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v THE OMAHA DAILY REE: FRIDAY. AUOrRT 4. 1005. Telephone 004. Dorlnt July arid . A it taut w close Saturday at 1 o'clock. Plenty. more hot flays this summer to enjoy the comforts of n drossing',Knoo(ue. Friday's special clearing prices includes all plain whjt and colored lawn sacques and'kimonas. : : Wo each for saeies that Hold at $1.00. 75c encTj for satjques that sold lit 11.25. SI no each for sacu,ucs thnt sold at $175 an J II. SO. $1.50 each for saoques thnt sold at 12 .25. $1 75 enrh for sacqucs that sold at $2.75. $?.I5 each for earques tii.it sold at $3.15. $!! j0 each for sacques that Bold at $5.00. These sacques are all this season's pur chase and are mostly plain white some em broidery and tare trimmed, others plain hemstitched. Oreat flal sale of Black ChlfTon Fin ished Brllllantlne. Great Special Sale of Black Chif fon finished Brilllantine. By nil means make It a point to see this 7H0nP3QN:r)LDEH&(;;Q Y. M. C A. Building Corner Sixteenth and DougWs Strata) clerks and employes be perpetually en joined from engaging In ny engrecment, contract or combination with one another or with other persons or corporations to In any manner prevent or limit competition In the trade and commerce of grains, or to fix or control the prices thereof, or to di vide the aggregate or net proms oi meir business, or enter Into any agreement, con tract or combination tor the pooling of1 prices of different and competing dealers and buyers of grain, u,r to solicit or receive directly or indirectly rebate from any railway company, or totreate or carry out any restrictions in trade, or to limit or re duce Hie prices of grains, or to tlx at any standuid or llgure whereby Its price lo the public shall be In any manner controlled or estahlish any of the grains raised or used In the trade and commerce of the Btate of Nebraska. t hnrges Aaralnst Defendants. In his petition and allldavlt on which the restraining order was. Issued Brown makes the fo'fowlng principal allegations: That tho said defendants, by the owner ship of the elevators above located and described and by leason of their operation by them at the markets and places named, are doing and have dono an unnuul business In dealing with the grains of N braska ag gregating the purchase and sale of about Iuu,io0,u00 bushels. 'that said defendants are now and for the lartt three years have been Intention ally, willfully and unlawfully combining, conspiring and conniving together and wrtn each other and with other sundry and divers persons unknown to plaintiff for the purpose of the pooling of prices to be paid for all kinds of grain In Nebraska by each and all of them, and for the purpose of dividing between themselves and the other deali-rs In gritin the aggregate or net pro ceeds of the earnings of themselves, and for the purpose of fixing the prices to be Paid for all grains grown and dealt with by purchase and sale In the said state of Nebraska, and for the purpose of prevent ing competition among dealers In gruln, and for the purpose of restricting trade and commerce In grain In said state, and for the further purpose of destroying comiietl tlon In their line of buslnena, towlt: dealing In grain, so as to give them and each of them a monopoly and control of all trade and commerce In grains In the state of Ne braska, to the end that they and each of them might enjoy unreasonable and un conscionable profits arising from their said grain business. That, In pursuance of tho combination, pool and conspiracy above al leged, said defendants are and "have been able to control and fix the prices of grain generally throughout the state of Ne braska and to restrict trade and commerce In grains and to prevent and eliminate com petition In the. purchase and sale thereof and to provide among themselves the ag gregate or net proceeds of the earnings of their business, and have eollected and re ceived, for their own advantage and pos session, profits unlawful, unreasonable and Unconscionable. That aaid defendants, each and all of them, for the purpose of carrvlng out Hie conspiracy, combination and pool above al leged and as an aid to them in the unlaw ful undertaking aforeaald, organised what Is known and denominated ns the Ne braska firaln Dealers' association, which association has Its headquarters and holds its meetinfft In the several cities of h state when and wherever called bv the ohVers thereof; that the defendant Nicholas A. Duff Is now president of aald association; that defendant John T. Fvans is vice pres. ldent of said association: that defendant Horace O. Miller Is secretary-treasurer of sld association: and defendants GlfTord J. Rail Shu ok. Cbrlstopher C. Crowell. Jr., Wil liam B. Banning. Augustus Bcws'ier and Edwin ff. Mitchell are thegnvernlng com mittee of said association. That the busi ness and affairs of said association were and are conducted by said officers and gov erning committee, selected In accordance with the rules and the pleasure of the As sociation. That by the terms agreed to by said defendants for tho government and guidance of the association and Its mem- r For baby's hot weather bath. 10THII USE . fpONLY because it unites the deli cate, medicinal emollient, of Cuticura, the great Skin Cure, with the purest of cleansing ingredients and most refreshing of flower odors. Hence it is not only the most effective Skin Puri fying Soap for baby rashes, itchings, and chafings, but it is. the purest and sweetest for toilet and bath as well. las Me m Cra M M aa,' Pm, August 8, 1900. GREAT CLEARING SALE OF DRESSING SACQUES beautiful