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The Omaha Daily Bee. COMPLETE. MARKET HEWS IN THE BEL fULL BOX BALL SCORES IN WE BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY MOKXINO, AUGUST 4, 1905 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TII1JEE CENTS. MAJiY NEW CASES Largest Increase in Ytllnw Ferer 8inoe Be jinning of the P'ague, ,f FIVE .DEATHS IN NEW ORLEANS Most of the flew Victim! Arc from th Italian Qiarter. ' QUARANTINE LINES ' ARE TIGHTENED Men Armet with Rifles Guard Highways and Bailroads. LOUISIANA'S NAVAL BRIGADE ORDERED OUT Governor Blnuchard Complains to Secretary Shaw ReaarrflnK the Actions of the Heeaue Cutter W inona. NEW ORLEANS, I., An. 3.-The re port on th yellow fever situation up to 8 p. m. 1 as fUo: New case M Total case to date 42 I'M thi Total death to date "4 New sub-foe t '," Total sul-focl to date This was the largest number of new caned reported In a single day, and. while It wa nutural to expect In consequence an Increnee In the number of new furl or ub-focl, as It Is officially railed, the num ber of the latter Is really smaller in com parison. This Is the period for the sec ondary Infection to appear anions those vho were exposed to the original oases, and It Is not surprising" that the? Infected quarter should yield up such a record for one dy. Naval Brigade Ordered Ont. Though the announcement that Governor Vafdaman hns actually ordered the naval brigade under arms and dispatches It In the mosquito fleet of the oyster commis sion to the liOUlslana-Mlsslssippl boundary attracted attention, there is absolutely no apprehension that any serious collision will occur. Hope generally is expressed that Governor VarUaman's Instructions to his guard not to trespass upon lxulslana territory will be rigidly observed. In udditlon to putting the naval brigade on ships. Governor Blanc hard today wired to the sheriffs and district attorneys of Bt. Bernard and Orleans parishes with a view to Invoking; the assistance of the civil au thorities to clear Louisiana waters of any armed Invader. To the aherlffs he sent this telegram: You will take steps Immediately to cap ture and arrest all armed vessels and those aboard found within that part of Lake Borgne situated In your parishes, so that the grai.d Jury may act. Consult the dis trict attorney and call upon Commander iiostwp k of the naval militia for asslstanco 'to efT.-t capture. Qo with Bostwlck ex pedition through the lake. Comprehensive Cleaning I' p. With a, view to Inaugurating a more thor ough cleaning movement and strengthening the arms of the health authorities In fight ing the mosquito, Mayor Behiman called -aoofareacaal to city ball today. Opin ions . were expressed by Health Officer Kohnke, by Dr. Beverly Warner, In charge of the ward work, and by Chairman Jan vier of the cltlsen' committee, that while yellow fever vu now known not to bo a filth disease and that the most perfect cleaning of the city could affect In no way tbe fight against the disease. It being the consensus of scientific opinion that yellow fever Is only transmitted by the mosquito, a general sanitary movement would be cer tain to have a line moral effect and would enlist the sympathy and active assistance of the public In putting Into effect the pre cautions deemed necessary to destroy the breeding places of the mosquito. The re sult of the meeting was the appointment of oommltteea that will take In hand and carry out most comprehensive plans cf sanitary work. Cases of Blckaess Concealed. The Inspectors who are at work searchi ng out cases of illness are having many arange experiences. There still exists a widespread antipathy among the Ignorant classes to making public cases of sickness, and a great deal of the Inspectors' time Is taken up In running down suspicious cases which are communicated by the citi zens to the Board of Health. One of ths rood results that Is expected to follow ths present misfortune of the il city will be a vast extension of the powers fl now lodged In the Board of Health In the i f matter of enforcing sanitary and hygienic i measures. No one seems to have had any Idea until the developments of the past two weeks of the deplorable conditions that have existed In the Italian quarter. Hun dreds of people have been found crowded Into ramshackle tenements, some of thorn built perhaps a century ago, and surrounded ! with none of the essentials of the most I primitive sanitation and hygiene. The dis trict has been a rich field for the planting of epidemic diseases, and there Is a strong demand that laws shall be passed and en forced to revolutionise these conditions, not only In the present Infected area, but in other parts of the city. One Case la Alexandria. Much surprise was expressed at the State Board of Health when a dlspatct) reached It today from Dr. Oremlllon at Alexandria, announcing the appearance of a case of vellow fever there. Rapides parish had tskon extraordinary measures to keep out J -v.