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The Omaha Daily Bee OAKS GROW FROM ACORNS BEE ADS BUILD BUSINESS BIG BUSINESS OR LITTLE BEE ADS WILL BOOST IT. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOHNINO, At GUST 2, 1905 TEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY TIIK EE CENTS. a W OPERATORS ARE OUT TelegTapten en Great Northern and North ern Pacific Ordered to Strike. OVER TWO THOUSAND MEN AFFECTED ' Company and Eroplojei' Organization Unable to Make Terms. STATEMENT BY OFFICIALS OF RAILWAY They 8ay that er Eighty Per Cent of the M e Satisfied. DENIAL BY RESIDENT PERHAM W t .an Haa Failed the increase Offered Only ",K0 Per ir l.tKM) Men. ear Only C Organism! Anion i V ST. PA VI Minn.. Aug. 1. All the tele graph operators of the Great Northern and Northe-n Pacific systems were ordered out tonight at 11 o'clock by President Perham Of the Order of Railway Telegraphers. Ac cording to the officials of the telegraphers' union between 1,'JUO and 2.000 men will be affected by the orrtr. President Perham declaes that by 12 O'clock tomorrow S5 per re-it of the operators will be out. The rall wy ofllclals maintain that they will be able to tHI the places of most of the men and that tliey will puffer nothing more than a temporary- Inconvenience by the move. Differences between the Oreat Northern Railroad company and Its telegraphers reached a climax today, when nearly all telegrapher! on the Wllmar, Fergus Kalis and Breckenridge divisions of the road quit their places. The men claim it Is a lockout on the part of the roaj because they will not accept the terms ofTered them. The company claims that 60 per cent of the men are satisfied. In a circular to Its employes the com pany proposes a schedule of wages which it claims gives an Increase to the men amounting to $20,000 annually. The men, on . the other hand, claim this increase amounts to r.l 7,0n0 or $s,0UO annually for about 1,000 men, The men were asked In the circular to decide whethn they wished to continue In the company's service and be governed f iby Its new rules and regulations. When the men refused to Accent this nrODORltlon thev claim they were ct once discharged. Statement by tue I'ertirs. .President perham of the Railway Teleg raphers' union said today: But one marl baa failed us. Elsewhere ' they have gone out uiutornily. '1 ue super-Utv.r-li-nia nave not called on operators or t,.'.d In the Twin elites or any of the 11 K station. 1 want to inane It clear !. this is not a strike, but It Is a lockout. ?f tk mp"1 Issued by the Ureal North- '.ij u, tays In part: i ol 11 h j oolnts at Usue between the ' k.pi- alui 'lie company have been satlsfac- ) adjusted, vwtn on exception. This li f. rule governing the payment ot over , llmi a sreoat rstes tor Sunday work. . la View ot ire tact mat it has been lm possiM"tor the oftlovrs of the company rod (iiembtrs of the telegraphers' commit . e tc-reconcile lhk,ltnr;nc.e. It was de cided 'jo prepare a. schedule of rules md rams, whicn. with only this exception, em bodied concessions mario to the company. Copies of the new schedule and a list of ine new rates of pay have been sent out to the vaiious divisions, the men on the .Ine being requested to signify their In tentions at to acceptance without t lie con currence of the telegraphers' committee. The canvass of the telegraphers On the system so far niili Indicates that approx imately SO per cent of the telegraphers on the line are entirely satisfied with the new rules and rates. It Is expected that there will be no difficulty In maintaining a reg ular and satisfactory traffic over the com pany's lints. Lock on t on Northern Pacific. Shortly before noon today General Man ager Horn of the Northern Pacific sent an order to all telegraph operators employed by the system from St. Paul to the coast hat they could accept the terms of setlle- nent of the wage question offered by the company or they could leave the service. Just how many men refused to accept the company a terms la not yet known. After hAvIng Issued the ultimatum to the men Mr. Horn gave out the following statement: Mr. Perham, president of the order ot railroad telegraphers, this morning advised me that he Intends to go the limit both with the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific railways Just as soon as he thinks such a course necessary. The Northern Pacific started a lockout ot Its telegraphers because of a strike vote taken on May 27. Strike Instructions were Issued July 6, and these with the vote are rill hflntflim ni-ui' i 1 honil in .nil. . . 4 l. i fact that during several weeks' negotiations the points of difference have been pretty generally cleaned up, except the Sunday rule and raise of minimum. The Sunday ml demanded Is different from any in the Vnlied Slates and would add to the pay roll of the telegruphers about $100,000 per year. , The company s rate of pay is not exceeded, but on the other hand Is considerably higher than on most of the roads In the vauie territory It has made liberal In creases to Ha telegraphers during the past five years. As compared with 1900. the sum positions that existed In that year ure palng In IS $Uu,tvi additional. These rates apply only to the positions in Ifc which were in ex istence five years ago. There is also In existence over 2) more positions than ex isted In lSUO. These, of course, take the lis higher rates. Comparing the p posi tions with these of lHnO an a whole the tele graphers are receiving an Increase of an nual pay amounting to r.ot less than I160..k". The tncreaaea made May 1 and those agreed