fabric We never hare Bold the like lrt quality, beauty of texture and flnlah at anything near' this price. Little wonder that Tarla la enthusiastic, over thla aort. fine-textured, exqulnltely rich allk-flnlahed Chiffon Brllllantlne. Something entirely new, never aold for lea than $1.50. During : Ms special aale, 89c a yard. NOTE; See these special goods displayed In our Sixteenth street, window. OPEN t'NTIL 6 P. M., except Saturdays during July and August, when we close at 1 o'clock. bers It was agreed and understood that no person or corporation was eligible to membership thereof unless he or It was en gaged In the buying, aelllng and shipping of grains, and who owned one or more elevators situated upon the right-of-way of some railroad, and no person or corpora tion was eligible who owned, controlled or operated an elevator or "scoop shovel bouse' off the right-of-way of some rail road. Dealers In grain residing In the mar ket centers of the country in other states were by the rules of Said association ell- flhle to membership. That all of the de endants are members of the said Nebraska Grain Dealers association and are known to each other and designated as 'regular grain dealers," and all other dealers In grain not members of said association or not under their control and dictation are known to the members of said association us "Irregular grain dealers." Trnst lias Entire Control. That there are and were for the last three years in the state of Nebraska more than l.aw grain elevators engaged In the han ding, shipping, purchase and sale of grain In me maiKcts of Bald state; that saiu ele vators were and are controlled, by said Ne braska Grain Dealers' association and sub ject to its rules, bylaws, regulations and penalties In the grain business, accepting, adopting and agreeing to the prices fixed for grain bought and sold by the ofllcers of said association and doing business only with such persons and with such elevators as the officers of the said association should name. That in the entire state of Ne braska there are less than fifty Independent elevators and grain- dealers operating In the purchase and sale and shipment of grain which are free and independent of the rules and regulations, provisions and penalties declared by the said Nebraska Grain Dealers' association. That the said defendants control at least 90 per cent of the whole trade and commerce in grains In ihn main of Nebraska. That the said de fendants, each and all of them. In order to restrain competition among themselves as to the purchase of grains, have engaged in said combination and conspiracy oper ated by and through the said Nebraska Uratn Dealers association and intenu to continue said combination, and will compel their respective members, agents and serv ants at their several elevators to refrain from bidding against each other, except perfunctorily and without good faith, and by this means compel the owners of grains to sell at prices less than they would re ceive if the bidding was really and In truth competitive. That said defendants, and each of them. for the unlawful purposes aforesaid and to monopolize the commerce In grains pro tected by law and to restrict trade therein and to destroy competition In the purchase and sale thereof, are and have combined voluntarily as the Nebraska Grain Dealers' association and have, by and through the officers thereof, arbitrarily, from time to time raised, lowered and fixed the prices of grains, nnd have undertaken and do un dertake now to maintain uniform prices at which they will buy the grains throughout the state from those having grains to sell. This unlawful purpose is and has been ac complished by the said defendants by means of secret meetings held bv the offi cers of said Nebraska Grain Dealers' asso ciation, where the prices of grains are fixed, to be in force until changed at some subsequent meeting. That the prices are nereny maintained directly rv the de fendants and by colluslvely restricting the volume of trade therein, whenever con ducive to such result, by Imposing and col lecting penalties for the violation of the rules fixed by the association and Its offi cers, and by notifying one another of the delinquencies of any of Its members, and by keeping a blacklist of such delinquents, and by refusing to deal with' them, the nrlce of grain Is established and competition In he trade and commerce thereof la entirely destroyed. Receiving- Rebates. That said defendants, each and all of them. Intending to monopolise said trade and commerce in grains ana to prevent competition therein, and to fix .the price thereof and to divide the aggregate net earnings or profits arising from the busi ness, have each and all engaged In and will continue agreements and arrangements witn the several railroad companies doing business In the said state of Nebraska whereby the defendants receive, secretly and contrary to law, by means of rebates and Other devices, freight rates less than those charged the. public, and thereby dis criminate against' any Independent eleva tor, person or corporation engaged In the' grain business, which tends to destroy com petition In the tfade and commerce of grain and thereby n competitor la able to en gage or continue In such commerce, which fact results In giving the defendants a monopoly of the trade and commerce In grains In the state of Nebraska, That said defendants. knowing said Nebraska Grain Dealers association to bs unlawful, 'ca'h and all of them intend to continue and maintain their membership therein and to sustain and carry on the unlawful purposes thereof and enjoy the unlawful