- if , thnuiht that noneiaaya: r.. m. narnman win spend iui.ao.uq, . ...... ..... i.. ... m. Of me lUgmve l..li.n. uu.o pass the cordon of guards with which It had surrounded itself. The Alexandria tr.e.M in New Orleans and that opens up the question of the efficiency of certain quarantines established in the country parishes.. The period of Incubation of yellow fever Is five days, and this Ital ian, therefore, must have got Into Rapides within that time, although the quarantine has been In effect for a much longer period. Thers la naturally much anxiety among the health officials to know how many more Italians have slipped out of New Orleana recently and managed to make their way Into uninfected localities. Dr. C. M. Brady returned today from Lake Providence. La., on the Mississippi liver In north Louisiana, bringing Informa tion that the Italians who invaded that sec tion have been completely laolated and are constantly under observation. The case of fsver there la carefully guarded, and every precaution has been taken to prevent further Infection. Coaatrr Mors Exclled. Ths excitement In ths country district! seems to bavs grown more acute with ths discovery of eases st other points. In this connection ths doctors hers are dis posed to question whether all the cases that appear can be properly traced to New Orleans. A whole train load of passengers on ths IConUnued on Second Pa.) FLEET ON FRIENDLY CRUISE Visit of British hlps to Baltic Sea So KTldence of 111 Feeling. LONDON. A lie 3 The forthcoming visit of a British Meet to the Baltic sea appears more likely to mark the beginning of more cordial relations bctwcn Germany and Great Britain, Instead, as has been sug gested In some quarters adding to the fric tion now existing. The proposed visit was ki : v. . to the German Foreign office m ('s ago, and suggestions that objec tion to It were raised by Germany are unfounded. Ernest GeorRe Prrttyman, f tary to the Admiralty, today In reply I --stlons said definitely that no protests ling the visit of the fleet had been ed. ndly comment on the pending cruise German Baltic ports creates the belief it will help along King Edward's desire good relations between Germany and Gr.-it Britain and the announcement of v llama support of th" candidacy of Prince Charles of Denmark for the Nor wegian throne Is accepted as' an Indication that the German ruler proposes to work In trie same direction. The report Is revived that Emperor Wil liam will meet King Edward during the latf?rs forthcoming trip to Marlenbad. HAYTI TAKES OVER CUSTOMS Contract with Bunk for Collecting Money Is Annulled by Island (iixrrnmrnl, PORT AI' PRINCE. Aug. S -Notice Is published in the Official Monitor announc ing that the treasury service has been con fided to Haytlen officials. Holders of securities of the Haytlen do mestic loans recently attached at the Na tional bnnk, Port an Prince, Important re celpts coming from the customs duties, which they said were collected Tor their account. The government claimed these receipts, but the bank refused to surrender them. The government then threatened to annul the contract with the bank and to cause all customs duties. Including those guaranteeing the domestic and foreign loans, to be collected by the Haytlen ad ministration. Pirllament subsequently adopted a resolution ordering the bank to comply with the law and to place the sums In dispute at the disposal of the government, which would organize a treas ury service to collect the customs duties. RUSSIANS STRENGTHEN ARMY Toklo Hears that General l.lnevltch la Adding to Troops In Field. TOKIO, Aug. 3. An unofficial report has been received to the effect that General Llnevltch'a first army Is disposed near Chungmumen, that the second army holds Fenghwa Pamlenchlen line, and that the third army occupies position In the vicinity of Taoma. Bodies of cavalry protect the extremities of either wing. It la reported that the Russlana are gradually strengthening the foreea south of the Tumen river In northern Corea. The total number of men la estimated at 22,000. The force north of the Tumen along the lines of communication la said to be small. RIKSDAG CLOSES ITS SESSION Swedish Parliament Awaits Actloa of of Norway In Regard to Sep aration of Kingdoms. STOCKHOLM, Aug. 3. The extraordinary session of the Riksdag was brought to a close today. King Oscar was not present, but waa represented by the new premier. Christian Lundebcrg. In declaring the session closed the speaker of the lower house said the situa tion still contained disquieting elements, but Sweden would be absolved from blame If a breach occurred after the offer made by the Riksdag. Another special session will be called as soon as Norway la ready to act on the Swedish conditiona. REFUSES TO RAISE RATES Catholic Order of Foreatera Refers Proposed Change Back to the Local Jurisdictions. BOSTON, Aug. 8 The attempt to Increase the insurance rates In the Catholic Order of Foresters at the convention of the interna tional body In this city failed today after a long discussion, 112 delegates voting In favor and 97 against a change, less than the necessary two-thirds, as required by the constitution. Subsequently it was voted to refer the matter back to the state and pro vincial Jurisdictions, and the high chief ranger was directed to prepare plans and make recommendations regarding the mat ter and present them to the next meeting, which will be held In St. Paul. Minn., In 1907. It appeared to be the sentiment of the delegates In the debate over the insur ance question that as the reorganization had at present a surplus of over $1,000,000 careful business management would pre vent the necessity for. a change. WILL SPEND TEN MILLIONS Harrlman System to Balld Number of w Lines In Oregon Wash Inaton aad Idaho. PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. S.-The Telegram . . . . .... . ... . I In railroad building in the atates of Oi-o1- , ii'il. iibpiiiiihiuii aiiii iiinnu vtunill me nt-XI cial announcement of annnumemeni ot mthern Pacific Is pr-- year. With the offl '"Ki "ouinern nunc is pr l -.,.,, tn V, . . i I T 1 I .. ... .1.. 1. .11 1 im'iii ...lam iu 4ji su in-ju v.v m,i,.. th m.in n ...k the Coos Bay, Rosehurg & Eastern road, which extends from Marshfleld twenty-el&ht mllea to Myrtle Point, via Coquille, and with a branch to Beaver Hill, it ia stated Harrlman will spend lio.ooo.oio in conatruc tlon. Included In which will be the coat of the dual roud between Rlpara and Grangevllle, the cost of which la shoul dered Jointly by Messrs Hill and Harrlman. FORESTERS MAY BUY LAND Supreme Coart SHRD11' 11 If.. Supreme Council Endorses Plan for Settlement In Xorthwest era Canada. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Aug. I.-Ths supreme council of the Order of Foresters at a final meeting of Its convention today indorsed the plan for the purchase of big tracts of land ln northwest Canada for set- tlement by members of the order. Dr Oronhyalekha, chief ranger, waa presented with a Jewel to commemorate hla twenty fifth year aa head of the order. At tonight session of the Foresters after an exciting tight the salaries of the secretary, examining physician and treas urer wars raised from KOuO U 7,tv& SAY THE STRIKE IS BROKEN Northern Railway Officials Announce that Trains Are Nearly oa Tim. UNION OFFICIALS PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK President Perham Says Passengers Are Delayed and that Freight Traffic Is Paralysed Denies Charge of Wire Cutting;. ST. PAUL. Minn, Aug. 3 The second day of the telegraphers' strike on the lines of the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific railways ended with the railway of ficials asserting that the strike has already been broken and the officials of the tele graphers' union declaring that It has only begun. Both sides profess great satisfac tion with the situation tonight and each maintains that the struggle will be ended within a fortnight. In spite of the difficulties presented by the walk-out of the telegraphers, the rail roads have been able to keep the more Important trains very near to the sched ules. Through trains from the coast ar rived In St. Paul today on time, with the exception of the North Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific, which was not perl onsly delayed. The time freight trains are being successfully handled. The abandon ment of a number of way freights Vas the most serious disablement of traffic today. The railway officials claim that there has been a notable break In the ranks of the strikers. All the operators on- one branch of the Great Northern and North Dakota having gone back to work and thirty or forty more having signified their willingness to do so. Many substitutes were placed during the day and men from different parts of the country are being examined and put to work as rapidly as they nrrive. Reports disprove the representations of the strikers that the freight traffic has been completely pnralyxed. There has been much delay at many points In the handling of local freight, but this class of traffic Is gradually being taken care of. The railroad officials say that there Is no accumulation of freight at terminals, and that no ship ments will he refused tomorrow. Rumors of a sympathetic strike of the trainmen have been In circulation and al though conferences have been held with this plan In view, It Is declared tonight that such a move Is not Impending. Presi dent Perham of the Telegraphers' Brother hood said tonight: "We are bound to win and we can fight It out alone. I wouldn't think of consent ing to ft sympathetic strike." The telegraph companies are sending to cities where they have Independent offices, but communication with the smaller towns lsinrertaln. General Manager Horn Satisfied. In ft statement made tonight concerning the strike situation General Manager Horn of the Northern Pacific road said: There has not been since the telcernnhcrs' strike started a single serious delay result ing from the strike of the telesranhers In leaving their posts. Through trains are running on time today. Morning trains irom uie racinc coast reached St. Paul on their schedules and the North Coast Limited -from fort land nulled Into the St. Paul Union station this afternoon, after a run or 2,000 miles, without a delay of Im portance. East freight service Is well maintained over the entire system. Other freight Is moving, suojecr to some delay, and traffic as a whole is being handled in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. The strikers have failed completely so far as It was their Intention to tie up or blockade traffic. On the Pacific coast the heavy lewis and Clark exposition travel In and out of Portland Is being handled with out the least delay or Inconvenience to passengers. On the Pacific division 00 per cent of the positions are tilled. As compared with conditions prevailing yesterday the company has Increased the number of operators at work by 2f per cent. Four Important stations on the Dakota division were reopened for business this afternoon In charge of competent agent operators. Nine stations on the Minnesota division were this afternoon supplied with operators and reopened. On the Montana division the only Im portant office allll remaining closed Is that at Ixunbard. At numerous points division superintend ents report that striking telegraphers are already Indicating their willingness to re turn to work within a few days. Perfect safety of travel and reasonable promptness In the handling of freight traffic are and have been absolutely assured since the beginning of the strike. Great Northern Trains on Time. General Superintendent Sladn of the Great Northern gave out the following: The situation is somewhat Improved. But two of the passenger trains in the twenty- four hours arrived at the t. t'aul I nlon depot behind their schedules and these were but twelve and fifteen minutes late. Our passenger trains arrived at Seattle yes terdav on time without exception and our freight trains are moving nicely. We are filling the places of a number of the men who have gone