Upon at the recent conferences loot up about tJO.mti over and above the Income paid prior to May 1 of this ear. The Impracticable rules and exorbitant demands made by the committee In the first proposition and repealed In their proposi tion of July 2' are considered conclusive proof that at no time has It been the Inten tion of the operators te make concessions which would enable tha company to make a satisfactory settlement. before actual negotiations were commenced they had full.' decided to call a amke. l-ast Friday when we concluded negotiations they were it'll hanging over our heads. The road was In this position. Mr. Per ham or his committee could Inaugurate a Hike of our telegraphers any tune they saw fit. They would neither accept nor reject tha company's proposition. This un certainty the company couhj not put up with atul as a result a tuckout was Inau gurated today. Will lie Spokane Division. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. l.-A. Beamer, superintendent ot the Idaho division of the Northern Pacific, has left for tha coast to get tha decision of the telegraphers regard trig tha ultimatum of Manager Horn. To morrow ha will close all offices where tha men remain In tha union. Tha union Is strong on this division, and It Is claimed a general tleup will rrsult. P)aelag Nonunion Operators. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 1. Division Su perintendent A I bee of the Northern Pacific left Tacoma this morning In his private car. In which were a number of nonunion operatcra. At each station between Tacoma and Portland Superintendent Albea asked tha operators to sign an agreement that they would not go on atrlke, tM remain faithful to the company under all condi tions. It Is reported that new operators were placed at South Tacoma. Bucoda, Tenlno ar.d other points between Tacoma and Centralis. Tha operator at Lake View refused to sign tha agreement and tha wires wra cut out. KEEP TIMBERFOR SETTLERS (ioifrnmfiil lute lillahea a Xew Rfifrir la snnlh Dakota. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHIWiTOV A i, ir 1 ,Bti,ll Tel.. gram. ) Another forest reserve lias Just i been proclaimed In the western part of Harding. Bntte county, B. D.. under name Short Pine forest reserve. It consists of two small hill areas containing an aggregate acreage of ahout 18,000 acres, lying west of the Slim Buttes forest reserve. The two areas are separated by a stretch of prairie land about 'five miles wide, kttown as Flfasnqt Valley. These hills constitute the only present and probably only future ourco of fuel supply for numerous settlers occupying the surrounding fertile prairie lands, who were attracted to Hie region largely on account of the presence of the accessible timber on these hills. The local ity Is the most advantageous in that sec tion of the state for a forest reserve, the stand of timber being generally fair and In places dense, with conditions unusually favorable to reproduction. The permanent reservation of the two tracts by protecting the timber and regulating Its use, will re sult In great benefit to the settlers of the surrounding region. Stockmen, also who use the grazing land In this locality will be protected In the better and more per manent use of the range, as the forest re serve regulations will guard against In Jury to the. range through over grazing, while allowing full utilization t the forage products. Rural free delivery route No. 5 has been established October 2. at Columbus. Platte county. Nebraska, serving 372 people and W houses. Rural carriers appointed for South Da kota routes: Colton, route 2; Holden Brown, carrier; Adolph Brown, substitute. Dell Rapids, route 6; Nets Thompson, carrier; Arew Henderson, substitute; route ; Louis X. 8ather, carrier; Earl Standemaus, substitute. CATHOLIC FORESTERS MEET Largest Fraternal Insurance Society of C'hnrch Is In Session t Boston. BOBTON. Aug. 1. The seventeenth bien nial convention of the Catholic Order of For esters was opened here today and will continue until Friday. This order Is the largest Catholic fraternal Insurance so ciety In the country, having about 117,000 members. Contests for various officers, particularly for that of high medical ex aminer, for which there were four candi dates, made the annual election of unusual Interest. The delegates assembled at Faneull hall today and marched to St. Stephen's Ro man Catholic church, where a solemn high mass was celebrated. Afterward the mem bers returned to Faneull hall, where the convention was called to order by Thomas H. Cannon of Chicago, the high chief ranzer. Greetings to the convention were ex tended by Lieutenant Governor Curtis Guild. Jr.. representing the commonwealth. Congressman John A. Sullivan and Chair man Daniel Whelton of the Board of Al dermen. Tonlghfa session of the convention was orcurled with the discussion of number of minor constitutional amendments. The election ot officers will take place tomor row after which the question of the ex clusion of liquor dealers from membership . .v.. rHr will he taken up. It is ex- nected that this matter will be the sub ject ot extended debate. GUNBOAT SHORT OF OFFICERS Condition on the Bennington that Mr Acconnt In Pnrt for the F.sploslon. . a am nTFC.O. Cal.. Aug. 1 The naval court of inquiry which Is hearing evidence In the disaster to the gunboat Bennington reumed Its sessions today behind closed doors. None but witnesses are admitted to the meetings and no disclosures of the pro ceedings will be made until the final report Is formulated, and then probably only after transmission