dla-ml-e4 In Federal Court and Itemed In Mate Court. CHICAGO. July a.-Before United States Judge S. II. Uethea. Attorney Hiram T. Ulltien, counsel for Mrs. Margaret G. Swift, dismissed a bill contslnlng charges of fraud and bribery ng.iinst the International Harvester company. The dismissal followed the announcement by Judge Bethea that he would ovemilii a motion to remand the case of the state courts. Mrs. Switt later In the day filed In the state courts another bill for accounting and Injunction against the managing directors of the Harvestei company, and ln doing so repeats all principal allegations of the bill dismissed In the federal court. Ap parently the chief difference Is an attempt to keep out of the United States courts. group of Immigrants declared unfit to enter the United States suddenly leaped over board. The liner was stopped and for nearly fifteen minutes a lifeboat rowed back and forth over the eddy-marked path where the Immigrant went down. The sailors recovered nothing except a life buoy, which hud been thrown out at the first cry of "man overboard. The tug William J. Mccaldln drew up alongside the Grosser Kurfurst and learned the details of the tragedy, but not the victim's name. It could not be ascer mined whether the lost Immigrant was I man or a woman. The steamer proceeded on Its voyage. TEAMSTERS GIVE UP FIGHT All Boycotts Are Lifted at Chicago and 1-ocal 1'alons Are Ordered to Declare Strike OUT, CHICAGO. July 16. The Teamsters' Joint Council held a meeting last night to con elder the action of the members of the Em- the method being omission of any mention i Payers' association ln declaring that no of the affairs of the International liar- i more union teamsters would be employed vester company of America subsidiary corporations. one of the until the strike had been called off by all of the local unions In the city. The post tlon taken by the employers caused strong feeling among the unions, and before th meeting tonight there was strong sentiment In favor of calling all the union teamsters of the city out on a general strike. After a meeting that lasted well Into this morn Ing snd which was at times marked by fierce debate, the council decided that tlv WASHINGTON. July 3. Secretary Wtl- strike should not lie -...r n. o.dered son of the Department bf Agriculture, who i all of the local unjon- that had failed to was taken 111 yesterday with an attack of ' obey the order tn call off the strike to do acute indigestion, baa almost entirely re- j so at once. In addition, the council Issued covered. He spent some time at the do- I an order declaring that there are no longer parunaat duxlux the aXteraoon. ' J any boycotted houses la -the city, SECRETARY WILSCN . IS ILL Conflued to His House by Attack of Acute Iaalaeatloa, but la Improving. of ST. PAUL, July 25. In the hearing of the Investigation of the business methods of the General Paper company before Spe- ial Examiner Taylor, appointed by the United States court, today A. C. Weiss, general manager of the Duluth Evening Herald; Mr. Coude Hamlin of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, and W. J. Murphy, pub lisher of the Minneapolis Tribune, testified hut their experience had been strenuous since the formation of the General Paper otnpany. All questions asked of the wit nesses were objected to by the defense. Mr. Weiss testllled to his despair of ever being able to do business with the General Paper company on an equitable basis. He said that prior to the organisation of the de fendant company there had been competi tion between the paper companies of the northwest, but since that time there had been no competition. Mr. Hamlin was asked If he waa aware that there were paper mills operating in the northwest In dependently of the General Paper company. He said he was, but that freight conditions or other considerations made the small mills unavailable as sources of supply. It developed later that the small Inde pendent mills were not of a sufficient ca pacity to afford security for a full supply to any publishing company. Mr. Murphy's testimony was along the same lines or the other witnesses. At the afternoon session Lucien Swift of the Minneapolis Journal, and Geo.se Thompson of the St. Paul Dispatch, testi fied that the cost of paper to them had In creased frora 2C to 60 per cent since the organization of tie General Pa par company. The Investigation closed late In the after noon win n an adjournment was taken until fal'.. The government will apply to the circuit court foi an order