out. Protection will be furnished to all men at work. Perham la Confident. President Perham of the Telegraphers" union said today: The full effect of the strike will not be felt by the companies until four or five days nave elapsed. But I am well satisfied with present conditions. I am constantly receiving re ports from all parts of both systems to the efTect that passenger trains are delayed and that freight traffic is paralyzed. The stories about our men going back to work are absolutely untrue. There has been no break In our ranks. There Is a charge being made against us that I would like to contradict. It is said that, by my orders, the men that went out "turned their boards red "that is, dH- and that this was done merely to em- 1 barrass the company and delay traffic. It I was done, but It was done to protect life and property. Some agents or operators' that were called out would be sure to have train orders not yet delivered. Perhaps ,r-,ijuT7,iin,'.--..-iv.i-.'"ivii,i!T-,,'-o-i-,i.fr, tnr ,i.-e ho,lrll Now. , ,h. mn -r to leave their nnsts and fall to deliver to deliver of course. h. ,rt, .eri;..i ar.ldent. of e...,V. ------ - mlh' hJ4'Trn- ' C"",M ,ll,,.wnat op'; , r,,ir(, had train orders to deliver, so Instructed all operators to turn their loards red on quilting. This would force ! '"e trainmen on every rain to slop at tne the trainmen on every station and mske sure there were no orders I I ..K.AA.ulln- I lll'iir- (iiwrniiiri. rt l"l III" li.ai ru, 1 1 117 1 , lllttr been cutting the wires there is no truth in It. All our men are instructed to do nothing unlawful. Nonunion Operators Forced to Leave. A special to the Dispatch from Ievlls Ike. N. D., says that while there has been no particular damage caused by the Great Northern telegraphers strike aa yet, the situation threatena to become serious shortly. All nonunion operators aent here by the Great Northern railway were today forced to leave their keys and the city by sympathliera of the strikers. So far paa senger trains have run only little behind time. Some regular freights are running, but no extra freights. Hiring Operators at Albaay, N, Y. ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 4. An effort to en gage telegraphers here to take ths places of the striking operators on ths Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways is meeting vigorous opposition from the local branch of the Commercial Telegraphers' union. Conrad Srhulte came here today from New York and took a room at a hotel, where he opened a bureau for hiring strike breakers. As soon ss th union men got wind of his Intention they stationed pickets (.Continued on Second Fag" LEE CONTINUES HIS STORY Former Lieutenant Governor of Mis souri la Subjected to a Rigid Cross-Examination. JEFFERSON CltY. Aug. S -Former Lieutenant Governor John A. I-ce resumed his testimony today In the trial of Senator F. H. Farrts on the charge of brllery. Lee's denial at the former trial of Farris that he (Lee) wrote the letter sending the 17.000 In question back to D. J. Kelly of New York, representative of baking pow der Interests, was taken up In a severe cross-examination by the defense. Several checks from Kelly to Lee were Introduced and Identified, but were not ad mitted as evidence by Judge Davis, who ruled that the Inquiry should be limited to transactions that took place In St. Louis. This precluded the introduction of ft num ber of letters and checks which the defense Intended to offer as evidence. When the cross-examination was com pleted the state took the witness on re direct examination. Lee testified concern ing the letter purporting to return $7,000 to Kelly, which at the former trial he had denied writing, but yesterday admitted that he had written it by saying that he had written the letter because be heard that there might be trouble at some time and the letter was for the purpose of covering up the transaction concerning the convey ance of the $7,0li0, but that he did not re turn the ST.Outl to Kelly. Noon recess waa then taken until i o'clock. Upon the resumption of court Iee re- Iterated his statement that when Kelley was in St. Ixmla he had cashed several checks for Kelley because the latter waa a stranger In the city. He admitted that he had got money from Kelley for his own use, but Insisted that Jt was paid by Kel ley In consideration ofj baking powder ad vertising Inserted In l.ee's weekly paper devoted to the grocer' Interest. When Lee was excused from the stand he hail occupied It for a total of eight hours, five of which had been devoted to rrofcs-examinat Ion by attorneys for Farris. Dr. J. T. Coffey, cashier of the Bank of Steelvllle, was the next witness. The state attempted to develop through the witness the banking transactions of Farris on March II, 1!1, two days sftcr Lee had testi fied that he gave Farris $7.im. received from Kelley. but the defense objected. The Jury was excused and then ensued a long legal controversy on the point. After the attorneys for each side had concluded their arguments Judge Davis announced that he would give Attorney General llaiiley until tomorrow morning to submit authorities In support of his posi tion In desiring to Introduce testimony re garding Karris' account In the Steelvllle bank on March 21, 1!1. The Jury was then recalled and R. B. Brldgeman of Oregon. Mo., testified that Lee went to St. Louis on the 'i -y, train on the day of the adjournment of the legisla ture, which Is a point In dispute at the present trial, Iee having' testified at a for mer trial of the charge against Farris that he departed for St. Louis on the 6 o'clock train. Several other witnesses were introduced, but their testimony was merely corrobora