to Washington. It Is understood that a portion of this report will deal with the auegea snorvs i cers on the Bennington, to which referem e A Viiinv In s letter was made Dy ioiniiiinin """" to Admiral Goodrich three days before the explosion. In which he aald he had on the gunboat only four duty officers, young anil inexperienced, "which is likely to destroy .h fine record we have made for this ves sel, and to keep up the standard must have two more experienced officers." All of the Injured sailors remaining yes- terday at Agnew sanitarium have been re- moved to tne oarracus m"I"'". there are fifty-three of the Bennington a I ( n n i m -.111 uHnill men. Those wnone ruuumuii are Seaman Muehler and Sullivan Dr. Brown. surgeon of tha Chicago, has been assigned to the barracks hospital and Dr. W. 8. Horn of. the cruiser Marhlehead haa reported for duty on the flagship. ZEIGLER WILL CASE SETTLED Widow Is GlTen Cash br Adopted Son t Len Dower. NEW TORK. Aug l.-By a payment of t2.5o0.000 to the widow of the lata William Zelgler, the Zelgler will contest waa settled today. Justice Glegrloh In the supreme court signed an order authorizing justice uay- nor. executor of the estate, to pay S. Ma- tilda Zelgler fl.lM.OuO In cash and 6.UX) shares of Royal Baking Powder company stock, valued at $1,300.). William Zelgler. the M-year-old adopted son of the testator, consented to the settlement, which Is a re lease of all Mrs. Zebjler's dower rights and other claims against the estate ot William Zelgler. The will, the validity of which this suit was a test, left to Mrs. Zelgler the use of the city and country houses of her husband and an Income of laj.ouu a year, ine re- malnder of the estate waa given to the ! adopted son. Mr. Zelgler left real estate - fi f.rt lrfl unrl iwrinnal nrnn. rt V tliuru m fc - -" "-" r - e - - j estimated at t24.OuO.Out) In New York state and also about ii0.0u0 In the states of New Jersey and Connecticut. STOPS DIGGING AT PANAMA Work on Canal Will Be Suspended Pending Better Prepara tion tor Work. NEW YORK. Aug. L The executive com mittee of the Isthmian Canal commission haa about decided to suspend sny at tempt at digging the canal until better prepared for the work, cables the Herald a correspondent at Panama. Tha present sanitation will be replaced by vlgoroua re forms Chief Engineer Stevens will live at Cule tra or A&ooa. ANDREWS' BODY IS RIVER Found Ledged Against Log Near Place Where Ee Wai Lait Seen Alire. HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT Search Had Been Conducted Igor ouslr by a Large timber of Men for Four Days and Blood hounds Were Also feed. FLATTSMOVTH. Neb., Aug. l.-t Special Telegram ) The lifeless body of Isaac R. Andrews, the missing Omaha attorney for whom search has been In progress for four days, was found lodged against a log In the Platte river at Cedar Creek, about 8 o'clock this evening. The discovery was made by John Duvis, who was searching along the river near the place where Andrews was last seen alive. The matter was at once reported to Coiinty Attorney Rawls who ordered the body taken from the river and left Intact until Coroner Boeck can reach the scene. A close Inspection of the "' M n been made but there were noV' It n cations to point to foul play. -lli" watch was found In one of his vest pockets""- Attorney Brome of Omaha arrived late this evening and will assist the coroner and the county attorney at the Inquest to morrow. Inaac R, Andrews was born In Bars boo, Wis., fifty-six years ago. He left home when quite a young man and went to Clin ton, la., where he engaged In the practice of law, having attended college in his na tive city. Ife remained In Clinton for a number of years and In the fall of 18S7 he came to Omaha where he practiced for two years alone, and In 1RS9 the law firm of Brome, Andrews ft Shehan was formed. This firm did a large business for a period of three years when it was dissolved by mutual consent In the spring of 1892. Since then Mr. Andrews has been practicing alone. Mr. Andrews was a member of the Elks and was In good standing In all the Masonic bodies. If. C. Brome, former partner of Mr. Andrews, Is perhaps the moat intimately acquainted with the deceased. Mr. Brome, In company wl.h H. C. Palmer left late last night for Plattsmouth, and will take charge of the body Immediately upon arriving there. Mr. Andrews' family consists of hla wife, Mary Glrard Andrews, president of the Omaha Woman's clubs, and a son, a boy of 18 years, who has recently been graduated from the Omaha High school. Mr. Andrews left hla home In Omaha last Friday to go to Cedar Creek, In Cass county, where he was Interested In a gravel pit. After supper that evening he started down the railroad track to hunt squirrels and no one, so far as known, saw him alive after that. Saturday, Sunday, Mon day and yesterday the search for him was kept up, bloodhounds being used In the effort to pick up the trail. The finding of the body was the first news from him, bar ring the report by telephone that he had been seen at Ashland and Leavltt. STRIKE STARTS IN COLORADO Track Men Will olt Work Becanse Railroad Refnses to Sign v Scale. DENVER. Aug. 1. With the approval of John T. Wilson, president of the Inter national Brotherhood of Maintenance of Railway Employes, an order was sent out today by the Joint protective board of the brotherhood on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad to track and service men on that road who are members of the brotherhood to go on strike at 6 o'rlock p. m. August 2. The strike Is ordered In consequence of the