compelling the directors of the General Paper corn pant who refused to testify, to answer the questions of the prosecuting attorneys. he would favor an ordinance putting all such concessions In a similar class. Coun cilman Hoyn said the matter of the u of tracks and charges is one for the roads to solve and that slnnce January 1 the charges have been absorbed by the trans portation companies. ' Objections to the Grant. Objections In wi ltlng to the grant were filed by the Carperter Paper company by Attorney B. G. p.urbank, stating that the concern owns a 132-foot lot at the corner of Ninth and, Harney streets on which lt Is proposed to build a warehouse five or six stories high, costing from $100,000 to $150,000; that the proposed tracks will "hin der, harass and damage" them and force them to abandon the site. William H. BnrnlKim, owner of lots on the southwest corner of Ninth and Farnam, rotested to the same effect through Kennedy & learned, and stated he would look to the city for damages. It was stated by Councilman Hoye that he understood the St. Phllomena cathedral officers had withdrawn their objections td the trackage. A court order restraining Mayor Moores from signing the ordinance is anticipated today. An opinion exists that even should the order not come the mayor will veto the ordinance. Bids on Paving. Bids for paving on ten streets were opened and announced as follows, the Com mercial Land company and E. D. Van Court submitting bids on most of the curb ing: Thirty-seventh street, Farnam to Dodge, Nebraska Bltullthlc company. asphalt, class B, $1.79; Barber Asphalt .company, asphalt. S1.U7H: Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $li9: brick, $1.G9; brick block. $1.98. Lake street, Eighteenth to Twenty fourth, Nebraska Bltullthlc company, as phalt, cUss C, $1.85; Barber Asphalt com pany, asphalt, $1.89; Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $1.95; brick $1.75; brick block, $1.79: C. E. Funning, brick. $1.70; brick block. $1.74. Howaid street. Thirty-fifth avenue to Thlrtv-slxth. Nebraska Bltullthlc company, asphalt, class B, $1.79; Barber Asphalt com pany, $1,674; Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $1.89; brick. $1.96; brick block, $1.98. Seventeenth street. Duvenport to Web ster, Nebraska Bltullthlc company, asphalt, class $1.85: Barber. aBphali, class C, $1.91: Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $1.96; brick, $1.7'.: brlclc block. $1.74. Twentieth street, Dodge to Farnam, Ne bra.sku Bltullthlc company, asphalt, class A, $11.06; class C. $1.9b; Barber, asphalt. $1.97 and $1.91; Hugh Murphy, asphalt, class A. $2.15: brick, $1.9ti and $1.93; brick block. $1.9S and $1.74; C. E. Fanning, brick, $1.99 und $1.75; brick block, $2.02 and $1.79. Dewev avenue, Thlrty-elgluli to Thirty ninth, "Nebraska Bltullthlc company, as phalt, class B. $1.79; Barber, asphu' - M.674; Ilugh Murphv, asphalt, $1.90; bt 1.98; brick block, $2.06. ""-v Twentieth street. Dodge to Cass, Ne braska Bltullthlc company, asphalt, class A. $2.05: Barber, asphalt, $1 94; Hugh Mur- hy. asphalt, $2.06; brlcK, l.stt; uricg diock. elected by the people. The convention also adopted a petition for presentation to the insular legislature for the protection of the municipalities and the granting to them of autonomy. Several speeches bitter In tone were made against centra"xlng the power In tho Island In the hands of the secretary of Porto Rico and the executive council LOOKING INTO REBATE CASES Charge that Larare Drawbacks Are Paid Merchants In Missouri River Cities Being- InTeatlaatd. KANSAS CITY. July 26,-At Its session In this city tomorrow the Interstate Com merce commission will commence an In vestigation of reports regarding the George L. Thomas merchants transportation bu reau of New York, whereby, It Is claimed the big shippers of Kansas City alone receive in the neighborhood of $225,800 a year ln rebates on freight shipped from the eaBt. Kansas City, however. Is but one of many cities on the Missouri and Missis sippi rivers said to have merchants In cluded In the bureau, and It Is estimated that through this bureau between 60,000.000 and 300,000,000 tiounds of freight are annually routed to the 300 shippers who compose lt. The Missouri river towns whose large ship pers are Included in the bureau are Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, Atchison, Leaven worth and Sioux City. feeling that Fart of Enormous Expense Should Be Faid bj Bassia. SAYS NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE A SUCCESS First Subject Considered Will Frobably Be an Armistice. RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES EIGHT CHARREDJODIES FOUND Great OH Fire at Humble. Texas, Is Practically ExtinguishedTwo Tanks Burn art Beaumont. phv, $1.98. NEW YORK WOMAN ENDS LIFE Wife of Broker Shoots Herself While llaaband la Abacnt from Boom. NEW YORK, July 25.