tive of facts previously elicited from other witnesses. YOUNG BRYAN ll HOSPITAL Son of Distinguished Xebraskan Suffering from Injury to His Knee. Is CHICAGO. Aug. 3-Wllllam J. Bryan. Jr., Is lying at the Presbyterian hospital, where he underwent a surgical operation yester day for the removal of an abscess on his right knee, brought about by Inflammation that began with a corn on his foot. Young Bryan was brought to the hospital yes terday from Winona Ivtke, Ind., on a fast train. He is a student at a military acad emy. The hospital physicians announced that his condition was not dangerous, but that the prompt action In bringing him to Chi cago for treatment prevented a serious turn. The Inflammation that resulted in the forming of an abscess was first noticeable two weeks ago. A corn on his right foot first berame Inflamed after It had been accidentally cut. The cut became Infected and it was for this reason that blood poisoning was feared. The young man, who Is 16 years old, kept the facts of his condition from his parents and other relatives. Mr. Bryan Is now touring in Ohio. After the reassuring report by the hospital physicians, who say that the boy will be able to return to his studies in a few days, word was sent last night to his father and his uncle, Charles W. Bryan, at Lincoln, Neb. SALT LAKE FRANCHISE FIGHT Conrt Enjoins Mormon C ity I nnnrll from Voting Proposed t hinge In Street Rallwar Franchise. SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 3.-A tern porary Injunction was Issued by Judge Armstrong In thp Third district today re straining three Mormon members of the city council from voting for or against a proposed franchise to the Utah Light and Railway company, now pending before the council. The three members restrained are Rulon B- J- Tuddenham and A. S. Barnes. Wells la one of the presidents of the Seventies and the other two men hold , . . , u mln(J' church offices. The ground on which i the restraining order Is Issued Is that these rt.m mrn r,, i- rrna Kni m w l. j I ' ' ' -...e-i.iip ' ln ,he 'orm" church, are interested in I the proposed franchise, as the church owns the orooosed franchise as the ehoh . . . 'i. ' k In the Utah Light and Railway com- ! ..,. . .. . ... ' ipan nnd ,he rre!,,,1,'nt "t the corpora- tlon. Joseph F. Smith, is also president of the Mormon church. Tho corporation hae a monopoly on street railway transportation and electric light ing In this city. The proposed franchise is designed to consolidate and extend the existing franchises held by the company. REGISTRATION AT AN END Three of the Eight Clerks at Grand Junction Are Ordered to Provo, GRAND JUNCTION. Colo., Aug. S.-The Uintah registration In this city apparently la at an end. Only about 100 homescekers came ln on today's trains. Three of the eight register clerks were relieved from duty here today and ordered to report to A. W. Richards, commissioner of the land department at Provo, Utah. Mayor A. N. Bunting and the Chamber of Commerce have telegraphed to Commis sioner Richards asking him to change the ruling rejecting registration applications of veterans on blanks not furnished by the government. Five hundred veterans ln eastern atates who have used auch blanks, it la aaaerted. will not have time to secure and file government blanka before ths cios Of rcflalraUo. LEVY OF TI11R1EEN MILLS City Council Certifies to County Board Amount Needed for Oily. LARGE SUM TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION City, school Board and Water Board Combined Will Get About ll,Wi,. OOO for the Seat Year In This War. The city council Inst night made the an nual tax levy for 190S by certifying to the Board of County Commissioners the amounts considered necessary for the period. On the present estimate of the total assessment, full value, the city and school district levy combined will be Just about IS mills, against 11.5 mills for 1905. and meaning a levy rate of fi5 mills on a one fifth valuation. Though the school district taxes are certified by the mill rate the new charter provides that the city shall certify to the county board In the amounts of taxes required. This fact, together with uncer tainties regarding the assessment roll, make the matter somewhat difficult to estimate. It is the first time that the county authori ties made the assessment, actual levy and collection of taxes for the city. The reso lution making the certification Is cast something like this: For general purposes of the city 1760.000 For sinking fund to pay Interest on general bonded Indebtedness 250.000 For water tax for 1H, as certified by Water board 100,000 For school purposes, as certified by school board 13 mills This means a total of $1,100,000 wanted for city purposes alone, or the full limit al lowed by law In every particular. The water tax Is mandatory on the council, resting entirely with the Water board, which demanded the maximum some time ago. The school district's revenues will run anywhere between Il'hOooo and $20.000, ac cording to the final make-up of the assess ment rolls. What the Valuation Is. Regarding the latter County Assessor Reed reported that the total assessment for city purposes is $lmi,i8,20O. full value, or $21,391. 