refusal of the officers of the company to accept the schedule presented by the brotherhood or to submit the matters In question to arbitration. More than 2,000 employes, it Is said, are affected by the strike order. The concessions asked by the trackmen, which the Denver ft Rio Grande officers refused to make. Included an Increase of $10 a month In the wages of section fore men and of from 35 to 60 cents a day In the wages of section hands and rulea of government such as have been given to er brancheg of 8ervlce- The unlon ha als demanded that foremen .recently dls rged because of supposed activity In the rotherhood, as they allege, be reinstated. John T. Wilson,, president of the Inter national Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, has come to this city from St. Louis to take personal charge of the service. In preparing for the conduct of the strike 30.000 enniea nf a rlrmiUr n whlch prnte1 tne correspondence be- itween Chairman Thomas A. Saunders of I the grtevance committee and General Mana ger A. S Rldgway and other officials of the road have been spread broadcast over the state. ANOTHER TV1EAT MERGER Master Batchers' and Meat Dealers' Associations Agree I pon a Plan of Inlflcatloa. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Aug. l.The necessary steps toward the organization ot a national union of butchers were taken here today when the Master Butchers of Amer les, and the National Meat Dealers' associa tion each held meetings to wind up their arrairs. ucn sssoclation voted to disband Formal organisation of the united assocla- Hons will follow. W. J. Kllng of Grand t Rapids was temporary chairman. The Master Butchers of America and the National Meat Dealers' association in con vention here today formally disbanded their organizations and took steps to form a new organization embracing the memberships of both of those disbanded. At a Joint meet ing a committee on unification reported on the basis of representation in the new na tional body, ,one delegate for every luO members or fraction thereof. This report was at-cepiea. ine election of offtcrs will occur tomorro I EMPLOYERS LIFT THE , ' III BAN n Teamsters Are Restored to Old Places la, Former Strike, bound Honaes. CHICAGO. Aug. 1-Police were removed today from the wagons of many of the firms that have been strikebound for four months. Correspondingly many union drivers were restored to their old dImc. The Employers'' association, following the determination of the Lumbermen's assocla- uon io reinstate union teamsters In a body had decided to lift the ban placed on all strikeis tnla week. The action waa taken despite the fact that the Coal Teamsters' union had ignored he employers' threat noj, to rehire any of the sinkers until all should vote to rail the strike off. boycott aalnst Cvs big coai couuoies 1 1 aUU ua. REGISTRATION 13 ORDERLY People After tlntah Land Are Flock ing to the Three Healatra. tlon Points. DENVER, Aug. 1 Advices from Grand Junction, Colo., and Vernal. Price and Provo, 1'tah, Indicate that the work of reg istering applicants for homesteads In the Vlntah reservation Is proceeding In an or derly manner. The register station opened at t o'clock today and will continue for twelve days. Thousands of people are In line at the registration places, although early registration affords no advantage to , the applicants, as the land will be dis tributed by a drawing which will begin on August 17. A dispatch from Grand Junction says that fully B.000 strangers have already arrived In that city, most of whom Intend to reg ister. About t.ooo men spent the night In line nt the Auditorium where the registra tion is being held The first man In line was William Wayhack of Ouray, Colo. Those left in line when registration closes at 6 o'clock each evening will receive tick ets entitling them to their places In the line the next day. Several of the churches have been converted Into aleeplng apart ments for strangers In the city. SALT LAKE. Vtah, Aug. 1 Registra tion of applicants for land on the Vlntah reservation was begun at 9 o'clock this morning, at Provo, Price and Vernal, Vtah. At Provo, resignations were made at the Parker school house and the Proctor academy. Exactly forty-four apollcants were In line at each place. There was no disorders. At Price, there were seventeen registrations In the first fifteen minutes. and the registrations proceeded quietly and with no excitement. The first to register at Provo was Mrs. Isabel Miller of Elsinore, Vtah. If reason ably successful she proposes to go on the reservation and establish a home. She Is 6S years old and a widow. As she emerged from the booth Commissioner Richards took a snapshot of her. George Joggers, 70 years old and a civil war veteran, waa the first In line at the Parker school. Good order Is being maintained. The sa loons are open day and night, but there Is little disturbance. No gambling Is per mitted. HANLEY CHARGED WITH FRAUD Farmers' Alliance Leader Accnaed of I'slna; Malls to Sell Stock In Bonus Ranch Company. ST. PAVL, Aug. l.