-Withln five min utes from the time Charles Marshall, a Wal! street broker, left his wife appar ently sleeping soundly In bed today the woman wrote her husband a note telling him not to let the world blame him for what was going to happen and shot her self. She was unconscious before Mr. Mar shall could reach her bedside from another room and died ln a short time. Mrs. Mar shall was formerly Miss Grace Starr and la highly connected, ln New York social cir cles. No cause for her suicide has been discovered. The tragedy occurred ln the Raleigh, a fashionable family apartment hotel over looking Central park at Ninety-second street. I'hlrtv-fifth street. Harney to Dewey ave nue, Nebraska Bltullthlc company, asphalt, clns3 B, $1.79; Barber, asphalt, $1 H74; Hugh Murphv. asphalt, ,$1.98; brick, $1.96; brick block. $1.98. Twentv-seventh street, Farnam to Dodge. Nebraska Bltullthlc company, asphalt, class B. $2 31; Barber, asphalt, $.'.06; Hugh Mur phv. asphalt. $2.75; brick. $2.21; brick block. $2.25. Harnev street. Thirty-third to Thirty- sixth. Nebraska Bltullthlc company, as- i fihalt, class B, $1.79; Barber, asphalt, 1.H7H: Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $1.98; brick. $1.96; brick block, $1.98; E. D. Van Court, macadam. $1.21 and 89 cents. An ordinance was passed ordering the HOUSTON. Tex., July 26.-The fire in the Texas company's tanks at the Humble oil fields Is practically extinguished tonight. There Is still a bit of oil In the bottom of the eleventh tank, but this. It Is thought. will be burned out before morning. The i charred remains of eight persons have been found and the search still continues. BEAUMONT, Tex., July 25.-The loss suf fered by the Texas company at the Humble oil field by the burning of approximately 2,500,000 barrels of oil was further aug mented this afternoon at Sour lake, where lightning struck a tank containing 130,000 barrels belonging to the same con.pany and another tank containing 100,000 barrels, all of which will be a total loss. Danger of spreading la obviated by the isulutlon of the two tanks struck. The loss Is $50,000. America la Regarded as an Ally Without a Treaty Fotnre of China Also Dle-cu.aed. NEW YORK, July 25-That Japan wli. demand an Indemnity of Russia In tha negotiations for peace and that the war will be declared at an end at the conclu sion of the negotiations at Portsmouth, N. H., next month Is the belief of Baron Komura, head of the Japanese peace dele gation, who arrived here today, as volcM by Almnr Sato, who Is the official spokes man for the baron on this mission. Mr, Sato, In an interview tonight, said: I am confident that peace will be success fully negotiated by the appointed delega tions. The Japanese will be guided by moderation, and no excessive demands will be made, but the sentiment In Japan and Russia Is for peace and In the Interests of humanity and propriety there must be peace. The cost to Jnpan has been very great. On both sides the loss in men has been 570.000, Russia losing 870.OH0 of these. The war Is costing Japan $1,000,000 a day. and there Is a feeling that there ought to be an Indemnity. Armistice Is Probable, Asked as to the probability of an armis tice, Mr. Sato said that probably would be among the first questions the plenipotenti aries would consider. Basing the form of the negotiations on previous treaty negotia tions, Japan will make the demands for Russia's consideration. The peace terms, while held Inviolate by those who knew their text, were formulated by the emperor of Japan and his counsel. Mr. Sato waa asked that If in the flush of victory the Japanese people wculd not feel entitled to more than any treaty would allow. He replied: The Japanese nre not so genteel as to abide any decision we may make, hut they pay great respect to the offices of Presi dent Roosevelt and his acts have done a great deal to emphasise the need for peace. Mr. Sato further said that the Japanese would prefer to have the negotations In the English language, as neither Baron Komura nor himself speaks French. The matter, however, would be settled after President Roosevelt had met the two rep resentatives. N As to the attitude of the Japanese mem bers toward the Russian