proiits and advantages arising therefrom, all In violation of law and to the irreparable Injury of the public, and thereby said defendants and each of them intend to continue to arbitrarily nx the prices of grain by the devices and in the manner aforesaid, to restrict and restrain trade aud cemmerce In grains, to stifle. prevent and destroy competition in the purchase and sale or grain, and to divide the aggregate or net proms of their nusl nets so conducted and operated by them as aforesaid, U In. violation of law and to tne irreparaDie lniury ur tne puoiic. . That 'n Dufsuinr the unlawful pur poses hereinbefore siwtificd.. and In partici pating in tne uniawiui conspiracy, pool am combination hereinbefore named, tnoae de fendants who are domestic corporations, organised and existing under and by virtue of the laws of this state and doing business therein, have abused and violated their franchise and forfeited the right to exist and do business, and their charter should be revoked, vacated and cancelled; and those defendants which are foreign corpor ations, organized and existing by virtue of the laws of states other thanv Nebraska, and which are doing business In the state of Nebraska by comity na eunerance merely, have like !". a busd their fran chises and forfeited ftr right. to longer engage In business In -Nebraska by willfully violating the laws of thta state, lud should be ousted from the stats.1 Not Oat of Qualnraa, "No. the association 'will not go out of business Just yet," said Myron L. Learned, attorney for the grain '(iealers, when asked If this Injunction would, bring things to a standstill. "It's Just 'alt Injunction suit and we shall havs to flght'lt. . I have not seen the order yet In full, and therefore cannot discuss V In detail.'' . ', , Secretary H. G. Miller of the Nebraska Gialn Dealers' association, when asked about the action -of Judge Barnes, replied that he had no comment to make. F. S. Cow gill, manager of the Transmls slppl Grain company, and E. P. Peck, manager of the Omaha Elevator company, would not ' talk. Both said they knew nothing about the affairs of the associa tion and had not been Informed of the Issuance of the restraining order. Charles T. Peavey, vice president of the Worra.ll Grain company., which brought suit against the association, aald he expected to see an Improvement In conditions at country pulnta as ' result of the order. W1TTE TO OYSTER BAY President Will .Entertain Banian Inrojat Luncheon Todaj. RECEPTION. WILL BE INFORMAL Arrangement Made for Presentation of All Envoys to the Presi dent Satordey at Koon, OT9TER BAT. L. I . Aug. I.-Presldent Roosevelt will receive Informally tomorrow Berglus Witte, the principal envoy of the emperor of Ruasla to the Washington peace conference. Baron Rosen, the Russian am bassador and associate envoy, will accom pany M. Witte to Oyster Bay. They will be guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt at luncheon. It la not expected any other visitors will be received by the president during the day. President Roosevelt received several nota ble men at Sagamore Hill today, among them being Blr Mortimer Durand, the Brit ish minister to Venesuela. Ambassador Durand made this engagement with the president to discuss with him a question pending between the United States and Great Britain. Sir Mortimer, at the conclusion of his in terview with the president, said that being in New York from Ienox to meet his eon who Is to arrive from England next Satur- ) day, he embraced the opportunity to see the president about some pending matters of not very great importance, but which had to be looked after. I wish you would make It clear," he said, "that I did not come here to partici pate In the peace negotiations. That Is no affair of mine. There really was no news In the matters the president and I dis cussed." Ambassador Durand returned to New York on the 4:20 p. m. Long Island rail road train. Accompanied by Minister Russell, Judge Calhoun called to consider, his mission to Venesuela, which Is, In brief, to Inquire Into the relation between the government at Venezuela and European governments with a view to ascertaining whether they are In any way prejudicial to the Interest of the I'nlted States, lie also will make an Investigation of the asphalt contro versy. Neither Judge Calhoun nor Minister Rus sell at tho conclusion of their visit, cared to discuss the object of their mission to the president. Reception for All Peace Fnvoys NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Acting for the president. Third Assistant Secretary Pelrce today communicated to Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador, and Mr. Takahlra, the Japanese minister, the official program for the formal presentation to the presi dent of the Russian and Japanese plenipo tentiaries to the Washington conference. This program has for weeks been a sub ject of much study on the part of the pres ident and Mr. Pelrce. As the president's representative, Mr. Pelrce will accompany Baron Komura and Mr. Takahlra and their suite to the pier of the New York Yacht club, at East Twenty-Third street, at 9 o'clock Saturday morn ing, where the delegation will board the protected cruiser Tacoma, Commander Reginald F. Nicholson commanding, and the vessel will start for Oyster Bay. Half an hour later Mr. Pelrce will per form a similar ceremony for Mr. Witte and ' Baron Rosen, the Russian plenipotentiaries and their suite, will go aboard the protected cruiser Chattanooga, Commander Alexan der Sharp commanding. Mr. Pelrce will then board the converted yacht Sylph, which, steaming rapidly