-John C. Hanley, pub lisher of the Alliance Advocate, and well known throughout the west as a leader In the Farmers alliance and other political movements, has been arrested by Vnlted States Marshall Grlmshaw on a charge of using the malls in connection with a scheme to defraud. The charge Is that In advertising matter sent through the mall for the purpose of selling stock in the Consolidated Farm and Ranch company, Hanley represented that this company had acquired the prop erty of the MorAuna Co-operative Ranch company, now In the hands of a receiver, which representation la claimed to be false. His hearing Is aet for 'August 12. The consolidation company waa organized a few months ago under tie lawa of South Dakota with Hanley as president and cap italized at ISfiO.noo. The gorhment claims that the new company has practically no assets and In order to Induce Investors to buy stock In the new company the pro moters pretended to have secured the prop erty of the old company. The Montana company Is now In the hands of a receiver and Is claimed to have assets of only tlR.ooo with an Incumbrance In the shape of a fl7,000 mortgage. In some of the literature sent out by Hanley It Is represented that the property Is worth 1107,159. The circulars sent out names among the officers of the Consolidated company A. J. Wheden of Omaha, secretary; A. H. Inley, Des Moines, la., as one of the directors. The name, of A. J. Wheden is not In the Omaha directory, but there is an A. J. Whldden, whose business is set down as real estate. MOODY IS AT OYSTER BAY Attorney General Confers with Presl den Regarding Grafting- In Agricultural Department. OrSTER BAY, L. I.. Aug. 1. Attorney General William H. Moody arrived here today. He has been cruising for a week along the North Atlantic coast in the Dol Dhln. After he was landed here the Dol- ohin proceeded to the New York navy yard, where It will he fitted out for the use of the Japanese peace envoya. They will make the trip from Oyster Bay to Portsmouth, lowest bidder, lor i,4 ana u.uz, re N. H., In the vessel. Attorney General spectlveJy. Moody drove out to Sagamore Hill. His j Henry V. Plummer and Paul B. Seward mission here at this time Is to consider ! made a proposition to the city to supply with the president the cases which have a duplicate tax list for the use of the been turned over to the Department of Jus- ' comptroller for the year 1906 for $1,250. tlce from the Agricultural department. I The matter was referred to the legal de- Inqulries are now being made by the at- torney general Into the scandals developed : Councilman Huntington reported that for him. James Crane and Harry S. Cun by the leok In the cotton report and the : after Investigation he found the Mercer I ningham, held for complicity In the robbery. case of Dr. George T. Moore, who resigned because of his connection with a nitro-cul- ture company. After the disposal of the president's exe- cutlve business this morning he and Mr. Moody had an opportunity to consider un- Interruptedly the questions which brought the attorney general to Oyster Bay. They spent the day about the Sagamore Hill grounds, taking a horseback ride this after noon. No statement ahout the results of their conference was made. The attorney general ex sects to leave tomorrow morning for New York, where he will go directly to Washington. SPEAKS FOR WILLIAMSON Attorney for Oregon Congressman I'rges Good Repatatlon of Client as Reason for Acquittal. PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 1 Judge A. 8. Bennett. In the 1'nlted States court today, commenced the principal argument for the defendants Biggs. Gesner and Congressman Williamson. H. S. Wilson, counsel for the defense with Judge Bennett, ended Ms argu ment today which was begun yesterday afternoon. Judge Bennett charged that District At torney Heney was seeking "the big fish." but not the men big In crime. He asked why the millionaires who have been al lowed to steal thousands of aires of the government's land were allowed to go fr nlle mtn on,y !n reputation ' ,n lndlnK among their neighbors were chosen for prosecution. He alleged that "Newt Williamson" is the big rich the government U after and that Biggs and Gesner were entangled in the net because they must Le caught to get the other. Judge Bet. net t showed the former good character of the defendants and maintained that this should tx a strong pwlul la Uinv favor. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Gai Lighting Contract Goes Over for Another Two Weeki. COMMITTEE NOT READY TO MAKE REPORT Expected Flrenorka Already to Touch Off. but Illumination Is Postponed In Deference to Committee's Itl'ihtn. President Zlmmaii did not deliver a speech on gas street lighting at the city council meeting last night. This was not N'cause he was not prepared, but owing to the fact that, contrary to expectations, no opposition was made to the lighting com mittee's request for more time to consider and report on the bids for the service suh mll'.ed more than a month ago. Vice Ptesl dent Clabaugh of the gas company has spent some time at the city hall during the day und was present at the meeting. It was anticipated that some of the council men would Insist on a report of the light ing committee last night, and If It was not obtained try to hrve the papers taken out of the covltt'' hands and acted on. so as to glv t. jlir ' ompany a new five- year contract V! per light. As t'-e lighting ci mn 1 had not chad the ordi nance prro,T; to make th contract the time it Is, ,,itld to hold M3fr 'er the law and rules', there was no hop- .