delegates, Mr. Sato said: We admire M. Wltte and Baron Rosen. The announcement of M. VVItte's appoint ment to the peace jarty was more welcome to us tnan inat or any other person could w e recognise him as a great HEROIC SON L0SES HIS LIFE Rescues Mother and Slater, bnt is Overcome by Flames In New York. NEW YORK, July 26. After having saved his mother and slater, who, with a score of others, were for a time In great peril from fire, Nathan Newman, 20 years old, today lost his own life In a burning Brooklyn ten ement house. Half a doten families, all of them Hebrews living In the building, were asleep. When the fire started Newman got tUmiiffh in b n I . . . , ....... - .1 - paving of Seward street from Thirty-eighth I -w. - "viii kj ca, safe place, but waa himself cut off by the CHICAGO OUT FOR BUSINESS Considers Alleged Discrimination of Southern Roada la Favor of new York. CHICAGO, July 26. A conference to take up the matter of alleged discrimination which for the last quarter century southorn roads have maintained against Chicago snd other northwest points In favor of New York and other points on the Atlantic sea board, was held here today. Today's con ference was attended by the members of the leading Mercantile association of Cin cinnati, the Business Men's league of St. Louis and Chicago Shippers' association. The ChUago-nhlo river lines recently made reductiona In ralea to the Ohio river to Forty-first witn asphalt and one intro duced for the same kind of Improvement on Fortieth street from Hamilton to Frank lin. Voting Machine Contract. Mayor Moores signed the resolution and contract for thlrty-slx United States Stand ard voting machines, making complete the transactions whereby the cities of Omaha and South Omaha and Douglas county buy seventy-nine machines for use beginning at the fall election, to be paid for at the rate of $650 each, ln annual installments for live years. Resolutions were adopted by the council proclaiming that owing to the exhausted condition of available funds no more grading of streets or changes of grades will be authorized unless petitioned by abutting property owners, who must sgree to pay all the expenses. An exception Is made for work considered absolutely essen tial by the city engineer. Street Flushing Apparatus. The vexed question of buying 600 feet of hose for street flushing was given another turn by the adoption of a resolution author izing the purchase of 500 feet of Eureka hose through A. C Powers as agent. As this hose Is cotton Jacketed and the street commissioner wants rubber hose, the dif ference must be reconciled. This will prob ably be done by a veto and the readvertise ment for bids. A resolution adopted. Introduced by Councilman Nicholson, directs advertise ments cslllng for bids for two street flush ing wagons, according to specifications fur nished by the city engineer. At the request of Assistant Superintend ent Nelson the hearing of the Western Union Telegraph company In t,he attempt to reassess its Omaha franchise for loot and 1905 taxes at $100,010, went over for two weeks so as to give the company time to prepare Its case. City Engineer Rosewater sent In a letter saying that the records of the defunct Board of Public Works and Advisory board had not been turned over to him. as di rected by the charter. He asked that the council order this or relieve him from re sponsibility as custodian. The latter was referred to the legal department for un opinion. flames. All the other occupants of house escaped. The property loss 8mm'.. the was HILL ROAD GETS RIGHT-OF-WAY Great Northern and Homer Settle Their Differ Line SIOUX CITY. la., July 25.-(Speclal Tele gram.) The Great Northern railroad and the Sioux City, Homer & Southern road, have settled their dispute as to the North- ern's right to pros the Indian reservation j and the Northern will proceed at once with its worn on tne Asniand extension. A hearing was to have been held today be fore the secretary of the Interior but It was called off because of the withdrawal of the protest against the Northern's In vasion of the territory. The secretary of the Interior has approved the Northern's map. ' SUIT AGAINST REAPER TRUST Attorney General of Arkanaaa Aaks fMM,000 for Alleged Violation of State Law, LITTLE ROCK. Ark., July 26-Attorney General Rodgers today filed suit ln the Pulaski county circuit court against the International Harvester company for penal ties aggregating $600,000 for alleged infringe ment of the anti-trust law passed at the last session of the general assembly. The