ahead. will take position at the front of the col utnn. Arriving at Oyster Bay about noon, the "peace squadron" will anchor, Its arrival being loudly heralded by the firing of an ambassador's salute of nineteen guns. The Japanese plenipotentiaries will come on board the Mayflower from the Tacoma and be presented by Assistant Secretary Pelrce. Half an hour later the Russian envoys will come aboard and be presented. Imme diately the president will formally present the Russian and Jupanese plenipotentiaries to each other. Luncheon on the Mayflower. A buffet luncheon in the cabin of the Mayflower will follow. At its conclusion the Japanese mission will take leave of the president and board the Dolphin. Mr. Pelrce will go aboard the cruiser Galveston and the president will then take leavo of the Russian mission and go ashore, again receiving a salute of twenty-one guns. Under convoy of the cruiser Galveston, Commander Cutler oommandlng, with Mr. Pelrce aboard, the Russians on the May flower and the Japanese on the Dolphin will sail for Portsmouth. The squadron will steam slowly, so as not to arrive there before 10 o'clock Monday morning. Desirous of being strictly neutral In all the arrangements for the presentation, It was decided at the outset by the Washing ton government that the president would recognize no precedence based on successes In the present war. Because Baron Komura was presented at Sagamore Hill almost a week before M. Witte arrived In this country. It was decided that for this rea son Baron Komura must take precedence over M. Witte. This, however, will be rec ognised only in the half hour's difference In the time of the presentation of the two missions. Witte Has an Active pay. Mr. Witte had an active day today. He has already seen more of New York than most visitors see In a week. Accompanied by Mr. Wllkenllne, Russia's financial agent at Washington, Mr. Witte left his hotel at 9 o'clock in an automobile on a ride through Central park. Then he visited Grant's tomb and the Stock exchange. From there he went to the top of one of the towering downtown buildings to get a blrdseye view of the city. This quite en chanted him. Mr. Witte then went Into the subway and took an express train uptown. Back down into Houston street he went in the auto mobile, through the Chinese, Jewish. Rus sian and Italian quarters. It was about 1 o'clock when Mr. Witte and Mr. Wllkenllne went to an uptown cafe for luncheon. Russian Press on Pence. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 3.-8:45 p. m. The press generally continues to avoid trenching of the ground to be covered In the peace negotiations, though the Bvlet, which neither hopes nor wishes for peace, predicts that the pourparlers will result in nothing but empty and Idle talk. The Moscow Oasette, an apostle of un compromising reaction, declares that the dispatch of M. Witte to the United States Is a disgrace and holds that the only con cession Russia can make Is to demand no Indemnity from Japan and "no peace until defeat and retribution have overtaken the enemy." The Boulevard sheet, the Geiatta. pre dicts a general Europe n alliance, headed by Russia, Germany and rTance, to pre serve the peace of the world, to restrain Japanese preponderance In the far east and to prevent Great Britain meddling In the affairs of the continent. AmliMudm Conger Starts Horn. MEXICO CITY. Aug. I.-Amerlcan Am bassador Conger and family left tonight for the United States, the ambassador hav ing two mouths' leave of absence. lie will go directly to Washington, and It Is sur mised he will be consulted on the Chinese question, especially on the boycott. MAXY NEW CASES (Continued from First rage.) Iron Mountain road has been held up In Concordia parish. Removed from any habi tation for some time, the passengers have been loud in their- telegraphic protest to the railroad commission,' declaring that they had had neither food nor water, and that nothing has been done to relieve them from a distressing situation. Efforts are being made to move the train. Monroe, La., with fever on three sides of It, has put militia and armed citizens on every road leading Into Its limits. New Iberia, La., haa put a curfew law In effect. Columbus, Miss., has decided to guard against Infection by the use of rifles. Many of the smaller towns are passing mosquito ordinances. Alexandria has completely bottled Itself up, but In order to save Itself and the parish Irom starvation. It has permitted the running of a train, thoroughly fumiga ted, three times a week to bring in pro visions and other supplies. In order to aid Italians who are still well to escape Infection, tho authorities are making a large distribution of mosquito bars to poor families. In Mississippi the state board has Issued an address to -the people recommending that all public meetings, such as gatherings of lodges, be discontinued for thirty days. Rigid quarantine Is in effect here, Dr. W. H. Brunner, municipal health officer of Bavannah, Ga , formerly of tho marine hospital service, who came here lo investi gate the situation In order that his board might act Intelligently In the matter of quarantine, has finished his work here and started for home today. Dr. Rrunner said there was no excuse for yellow fever ever spreading In the south. "tups All Trains. HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 3. Calensleu Parish, La., today notified the Southern Pacific officials that no freight or passenger trains would be permitted to enter that parish after midnight tonight. This quar antine shuts off all communication between Houston nnd New Orleans, and prevents mall coming through' directly. There are now more than 100 persons In the detention oamp at Echo, on the state line, and they are making bitter complaints about the lack of facilities. Appeal was made today to Governor Lanham for an Improvement In tha conditions. It Is said there is barely enough to eat and there are no adequate sleeping facilities. Since the report of a suspicious case of fever at Tcxarkana, Gregg county has given orders that trains shall not stop In the county, either from the north or south, and that all stations must be approached with doors locked and windows closed, while all freight cars must be sealed. gharr Will Look Into Complaint. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Secretary Shaw has notified Governor Blanchard of Louisi ana that If any unauthorized acts and abuses of discretion have been committed by the revenue cutter Winona, now assist ing the public health and marine hospital service In the campaign against yello fever, they will be corrected as far as pos sible. This declaration of the secretary followed the reeefpt" of several dispatches from Governor Blanchard complaining of the action of the cutter in Interfering with fishing vessels belonging to the people of Louisiana and specifically referring to a case where it is asserted a boat was cap tured and towed away. Secretary Shnw also has asked for a de tailed report of all the operations of the public health ,nud -marine hospital service and the revenue cutter Winona in the work along the gulf coast, with a view to as certaining the exacb- condltlon of affairs which has ' glveiv if Ise to the complaints of Governor Blanchard, Missouri Fstabllshes Quarantine. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 3. At a meeting of the State Board of Health held here to day to consider the admissibility of quar antine regulations against the Infected dis tricts of the south, the following resolu tions were adopted; That a rigid quarantine be established against all districts Infected by yellow fever and that all railroads and steamboats and other public conveyances be required to de mand of all passengers a certificate of health before admitting them to enter the different modes of transportation Into the state of Missouri from any infected dis trict where yellow fever exists. All local boards of health along the borders of Mis souri are hereby empowered to enforce these requirements. That any railroad, steamboat or other fiubllc conveyance entering the state from nfected districts or having on lioard any person or persons sh'k of yellow fever or with symptoms Indicating same or without proper health certiflcate. said public con veyances and all passengers in transit thereon shall be detained at point of de tection for a period of five days, or until all danger of Infection is removed. ROBF.L SEEKS' NEW LOCATION International Christian Institute Will Leave the Dellone Ho tel. i t The International 'Christian Institute, which has been conducting the Dellone hotel for the last year and a half, has ad vertised the property for sale and will seek another location in Omaha. Just what piece of property the Institute expects to buy Manager Robel, who Is In charge of the Dellone, would not say, but he did say positively that the Institute would continue to conduct a hotel In Omaha. Upon taking charge of the Dellone Man-, ager Robel closed up the bar, discarded the slot machines and began to conduct the business along lines proposed by the Chris tian institute. Improvements were made In the hotel to the extent of about $10,000 and only recently the kitchen was raised to the first floor, upon which the dining room Is located. . Asked why he desired to sell the Dellone, Manager Robel said: "We desire to sell the Dellone In order to further plans which we have in mind. From a financial standpoint the Dellone has been a paying Institution, since we began to run It. but the trustees have decided, in order to carry out their plans, to dispose of the properly. Of course, we may have lost some patronage by reason of closing the bar, but we have gained much, and we have had the support of good people who agree with us In our manner of con ducting the business. We are having a splendid trade now and It will get better, but we desire to sell the property merely to carry out our plans. "We shall remain In Omaha In the hotel business and just as soon as we dispose of the Dellone we will secure possession of other property, but of course at thla time I could not say Just what property we ex pect to get. However, we are not offering the Delluno for sale because It Is not a financial success. Our patronage Is all we could expect." HYMENEAL James M. Brady and Miss Maude Harris were married at the home of the bride s parents. 9u3 Pierce street, at T o'clock last evening. Many friends of the contracting parties were present. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E- Comble Smith. Case-Sager. GENEVA, Neb., Aug. 3. (Special.) A pretty wedding was solemnized yesterday Homing when R. A. Case and Miss J. Pearl Sager were married at the home of the bride's parents. Bar. Dr. ALboll officiating. CHASE FLOATING GAMBLERS Chicago Polios Attempt to Freyent Betting on Races Ont in Lake. ATTEMPT TO MAKE ARRESTS IS EVADED Men Leave on Another Steamer and Spectacular F.fTort to Capture Them on Their Itrtnrn Falls. CHICAGO, Aug. 3 Gamblers Intent upon playing the races, and policemen determined to prevent all race track betting bn the high sess. furnished today on Lake Michi gan a unique and' spectacular gambling raid. The police and gamblers raced around the lake, first Into Michigan waters, then close to the shores of Illinois, and then Into the Jurisdiction of Indiana, the on seeking escape and the police determined to cap ture them at all hazards. The net results of the day for the police were the capture of fourteen weary marine gamblers who floated ashore at South Chicago In a launch. All of the others after a hot chase by the police in a lumbering fire tug escaped to Indiana Harbcr, Ind., and made their way ashore outside of the jurisdiction of the Chicago police. Chief of Police Collins announced two days ago that he would no longer permit the operation of the floating pool room City of Traverse. He asserted that he would arrest all the gnmblers when they attempted to board It, claiming that they were about to commit an Illegal act which brought them within police Jurisdiction. Gamblers Win First Move. The gamblers circumvented the chief of police at the outset by causing the steamer City of Traverse to be run out Into the lake Into the wnters of the state of Indi ana, where it lay all through the morning. Large details of police were placed on the shore guarding the approaches to all of the docks from which the gamblers might mane their way to the lake. It was the expecta tion of the authorities that the betting fra ternity would leave Chicago on the City of Traverse, but Instead of this a small excursion steamer nnmed the Eagle had been chartered and the gamblers, walking past the police, embark1 and started for the City of Traverse, which was rolling around In mi-lake. The police were power less to Intercept any of the "excursion ists," as they called themselves, and with deep chagrin watched them sail away to place their money on the races. The announced program of the managers of the floating pool room was thnt all pas sengers would be landed at the foot of Ninety-Second street In South Chicago, where the Calumet river empties Into Lake Michigan. Chief Collins, balked In his at tempt to prevent the sailing of the gamb lers on the Eagle, transferred his forces to Ninety-Second street and posted them along the shore in such a manner that it would have been practically Impossible for any titan from the. City of Traverse or the Eagle to set foot on shore and escape arrest. Speculators Caught In Trap. Late In the day the Eagle steamed Into the harbor at South Chicago, loaded with 200 men who were anxious to reach the shore. As soon as the boat was well in side of the first bridge it was swung be hind It. With escape to the lake cut off by the bridge and no possible chance of a safe landing on shore, the case of the gamblers for a time looked desperate. The Eagle circled around and around In the harbor, tooting its whistle In frantic fash ion for the bridge tender to turn the bridge and allow it to steam back Into the lake. The police stood on the shore and laughed, feeling confident that It was only a ques tion 'of time before the passengers of the Eagle would be In their power. A small. Insignificant mud scow happened along at this critical moment, however, and blew Its whistle as a signal for the bridge to open. The bridge tender was compelled to swing the bridge and the Eagle, planting its bow squarely In the stern of the mud scow, crowded It closely as It passed through the bridge and then made a run for the open lake and freedom. As soon as the police discovered the ap proach of the mud scow and realized that the bridge must open, they made a rush for the fire tug Yosemlte, and by the time the Eagle was entering the waters of the lake the tug was tearing after It, loaded down with policemen. The Eagle, however, steadily drew away from the tug, and after a run of ten miles the police gave up tha chase. The Eagle landed at Indiana Harbor, its passengers returning tQ Chicago by train. Gamblers Did Xot Gamble. Before the arrival of the Eagle at South Chicago a small launch named the Panther came In, bearing a number of gamblers from the City of Traverse and several fishermen. All the passengers of the Pan ther were lined up on the pier and com pelled to-stand In a heavy rain while the police weeded out the fishermen from the "excursionists." Fourteen men who could not prove that they had been fishing were loaded Into the patrol wagon and carried, to the police sta tion. The gamblers who returned to Chicago this evening declared that, even though the police had arrested all the passengers of the Eagle, they would have found It Impossible to prove a case against them, as the wire less apparatus refused to work throughout the day, and not a message was received and not a bet was made. SAY THE STRIKE IS BROKEN (Continued from First Page.) about the hotel. In the halls and even at Mr. Bchulze's door, and every candidate was urged not to accept employment. Their efforts, however, were entirely peaceable. Tonight Mr. Schulze said that he had se cured twenty-eight operators. This the union men deny, saying that they have dis suaded from their purpose a large propor tion of this number. The men engaged were told to report in New York on Sunday pre pared to be sent west over the Erie read next Monday morning. Some Rrtarn to Work. MINOT, N. D., Aug. . During the last eighteen hours there has been a big Im provement In the telegraphers' strike situ ation on the Mlnot division of the Great Northern railroad. Twelve operators have returned to work. About 48 per cent of the stations between Wllllston and Grand Forks are in working order. All branch lines on this division are running as usual. Train No. 6 from the west was one hour late and No. 3 from the west was forty-five minutes late. Assisstant