- of forcing action upon It If the committc did not surrender It. I The committee report, signed tiy all three members, O'Brien, Zlmman ahd Back, Mated that the matter was of great Im portance and legal questions were Involved end for these reasons it asked two weeks' more time. Councilman Evans Immediately moved to grant the committee's request and this was done. Street Cleaning Apparatus. Mayor Moores vetoed the resolution pro posing to buy 5u0 feet of Eureka cotton Jacket fire hose for street flushing, for the reason that In his opinion the council had not treated Street Commissioner Hummell In a "courteous or businesslike way." He asked that the council give the street com missioner the kind of hose he wants and not cripple the efficiency of the street de partment through any fight on the mayor. The council sustained the veto. It also sustained his veto of a resolution proposing to advertise for two street flush ing wagons. The mayor said he had been Informed that the wagons are not adapted to cleaning Omaha paving, principally be cause the sewer system lacks frequent catch basins to catch the mud and debris. He recalled the fact that the city had nought "gold bricks' before, notably In the "Jumbo street sweeping machine." which was consigned to the scrap heap In ninety days, and he announced that he proposed to act as a "safety valve" whereby surplus energy In expenditures might he dissipated by the council. City Engineer Rosewater, In a communi cation, declared the, flushing of asphalt streets harmful to the paving, and asked the council to take action to stop it. His letter waa referred to the street committee. Bids on Paving. Bids for paving were received as follows, the Commercial Land company and E. D. VanCourt bidding on Some of the curbing: District 740-Twenty-firth street. Dodge to California. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, class C. l.'.Oi; brick. 11 79; brick block. 11.81. Bar ber Asphalt company, asphalt, Ne braska Bltullthlc company. 12. Charles E Fanning, brick. 11.72; brick block, 11.76. District IH Jackson street, Ninth to Tenth. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, class A, stone, 12.55: brick, 2u7; brick block, J2 1)9. Barber, asphalt. 11.90; stone. 13 25. Nehraska Bltullthlc company, asphalt, 12.20. Charles E. Fanning, brick, 12.04; stone, M 04. District 838 Davenport, Fortieth to Forty third. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, class B, 11.91; brick, 12.01; brick block. 12.0S. Barber, asphalt, 11.H4. Nebraska Bltullthlc com pany, asphalt, fl.H2. Dlntrlct SJ7 Da venport. Central boule vard to Thirty-first. Hugh Murphy, as phalt, class B. 11. S3; brick. 12.03; brick block, 12.H6. Barber, asphalt, 11 til. Ne braska Bltullthlc company, asphalt, 11. S3. District MS California, Twenty-third to Twenty-sixth. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, class D, 11.9S; brick. 11.94: brick block. $1.96. Barber, asphalt. 11.5M. Nebraska Bltulithio company, 11. So Charles E. Fanlng, brick, 12.03: brick block, 12.07. District 8T!S Davenport. Eighteenth to Twentv-second. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, clasj D, 12.01; brick. 12.03; brick block. 12 06. Barber, asphalt. 11.43; stone. 11.55. Ne braska Bltullthlc company, asphalt, 1189. District 40 Maple, Twentieth to Twenty fourth. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, class B, 12.01; brick, 11.96; brick block. 11.98. Barber, asphalt, 11.64 Nebraska Bltullthlc com pany, asphalt. 11.88. Charles E. Fanning, brick, 12.06; brick block, 12 09. E. D. Van Court, macadam, class B, 54 cents. Sewer Contracts Let. A contract for a main sewer on Thirtieth street, from Burt to Hamilton, waa ordered i awarded to John F. Daley, the lowest bid I ber. for 19.481. and contracts for sewers In j districts 311 and 312 to James Jensen, the j partment. ' pond at Forty-third and izara streets a ' nuisance and thought it should be drained, I Action waa deferred on the matter upon the advice of the city attorney, The council ordered all rooms, records, ' documents and papers formerly belonging to the Board OI r-UDllc norm "u Advisory board turned over to the city engineer for his care, use and custody. At the solicitation of Councilman Nichol son the city attorney was directed to mall each improvementVlub a copy of the newly printed charter. Correcting Voting Precincts. An ordinance was Introduced to correct errors made In the construction of election precinct lines. An ordinance was Intro duced ordering asphalt paving on Thirty seventh street from Farnam to Dodge and one passed ordering the same on Fortieth street from Hamilton to Franklin. The mayor's appointment of James Cameron on the Board for the Examination of Plumbers was confirmed. The council adjourned to Thursday even ing at 8 o'clock, when consideration of the tax levy for IS" will be considered. City Attorney Breen said he had been Informed that the State Board of Equalization ex pected to report to the County Roard of Equalization this week and that the latter planned to make the levy Monday. Vnder the new charter the city must certify to the county board In time for this action, Including the school taxes. The latter have been certified to the council by the Board of Education, being at the rate of 2 pulls on the dollar of full valuation, or 13 mills on the one-fifth valuation prescribed by the tevecue law. City's Cash Arcoant. Comptroller lA)leck submitted the follow ing report of r:sh In the hands of the city treasurer, checked August 1: cash in drawer $ 13.374 72 Checks for deimsit 10,4i21 lialam.es in hanks, city funds Continued on Second Faga NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair In Wrt. Showers and Warmer In Fast Portion Wednesday. Thurs day Fair. Temperature at Omaha Yeeterdnji Hour. Ilea. Ilonr. Hear. R a. m TO 1 p. tn '-! a. m TO 2 p. in V.1 T a. m TO a p. in so si a. m T4 4 p. m T l a, m Ttt R p. m H-'l 10 a. m TS l p. in TO 11 a. m SO T p. m Tt 13 ra Nl N p. m TO p. in TO RIOT IN SOUTH CHICAGO Mob Attempts to Hracne Man Arrested by Railroad Detect lies for Mealing Ride. CHICAGO. Aug. l.