640, one-fifth value. He mentioned the fact that this Includes $5a0,000, full value, assess ment against the Insurance companies, who have already restrained the county from levying a tax on the amount by means of a district court order. The total does not include the $3,(K.ooo cash reserve of the Woodmen of the World, which the State Board of' Equalisation has ordered the county authorities to assess. Deducting the I!i6o,000 Insurance assess ments and something over $100,000,000 Is left. To produce ll.WO.OuO taxes roughly 10.5 mills will have to be levied, or b2.5 mills on a one fifth valuation, which Is the way the thing really is figured according to law. Adding this to the 13-mlll school district levy and the approximate levy of 05 mills Is found. It Is expected the commissioners will make the levy not later than Monday. W. S. Poppleton was the only heavy taxpayer present at the council meeting, which was one adjourned over from the regular session Tuesday night. Mr. Pop pleton thought the sinking fund should tie levied only to about one-half the max imum and permit the proceeds from the scavenger law to make up tho balrnce. City Attorneys Breen and Hardman held it were better policy to levy the sinking fund to the hilt and devote scavenger moneys to taking up bonds falling due. Mr. Poppleton acquiesced, with the under standing with the attorneys and the eoun cllmen that something like $300,000 in ma turing bonds will be taken up next spring. Under the new charter the distribution of the bulk moneys Into the various city funds will not take place until January. Overdue Water Bill. The city now owes nearly $100,000 for a year's unpaid water hydrant rental bills, which the legislature made no provision to pay. The city authorities expect the Water board to take up at least one-half of this debt with the water tax to be levied for the board's disposal. Only once before In the history of the city has so much money been raised by taxation, In 1904, when a levy of 14 mills on the dollar waa made to produce $1,416, tVcO on a total assessed valuation of $101,. 191.4W. This was the year following the unsuccessful attempt to assess the railway terminals and franchises at $25,000,000 and the levy rate was swelled to make up de ficiencies; also by a 1 mill levy to pay water hydrant rents, this being ordered by the federal court. With the exception of 1904 and 1901 no higher city tax levy waa ever made In the city of Omaha. Resolution Easily Adopted. Things had been effectually greased prior to the council meeting last night by the legal department, and the resolution, al ready prepared, went through without a murmur or dissenting vote. As prepared it has to go before the mayor for con currence, though tho charter does not re quire this. The city clerk was given authority to employ additional help In his office to assist In getting out sidewalk notices, the wages of each clerk not to exceed $3.50 a day. An ordinance ordering the paving of Lake street from Eighteenth to Twenty. fourth with Purklngton brick block waa Introduced and referred. BOY MURDERER CONFESSES T. W. Cook of Oakland, Cal., Slain by His Young Companions Who Planned to Rob Him. OAKLAND, Cal.. Aug. 3 -Percy Pem broke, sged IS years, one of three boys ur rested charged with the murder of T. W. Cook, made a full confession ln his cell today. The boys, all under 17 yeara of age, deliberately planned to hold up their friend and acquaintance, Thomaa W. Cook. They laid In wait for him armed with bludgeons of lead pipe. When Cook appeared, Pern- broke declarea. Blake atepped behind him and dealt htm a stunning blow with the pipe. Cook fell and Pembroke ran from the scene of the crime, leaving hla com panlnna. John Snelder and George Blake, to complete the robbery. Pembroke ex oneratea Crowhurat, another auspect. ST0CKH0LDERSJ0 FOOT BILL Receiver of First National Bank of Topeka Will Levy Asseas. meat on Shares. TOPEKA, Kan.. Aug. 3. The stockhold ers of the First National bank will be assessed the full amount of their holdings August 7. according to Receiver Bradley, through Instructions from the comptroller of the currency at Washington. The stockholders must pay 25 par cent of their stock on the first payment and give security for the balance. Then other payments must follow every thirty, sixty and ninety days. Receiver Bradley de clines to state th amount UU will pay Into in dividend fund. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Friday with showers and Cooler at Nlcht or Saturday In Northwest Portion) Fair In Fast and South Portions. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. Ilea. Hour. Dev. It a. m 417 1 p. m sit a. m (Ml S p. m K1 7 a. m 1T a p. m Ml a. m HH 4 p. m sift a. ni 71 R p. m M.- 10 a. ni 711 H p. m HI 11 a. m TS 7 p. ni K. 13 ni T a p. m HO O p. m TV MOODY TAKES CHARGE OF CASE "Personal House Cleaning; of Admlo. latratlon" Calls the Attorney General to Washington. WASHINGTON. Aug. 3 -Attorney Gen eral Moody was at his desk In the Depart ment of Justice today. In speaking of the reasons for his return to Washington at this time ho snid that there was several matters of considerable Importance which required his presence, among them being a successor to Mr. Cotton, who recently was appointed district Judge in Oregon In place of Judge Bellinger, deceased. Mr. Cotton had accepted the position, but for business and private reasons has withdrawn his ac ceptance. There are also several matters of trust litigation which require "his attention. In answer to the Inquiry concerning the cotton leak investigation the attorney gen eral said that District Attorney Beach was quite able to properly conduct the Investi gation without assistance, but as this was a matter of personal house cleaning of the administration. It seemed fitting that the head of the Department or Justice should assume a personal responsibility In the matter. The attorney general had a con ference with Mr. Beach today. The district attorney said that the grand Jury now investigating tho cotton leak would take a recess today until the 15th. BROKEN RAILCAUSES WRECK Two Women Are Seriously Injured When Cars I. rare Track In Pennsylvania. JOHNSTOWN. Pa.. Aug. 3.