Superintendent Davis Is much elated over results and says more operators will return to work today. There are about seventy strikers on the Mlnot division. They are orderly and have done no damage to railway property. Smelter Men Intimidate Operators. BUTTE. Mont.. Aug. 3 Ralph E. Spur rier, a telegrapher and formerly a member of the Mill and Bmeltermen's union of Butte, refused to join the striking opeiators on the Northern Pacific road and tonight several hundred smeltermen held a meet ing, marched In a body to the depot and compelled Spurrier to quit work under pain of being "escorted from town," an expres sion significant In Butte circles. Other operators were looked for, but none were found. dispatch from Cleocj tonight, a point on the Great Northern about fifty miles I north of Butte, says that the miners there drove the operator from the only boarding house In the town because he refused to stay with his comrades on strike. The man had to be fed by the division superintendent on the tatter's car. At Basin, forty miles north of Butte, on the Qrest Northern, the Helnse miners and ! mill men requested a "scabbing" operator to cease work. The telegrapher armed him- self with a rifle and defied the miners, to ! the number of about sixty, who gathered ; with a long rope with a noose In the end, ! when the man weakened and several hours later left the camp. i Strike Impairs Service. J Despite reports emanating from the gen ernl headquarters offices In Bt. Paul of the ! Northern Pacific nnd Great Northern rail- j roads that the operators' strike, on those lines Is not seriously affecting the trai.s- ' mission of telegrams, orders have been sent I out from the general offices of the Western I Union to the offices all over the country to ! accept messages to points on these roads subject to delay, except where the Western I Union has Its own exclusive offices. JUDGE RYAN GOES TO IOWA Former Supreme Court Commissioner Decides to Leave Ne braska. Former Bupreme Court Commissioner Robert Ryan of Lincoln, for twenty-five years a resident of Nebraska, the first of the week will remove to Des Moines to be come a partner In tho law firm of Ryan, Ryan and Rynn. Judge Ryan assumes the place of his brother, Judge David Ryan, the head of the firm, who recently died there. The other two members of the firm are nephews of Judge Robert Ryan. Upon the death of his brother. Judge Ryan was invited to become a member of the Des Moines firm by his nephews, and, as Mrs. Robert Ryan recently died and the children of Judge Rynn have started In business for themselves, tho Judge concluded he would leave Lincoln and Join handB with his nephews. Judge Ryan came to Lincoln from Iowa In isv'2 after having practiced law In Iowa for fifteen years. Borne years ago he was appointed a member of the supreme court commission and has at all times enjoyed a lucrative practice. Judge Ryan was In Omaha Wednesday nigh; and announced his Intention of leaving Nebraska. "I have said nothing about going," he said, "for I have some business matters yet to conclude, but I expect to get away by the first of the week. My practice in late years has been mostly for people out In the state who had cases before the su preme court and therefore It will not take me -long to settle up my a (lairs. I regret to leave Nebraska, where I have been so long, but I believe It Is a duty I owe my nephews to Join hands with them. I in tend to leave for Des Moines within a few days." BILLS ON THE OLD RATE That Is the Way the Water Company Is Making; Out Its Ac counts. The Omaha Water company has an nounced its policy regarding the order Issued by the Water board May 1, propos ing to reduce meter rates to small con sumers. Although Its request for a tem porary Injunction against the operation of the order has been refused by the federal court, the company considers the question still In litigation and until final adjudica tion, declines to act under the order. Its bills are made out at the old rates and pay ments under the new ra-.rs are received under protest and In such a manner as to permit future collections of the amount withheld in casa' the company eventually wins. The company expects, however, to collect bills at the old rates, with the under standing that should It lose the case the excesses will be refunded. Following are the new rates ordered by the Water board, amounting to about 10 cents per 1,000 gaU ions' P.ate Per Gallons Per Day 1,000 Gals. 2.0 or lss 26 cents 2.0"0 to 4.0U0 20 cents 4.0(0 to lfi.500 15 cents lfi.fKlO to 25.000 12H cents Over 25.000 10 cents Section 2. The maximum meter rate for 2,noo gallons or less, per month, shall be 36 cents per 1,000 gallons, provided, how ever, that no charge for 2,000 gallons or less per month shall exceed the sum of fifty tents. DOUGLAS COUNTY FOR WHEAT Raises Grain that Grades Number Two nnd Tests Sixty-Two . Pounds. Douglas county can raise just as good wheat as any other county in the state. Albert Bleick, a young farmer who lives ten miles west of Omaha, was In the city Thursday and brought samples of wheat to the grain exchange. It graded No. 2 and tested sixty-two pounds. Mr. Bleick says he raised eighty acres' of grain of that quality, which went forty bushels to the acre. It Is of the Turkey red variety and the seed was procured from the state agri cultural experiment station at Lincoln. A rumber of farmers In Mr. Blelck's neigh borhood have raised better than thirty bushels of wheat to the acre. Splendid Record. Dr. King's New Life Pills have made splendid record by curing headache, bil iousness, constipation, etc. 25o. Try. For sale