j complaint recites that the company is a monopoly, wittun the intent and meaning of the act, .for the purposes of regulating the prices tf harvesters snd fixing their output. ' Woman to llealan Monument. CHICAK. July 25 Miss Nellie V. Walker of this elty has been commissioned and now It Is sought to have roada south I exec"' , .'"0 monument to the mem . , ., , , I orv of the late W. B. Stratton of Colorado of th liver wake corresponding- reductions, j eprln( gwn of independence mine. Movements of Ocean Vessels July lift. At New York Arrived: Rotterdam, from Rotterdam; Mesaha, from Indon. Sailed: Grosser Kurfurst. for Bremen; farpathla, for IJverpool; Victorian, for Mverpool. At Leghorn Arrived: Algeria, from New York. At Glasgow Arrived: Siberian. from Philadelphia. At Antwerp Arrived: Vaderland. from New York. At Pont del Dalgada-Satled: Canoplc, for Boston. At I Jverpool Sailed: Caronia. for New York; Ike Manitoba, for Montreal. At The Lixard Paeaed: Deutsohland. from Ntw York, for Hamburg. have been, statesman. Future of China. Of the future of China Mr. Sato said: if the central government could work In harmony with the district or provincial governments China would become a great power but at present that seems to be lm jjosslble. Japan's attitude toward China was most friendly, said Mr. Sato, and While main taining no moral Monroe doctrine over the empire It felt that lt was more or less under JupHn's protection. This protection, by way of Illustration, Mr. 8ato said, was "not so strong over China as that of the United States over South America." Mr. Sato emphasized the announcement made frequently before that Japan does not seek terrltoritil aggrandizement and on this point the tpeakertsald: 'We will want ln Manchuria equal oppor tunity, or what Mr. Hay called the 'open door.' " In response to further questions Mr. Sato said Japan Is over-populated and that in the opening of Manchuria and Corea an attractive field for Immigration would be nearer home than offered In Hawaii or America. Mr. Sato said that while a desire for peilce was the sentiment of Japan, it wag not a desire for peace at any price. Attitude Toward America. As to Japan's attitude toward America Mr. Sato laughingly asked: "You mean tho yellow peril?" and then became more enthusiastic. In his conversa tion than upon any previous topic. He said: , We are almost boyish In our enthusiasm and friendship for America. While we are friendly with China as orientals, our great est friends are America and England. Why the first monument ever erected to any for eigner in Japan was that to Commodore Perry, and in.- policy and conduct of the American people or the last fifty vears has been one of help to us. We regain America as an ally without a treaty. The question was put to Mr. Sato fca any possibility of conflict with the United States In the future, as suggested by soma of tii" American Press at the outbreak of the war, and Mr. Sato asked what could bring about such a conflict. When It was suggested that Japan might covet the Philippine inlands, he laughed heartily, and replied that Japan would not have the Phlplpplnes as a gift, even though a bonus accompanied the gift. Baron Komura Arrives. " Baron Komura and his party arrived early today from Chicago, and proceeded at once to the Waldorf-Astoria, where they will ie quartered until his departure for Portsmouth. There waa no demon stration beyond the presence of a fr Japanese merchants and members of the Nippon club, who shook hands with the members of the party. When the party arrived In New York from New Jersey about 100 Japanese cheered the baron as he entered a carriage and was driven away, Tho baron met his colleague on the com mission, Kogoro Takahira, minister at Washington, and they lunched today in the baron's apartments. Tomorrow President Roosevelt will be officially notified of Baron Komura's ar rival, snd later In the week the baron will make-an Informal visit to Oyster Ba; There la no stated program mapped out for the distinguished Japanese (lending the arrival of M. Wltte, who is expected to arrive next week. Baron Komura will accept no invitations to dlnnera or publle functions of any kind. Tonight he dined Informally with Consul General S. Utl.ld at the Nippon club. Interview with Count raalul. Count Casslnl. former Russian am bassador at Washington. expressa the opinion, according to the Herald a Paris corref pondent, that all now depends on the Japanese and that If their demands at the coming peace con ference are reasonable peace U aaaurad.