-The morning train from Rockwood to Johnstown over the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was wrecked today between Border and Foustwell, eight miles from this city. Miss Mabel Beach of Somerset. Pa., was fatally injured; Miss Emma Vlckroy of Wlndbrr, Pa., received Internal Injuries th t may cause her death, and several others were so badly hurt they had to be taken to a hospital, the Injuries consisting of bruises and broken bones. All of the Injured are Pennsylvania people. Except Misses Beach and Vlckroy, none are fatally hurt. Owing to a broken rail the cars left the track, the engine and tender remaining on the rails. The baggage car rolled down tho long, steep embankment, turning over and over and finally landed In the creek, stand ing on the wheels. The smoker went only part way down the bank, turning over but once, and the following coach did not go far from the tracks, being held in place by a telegraph pole. A special train carry ing physicians and nurses brought the In jured to thla city. TRAIN WRECKED IN "MISSOURI Switch Eiutine Strikes Passenger Train at Pleasant Hill, In. Jurlng Two Engineers. PLEASANT HILL, Mo., Aug. S.-Local passenger train No. 27, due here at 10:13 a. m., waa wrecked near tho coal chutes this morning, fatally injuring Engineer Frank C. Berry of Sedalla and pulrjfully Injuring Engineer Ramond of the same place. Engineer Berry, In charge of a switch engine, waa doing some switching in the yarda end pulled out on the main line, when he dlacovered the paasenger train coming around the curve at the rate of thirty-five mllea an hour. He waa unablo to get control of hla engine In time to avoid a head-on colllaion and the two engines struck with tremendoua force, leaving them a complete wreck. All trie cara left the track except one coach, but aside from a gool shaking none of the passengers was Injuied. The track waa torn up for a distance of 300 feet. HOTEL MEN IN MINNEAPOLIS Rome Miller Reads Paper Before the Northwestern Association Convention. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 3 Uniformity in hotel laws waa the chief topic of discus- aion at the afternoon session of the North- western Hotel Men's association convention today. A committee waa appointed to draw up a set of laws regulating hotela and a strong effort will be made to have them adpoted by the legislatures of the north west. Exposition of the Nebraska lawa waa made by Rome Miller of Omaha, Iowa lawa by J. H. Klngsley of Waterloo and Minnesota statutes by IL S. Joslyn of St. Paul. J. J. Bohn, editor of the Hotel World addressed the convention. Rome Miller waa elected president of the association, which voted to hold its next meeting ln Omaha. FATAL EXPLOSION OF POWDER Six Men Said to Have Been Killed In Accident In New York. KINGSTON. N. Y-, Aug. S.-It la reported here that a number of men were killed by an explosion at Esnpua today. No details 1 have been received and the number of men om iu iibvb oeen miiea naa not been con firmed. The explosion occurred at the dynamite factory of the Nltro Powder company at Mingo Hollow ln Esopua township shortly fter two o'clock this afternoon. A report ... ,. . p eceived at police headquartera Is that six a rec men were killed and a number Injured Movement of Ocean Vessels nr n . . At New York Sailed: I -a Touralne, for Havre; Maine, for Bremen: Hlucfler, for tiamourg, ransian, ror cjiasgow. At Glasgow Arrived: Carthagenlan. from Philadelphia. At Havre Arrived: Ia Lorraine, from New York. Sailed: Pomeranian, for Mont real. At Cherbourg Arrived : Grosser Kur furst, from New York, via Plymouth, for uremen, ana proceenea M ia pie irnveci . c ma oi lorino. rroin New York: Koenlg Albert, from New York for Genoa, and proceeded. At yueeiistown Arrived : Carpathla, from ; 6. That those defendant who nre for New York. Hailed: Noordland, for Phil- i elgn corporations be dec re. d to bav adelphta. abused their franchises to do busliifH In At Genoa Arrived: frlni Adelbert, from New York At Hamburg Arrived: Pennsylvania, from New York. At Liverpool Sailed : Dominion, for Mont rial and Quebec Virginian, for Montreal. ENJOINS GRAIN MEN Attornty General Brown Steps Into Tight Against Association. JUDGE BARNES ISSUES RESTRAINING ORDER Prohibited from Combining for Furpoee of Fixing the Prices. POOLING OF PROFITS ALSO CHARGED State Alio Aiks that Charter of Grain Companies Be Annulled, ALLEGATIONS OF SWEEPING CHARACTER Attorney General Draws States that riling of Snlt Means Free Grain Market for braaka Farmers. (From a Staff Correapondent.) LINCOLN. Aug. 3 (Special Telegram.) Today on the application of Attorney Gen eral Brown Judge J. B. Barnea of the su preme court issued an Injunction against the officers and members of the Grain trust, restraining them from monopollilng the grain trade of the state, accepting rebate from the railwnys or ln any way boycotting independent elevators or controlling prices, and providing for the forfeiture of charters of the corporations which have been ln the Grain Dealers' association. In the petition It Is allesed that the mem bers of the nssoclntlon control 1.200 eleva tors, which handle $L'oO,U'0.000 of grain an- nually, !0 per cent ot the business, and that there are only fifty independent elevators, giving a monopoly to the members of tho trust. Conspiracy Is cbarged against the associations, whose officers were the actlvo agents. The writ Is made returnable Sep tember X. until which time the association will be tumble, to move for a stay because of the absence of the supreme Judges. Insures Free Grain Market. Attorney General Brown says that th suit Insures a free grain market for th farmers of the state for