by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. William Leaves Denmark, COPENHAGEN. Aug. 3 The Oerman Imperial yacht Hohenzollern, with Em peror W'llliam on board, sailed today for Bassultz, Pomeranla, Republicanism and Crops. n A. I-ambert. an attorney of Auburn, Is In the city. Mr. Lambert says the crops of Nemaha county were never finer than at present and the price Just makes the far mers laugh. ... , . ., "Why." says Mr. Imbert. "a man from i in n' nunied lirown came down to our country to try to run for congress on Roose velt s platrorm arm you ounni in iwvr mw-n the farmers wink the other eye when his manager came around to tell the boys what a good fellow he was and how ably he would represent them In congress. In lfi'si Brvan carried Nemaha county by 4!"9 majority and Roosevelt by aliout l.tsjO. and If Roosevelt was running today he would get them all. McDougal's Mouse liamasred. The fire department responded to an alarm turned In from the residence of George Mi-Dougal, 2315 North Twentieth street at 7 o'clock last evening. Fire started In a closet on the second floor of the house, supposedly from the Ignition of mutches which had been In the pocket of some clothes which had been left In the closet. The damage will be In the neighbrhoid of 10. Business Boosters Try the Want Ad Columns of The Bee. INVESTORS May receive 4 per cent In terest upon all idle fundi awaiting Investment, or may purchase bouda or first-class mortgages bearing liberal rates of interest. Our facil ities are favorable to all . classes of people. Deposits of any amount may be made at any .time, and will draw 4 per cent interest, aud may be withdrawn at the pleas ure of the depositor. ' N Oldest and Strongest Savings Bank In Nebraska. City Savings Bank Sixteenth nnd Den1as Streets. COLLECTION OF ESTAIE TAX Process Will Eo Slow and IdtoIts Many Suits, Bays County Attorney. EFFLCT OF THE LAW EXPLAINED Several Estates Added to the List Subject to the Inheritance Tax Vlnaonhnler's Ontce Force Busy, "The collection of the Inheritance tag on estates passing In this county will re quire a great many suits, but we are get ting at it as fast as we can," says County Attorney Slabaugh. "The Nebsaska Inher itance tax law Is almost an exact duplicate of the Illinois law, which has been tested and taken up to the supreme court and upheld In every rsepeet. I do not believe people unileisiand what, the effect of tho law Is. The tax Is Imposed on every es tate In excess of 110,000,. '.varying hi amounts according to the closeness or re moteness of the heirship, but the tax Is a lien on all the property and every piece of such property that has been sold or transferred since July, HKil. Is subject, to the lien of any unpaid Inheritance tux. This applies not only to estates that have gone through probate, but also to others, like the Noyes estate, for which no ad ministrator was appointed. If people hud known that the Inheritance tax was a Hen upon Uie property, I believe it, would have been paid on all these estates long ugo." t.olng Over the Papers, Clyde Sumiblad ut the - county judge s office is putting Irl a 'good deal of time In going over the puprrs In estates that have passed through probate since liwl or are still In course of settlement which would be liable for assessment under tn state Inheritance tax law. I'p to date he has found fourteen In addition to the list of eighteen estates for, which the county attorney has already - asked for (he ap pointment of appraisers. ' ' The estates not yet fully settled which will be added to the list are those of James Crelghton, Roxena Kendall, Anna C. Mil lard, Ellen M. White, Jans Morion and David M. Owen. The estates which have been settled which would come wUlitn tha provisions ot- the law are those of Edward W. Eartlett, Benjamin Bates, Levi Carter, John J. Dickey, Dell H. Goodrich, Alfred D. Jones, E. B. Chandler, Anna M. Good rich. Mr. Sunblad says there are soms others which he has not- yet had a chance to investigate, but he believes the list when completed will be quite large. The attorneys or heirs of these estates will be called into the conference which Is to bo held at an early date by the county judge and county attorney. . FIRE RECORD. ; Bakery at Ilnstlnsrs. HASTINGS. Neb., Aug. S. (Special Tele gram.) At an early hour this morning the bakery conducted by R. D. Masking was J. Ilasklog was I e. Loss, WOO, on 10 origin of ths r" completely destroyed by fire stock: Insurance, irxm. The fire 1b unknown. LOCAL BREVITIES. Fern Kennedy, a minor, by her next friend, Jessie Turner, has filed a suit against the city of Omaha for I1.S00. She alleges that a sidewalk on Cuming street was left In such a dangerous condition that on February 19 she slipped and fell. Injuring . i . . i ... . ...... I. willl .... . I 1 1 1 .1 nerseir in me rinii ini n . I1.NO of city money to make everything nglll Willi iirr. Will You Try the Battle Greek Life tor 30 Days? Will You Eat the Food (Oil Lfcs the Life Our Expert Becemmendr Do You Really W?nt to Be Perfectly Well? Tell us, then, if you are ailing, or, if in good health, that you wish to remain so. Let us send you our book. It is very In teresting. The life it recommends jou con live In your own home, i'ou ought to read about It. Nowhere else are so many specialists studying this one thing alone how to get well and how to stay well. No organlxatlo:i anywhere has been so successful. Nuii'i other Is so near the truth. And the basis of all this Is right food right living key ing the stomach right. All this we explain In our book. 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