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OMAHA, FRIDAY MOKXINO, AUGUST 4, 1905 TEN PAGES.
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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,
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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
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I In railroad building in the atates of Oi-o1-
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cial announcement of
annnumemeni ot
mthern Pacific Is pr--
year. With the offl
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im'iii ...lam iu 4ji su in-ju
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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.
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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
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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
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' k In the Utah Light and Railway com-
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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.