this season and that he has the evidence on which the In junction will be made permanent. It In regarded by the legal department as the most important and sweeping in junction suit ever instituted ln Nebraska. Attorney General Brown said this after noon t lint the moment any of the grain dealers or oflicera of the association vio lates the Injunction in any way he will In voke the power of the court to have him committed to Jail. He has much evidence at his command and feels that he will be able to sustain the allegatlona of the peti tion and affidavit. The charge tlwit the dealer have been pooling profits and pro-rating them la a new one, which has not been made hitherto, but the attorney general says that he has evidence to prove it. During the afternoon Brown has been th recipient of congratulations from many sources. Many of his friends believe with him that his suit signals the beginning of the end of the Grain trust, which he al leges h.is controlled 90 per cent of the grain traffic of the state. Text of Order. The order of Judge Barnes provides: On this 3d day of August, 15, thlh cause coming on ah chambers for hearing before one of the Justices of said court on the petition of plaintiff for a writ of Injunc tion, and the court having examined said petition and the facts therein stated and being fully advised In the premises, it is ordered mid adjudged that the defendants, the Omaha Elevator company, Evans Grain lompHiiy. Duff Grain company, Hnyes Kumes Elevator company, Central Gran aries company, Ewart-Wilkin Grain com pany, N.v e-Schntider-Fowlcr company, Ne braska Elevator company, Crowell Lumber und Grain company, Nebraska-Iowa lira in company. West hi ook-Olhhona Grain com pany, Updike Grain company, Tranamlssls slppl Grain company, Jaques Grain com pany, Wells-llotd Grain company, Spelts Grain company, Holmqiiist Grain and Lum ber company, the J. H. Hamilton company, Torpln Grain cmnpajiy, Peavey EJevalor company. Anchor Grain company, American Grain company, Atlas Elevator company, Rakei-Crowell Grain company, William H. Ferguson, Edward Porter 1'eck. Reuben b. Schnei.br, Augustus H. Bewsner, Horac G. Miller, Frank S. Gowglll. Nelson B. Up dike, Edward H. Westbrook, Floyd J. Campbell, Christopher V. Crowell. Jr., Frank Fowler, Ray Nye, John B. Wright, William E. Motley, Frank E. Coe, Edward Slater, Frank Levering, George 11. Hayes, Ernest Enmes, Richard Wilkinson, Stephen Ewart. John T. Evana, Gifford J. Rallshack, William B. Uabblng, Edwin N. Mitchell and Nicholas A. Duff and their clerks, servants, agents,- em ployes, attorneya and oflicera, and each and all of them are hereby communded and di rected to refrain from In any manner monopolizing or attempting to monopolist the trade and commerce In grains In th state of Nehruska, and from preventing or attempting o prevent competition therein, and from fixing or atetmptlng to fix th plies thereof, and from engaging Iu any agreement, contract or combi nation with ine another or with other pers-ms or corporations for the purpose of preventing or limiting competition In the trade and commerce of gialns, and from entering Into any agreement, contract or combination for the pooling of price of dlffeient and competing dealers and buyers of grain, end from blacklisting, boycotting, or In any way discriminating against deal ers In grain, not nu mbcra of the said Neb raska Grain Dealer association, and from creating and carrying out any restriction In the trade Hnd commerce of grains In ths state of Nebraska, until further orders from this court. It is further ordered and adjudged that the defendants. Nichols A. Duff, John T. Evans, Horace O. Miller. Gifford J. RalU back. Christopher C. Crowell, Jr., William R. Banning. Augustus H. Bewsher and Ed win N. Mitchell, and each of them, be com manded to refrain from acting as officer or agents of the Nebraska Grain Dealers' association, and that all defendant refrain from electing or choosing In any way suc cessors to said officer, and that said offi cers refrain from performing any of th duth's Incumbent upon them as such offi cers until the further otder of this court. This order to be In force and effect on th execution by plaintiff of a bond, with good and suflielcMt Hiiri ilea. In favor of defend ants, ln the sum of ll.irti, when approved by the clerk of I lilt, court. Done this lath day of August, 1905, at Nor folk, Neb. What Brown Ask For. In his peti'lon the attorney general aaka for the following relief when the caae Is finally determined: Plaintiff pravs (1) that said defendant, each and all of them, c adjudged guilty of the acts complained of. 2 That said niienoanis, earn aim su. be perpetually enjoined and restrained from ! .verv connection with or participation lit ,h( um Nebraska Grain Dealers' assoc ia- (l,,n S That said Nebraska Grain Dealei' as sociation be forever dissolved and dlsei- orm IIS meilllM-I ur-iumiy rujuiliry ated and It memiwr perpetually enjoinea from carrying out its unlawful purposes, and from obeying It rules, and from sub mitting In any way to its command or suggestions. 4. That the defendants who are officers of said association tie perpetually enjoined from acting as such officers, and that th members of said association be forevar en joined from electing successors to said Ottlcers. ,. That those defendants who are domes tic col purai ions have their charters dls- ..Ived anil annulled, ami oe nusieci oi iinir i rornorale riowci s, franc Mm-m and privilege. i this state, and ! forever ousted rrom tn further riculNe. of lh.tr corporate nmen,. fiun. l,ls.- and privilege in the stale of Nebraska. 7. That each and all of said defendant, their uthcer. alluine), aeuu, servants.