-A riot In which sev eral hundred people took part occurred to night In South Chicago. In which three de tectives employed by the Ijike Shore & Michigan Southern railway attempted to arrest Charles B. Frane for riding on a sand train. The detectives. In trying to make the arrest, were compelled to use their re volvers, and the crowd retaliated with bricks and stout s. A nuinlior of people were Injured in the fight. They are: Richard Williams, shot In the arm by one of the detectives. Mrs F.mma Foley, wounded In the right temple by a bullet that grazed her head. Mary Foley, daughter of Mrs. Emma Foley, knocked down and trampled by the crowd. Charles Breech, detective, employed by the Lake Shore road struck on the head with a stone and badly cut. Theodore Dongcl, head cut with a stone. The mob besieged the detectives and their prisoner in the depot, and broke many of the windows In their efforts to get at the officers. A detail of policemen from the SoutM Chicago station was Insufficient to disperse the mob und additional help was summoned. , The crowd scattered after a number of arrests had been made. Frane was finally locked up In the police station, although a large crowd followed him all the way to the station, bent on securing his release. LAND FRAUDS IN MONTANA Trial of R. M. Cobban, Accused of Subornation of Perjury, Begins In Helena. HELENA. Mont.. Aug. 1. In the federal court before Judge W. H. Hunt today In the trial of R. M. Cobban, who Is charged with subornation of perjury In connection with timber land entries in western Mon tana -in 199. the stand was occupied all day by Albert Jamison, for the govern ment. Jamison was originally Indicted for perjury In connection with entries, but the case against him was nolled. He was one of about eighty again, whom Indictments were returned. Jamison on his direct ex amination testified that he had an agree ment with Cobban to locate people on claims who would sell to Cobban after they got title, and the witness was to be paid from 110 to 125 for locating entrymen and entrywomen. He testified that he had been paid by Cobban from !0 to ll.tmo for his work. RAILWAY CUT DIVERTS FLOOD Mile of Rock Inland Track ar Col orado Springa Rnrled I nder Sand and Mud. COLORADO SPRINGS. Aug. l.-The Rock Island railway Is temporarily out of action In this city as a result of the cloud burst that struck north of town last night. The cut through which the road enters Colorado Springs Is about 100 feet wide and twenty feet deep and It Is declared to have run full of water when the force of the flood reached that point- The tracks today for a distance of nearly a mile are burled under from eight tc- ten feet of sand and traffic Is reaching the city via Denver. Had this cut not diverted the flood from the course that it was taking and carried It to Monument creek, enormous damage would have resulted to the best residence district of Colorado Springs. ALLEGED CR00K BREAKS JAIL Earl Trainer, Charged with Blowing l'p Post office, Saws Way Out of Prison at LaCrosae. LA CROSSE. Wis , Aug. l.-Earl Trainer, alias Harry 8. Emmet, charged with blow ing up the Stoddard, Wis., postofflce on the ! night of July 6, escaped from Jail here to- day, sawing his way out. A fine steel saw- concealed In a bunch of fruit sent him by a woman, purported to be his wife, enabled him to escape. A rope was made of blankets with which the crook descended from the floor where he was confined alone. No trace of the man I can be found although posses are searching failed to escape, being confined on different floors. DEVLIN JVILL GO TO IRELAND Kaasas Millionaire to Be Given Con trol of His Estate After He Returns from Trip. TOPEKA, Kan.. Au l.-Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Devlin today left for Spring Water, III., where they will visit a week. They will then go to Ireland, where Mr. Devlin will spend a month or more trying to re gain hla health. It la understood that when Mr. Devlin returns to Topeka he will be given charge of his estate, the creditors believing this course would result in the estate paying out sooner. Eastern parties will advance the money sufficient to pay off claims and the court will-then be asked to discharge the receivers HYDE WILL JTAKE A BRIDE Engagement of Former Official of F.qultable Society and Mlea Gladys Deacon Announced. XEW4 YORK. Aug." l.-The reported en gagement of Miss Gladys Deacon and James H. Hyde was given authority today 'by a member of Miss Deacon's family. Movements of Ocean rasvla Annual 1. At New York Sailed: Kron Prlnz Wtl helm. for Bremen; I'annonia. for Flume. Arrived: Minneapolis from london. Bre men, from Bremen; Cevlc from Liverpool; Carunla, from Liverpool ( Nant ucket i At Glasgow Arrived : Furnesxia, from New York. At All' werp Arrived : Kroonland. from New York At Naples Arrived: . Prince Adll.ert, f Li . ! New York At Liverpool -Hailed: H.ixotila, for Hos lo: At London-Sailed: Columbian, for Boa- SIX MORE ARE DEAD Slight Increase in Nombar of Yellow TeTer Victim CONFLICT OF ' STATE AUTHORITY Armed Troops of Louisiana Baid to EaTS InTaded Missitiippi. CASES DISCOVERED IN OTHER PARISHES Chicago Drummer Stricken with tha Plague at Shrtreport. STATE CF PANIC PREVAILS THERE Uundreds of People leave the City Immediately One Case Disrov ered In Montgomery, Alabama. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. l.-FnllowIng la the yellow fever record up to p. m.: New cases 42 Total cases to date ...!.!!.'!.S4 Deaih 6 Total deaths to date 68 New foci 4 Total foci to date 60 The day's record shows a continued Im provement so far as the number of new foci Is concerned, and no secondary In fection from any of the existing foci, tha general situation Is regarded as hopeful. The large number of new cases, the largest yet reported In a single day, shows that the tertiary Infection among the panic stricken people on the original district Is appearing what Is to be expected. One of the new cases Is on Jackson avenue. In the residence district, and the victim had returned recently to the city from hla sum mer home on the coast. Conflict of Authority. The relations between the state of Louisi ana and Mississippi have reached an acuta stage and from Indications tonight It will chantce from Interviews about concealment of cases to a more serious matter. From Information that has come to hand, the dignity of the state of Louisiana haa been offended by an armed Invasion from the sister state, and this morning Governor Blanchard communicated with the captain of the naval brigade, which has a fully equipped gunboat, with a view of having It dispatched to the borders to protect ioulsiana citizens from further Indignities. Mississippi has five armed boats patrolling the coast to prevent fishermen from break ing through the quarantine line. These vessels are also assisted by tha United States revenue cutter Winona. The Mis sissippi boats will not allow the Louisiana fishermen to enter Mississippi sound, east of St. Joe light, but from reporta received here It appears that one of theae patrol boats came Into Lake Borgne, which Is distinctly Louisiana territory, and one re port says It came up to the mouth of Lake Borgne canal, which exlenda from the lake to the Mississippi river, only a distance of four and a half milea. Tha naval brigade vessel Stranger drawa too much water for service In that vicinity, but a llpht drft boat would be Impressed Into service armed with a howltser or two f and manned by officers from the brigade ' and will be sent out to prevent further aggressions. Some of the territory now patrolled by the Mississippi boats la now In dispute be fore the supreme court of the Vnlted S'ates, both stales having laid claim to It since the legislature of Louisiana created an oyster commission and passed laws to protect the valuable oyster beds In that vicinity. Fever In Three Other Parishes. The 9ta'e Board of Health received offi cial notice of the appearance of fever in three other parishes today, but as the vic tims are all Italians or Austrlnns, and the connection with the Infected district In New Orleans has been established, there Is no alarm felt over the news. One of the new points on Infection Is the lower pnrt of Plaquemlne parish, on tha west bank, fifty miles below the city. Dr. V. S. Shayot. parish health officer, reported six cases from that vicinity yesterday, one at Sunrise, one at Empire, one at Ostrlca. one at Point Celeste and two at Vaccaro. These parties are all fishermen or truck farmers, und three of them afe Austrlana. Dr. P. B. McCutcheon, the state medical Inspector for this district, haa every confi dence in the ability of Dr. Shayot to handle the cases effectively. Lieutenant Colonel L. M. Mauson, during his Inspection of Fort St. Philip recently, discovered a case five ml s from the fort, but the patient was nearly well at the time. Another point of Infection la on Ardoyna plantation. The state board waa asked for a doctor and two nurses and Dr. Mc Cutcheon is arranging tp send some one there. Westawo Just across the river from Au burn parish, Jefferson park, where there is a small settlement has developed two cases among Italians. Dr. Wilson was sent there to investigate on behalf of the state board. One Is dead, but the other is doing well. It was beginning to be feared that Dr. Brady, who was sent to Lake Providence by the state board has been marooned somewhere as not a word haa been heard from him since he left three days ago. Tha quarantines up in that part of the state are extremely rigid and it is doubtful if a rompan) cf militia could break through let alone a physician who haa already handled several cases of the fever. Ha sent a dispatch frosi Vlcksburg saying he ex pected to airlve In l.ake Providence at S p. m., buj nothing haa since been heard from him. Texas Again Alarmed. The Texas scare has evidently grown some In the last day or so. Monday tha I quarantine against the whole state of I lulBlana was re-Installed and today Dr. Tabor practically put an end to communi cation between the two states and to trans continental traffic. President Souchon re ceived the following telegram from Dr. Tabor; un account of the continued spread of vrUow fever, Texas like declared quarantine atraiiiKl the entne state ot Louisiana and will require detention of all persona from or ihroiiith New Orleana. Following the leceipt of this telegram Surgeon Vt liKe of the marine hospital ser vice annou-.ced that no more persons Would be received at the Avondale detention camp which was designated tor western travel over the Texas & Pacific, Southern Parlflo and other southern roads This Is In terpreted to mean that persons remaining five days in the detention camp will have to spend six days more at the Texas de tention camp at Echo, making eleven days. president Sum hon Issued a proclamation delgnoted to relieve the embarrassment cauiwd by parochial quarantines, urging the local h.ilih authorities to recognis the certificates of the marine hospital de t.iith.n seivl.-i- ar.d to adept the certifi cates of the sime service for thrgh pas sengers who are transferred from train to 1 tralu under thai auspices, lie also daslrvg