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The Omaha Daily Bee For News Quality and Quantity The Bee Greatly Excels. Omaha's Preferred Advertising Medium is The Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1P05-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. A IOWA IDEA CONTROLS Cummins Contingent Captures ths Rational Beoiproeity Conference. IMFPESSES ITSELF CN EVERY DECLARATION Committee on Arrangements Appoints All Officer! and Dictate! Platform. TURNS BACK UrON RECIPROCITY Resolution! Demand Tariff with Maximum and Minimum Schedules. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEEFAILS TO REPORT T Hnndred Persona In Attendance, bat Aetaal omner of Dele aate Will Nerer Be , Kaowa. CHICAGO. Aug. 17-(Rpeelal Telegram.) The National Reelprocit ennfrnce, which closed 4 somewhat anlmat.J tesslnn this evening, waa In sore rtspects a success and in all respects unique. It was called to voke popular sentlmenf In favor of the ratltlcatlon of reciprocity treaties with Furopean and South American countries with whom better trade relations are de sired by American grain and meat export era. Instead of commending and urging reciprocity It turned Ha back on reciprocity under pretext that no more treaties could he negotiated under the fourth section of tne Dlnley tariff and endorsed as the im perative and Immediate remedy the max! mum and minimum tariff, which really would mean a double atandard tariff with the minimum rates for countries that were willing to abandon hostile or discriminating duties levied on American exports. While the auditorium of the Illinois thester, which will eat about "00 people nn the ground floor, waa at times crowded, the actual number of delegates present will always remain a mystery. The cre dentials oommlttee failed to disclose the list and not a single roll call was permitted during the entire aesslon. By far the largest representation was from the corn belt states, with Iowa predominating, and the Hawkeye delegates were practically a Cummins contingent. In fact. It was a itrlotly Cummins convention, with the Cum mins Iowa Idea Impressed on every declara tion and resolve. While the democrats and former populists appeared In the minority they never lost nti opportunity to cheer every speaker who scored republican lead- 'ers and especially republican senators and every utterance disparaging the protective policy. Summed up In a nutshell the National Reciprocity conference waa like the play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out. From the political point cf view the conference was admirably handled. The committee of ar rangements appointed the temporary chair man and the permanent chairman. It also named the entire committee on resolutions, dictated the platform' and finally appointed the select committee of fifteen, who are-to conduo the douole standard tariff cam paign. .' v , Report of Committee. The first speaker waa A. B. Farquhar of Pennsylvania. The chairman then called for the report of the committee on resolutions, and Chair man E. N. Toss read the following resolu tion, which will be considered at a later hour: The national reciprocity convention, repre senting more than two hundred commercial, agricultural and Industrial associations by delegates assembled at Chicago, August lti and 17, liw6, hereby makes the following declaration of principles: Whereas, The agricultural, manufacturers and other Industrials of this cuuntrv have expansion to such an extent that they can no longer depend upon the home market for the consumption of their entire product: and Whereas, The export trade baa become a Vital support to many of our Industries; and Whereas, The present commercial atti tude of the United States, largely owing o uui itmure 10 carry into enecl the leciorocal trnt itrnvl.in. ,.i.tl..n l. Alie Dlngley law. Is antagonizing foreign lamina, wuuBt goou win we aesire ana on n in, it, n c c uiiiitMiu u-euueu as pur chasers of our surolus product tlifrpf.,r He it Resolved: First, thut this conven tion, lecogiiUuig the principle of protec ' tlim as the established polit y of our coun try, advocate reciprocal concessions by means of u dual or maximum and minimum tariff as the most adequate and practical method Of relieving the strained situation wnn wnicn we are now cunt routed. Sec ond, thai the question of the schedules and Items to be considered In such reciprocal concessions preferable be suggested bv a permanent tariff commission, to be created ty congress and appioved by the president, winch shall consist of economic, indus trial and commercial experts. Third, that It Is the sense of this convention , that our present tariff affords abundant opportunity for such concessions without Injury to Industry, trade or the wuges of labor. Fourth, that we urge action upon congress at the earliest time possible. We recommend thut a peimanent organi sation be formed under II, e style of the American Reciprocal Tail IT League, and that a committee of fifteen be appointed by the chair to have full power to organ ize and further prosecute the work for which llio convention has assembled. Said comiiiitee shall have power to Increase lis membership and. to fill vacancies when necessary. Mr. Rosewater Talks. Mr Edward Rosewatcr, editor of The Omuha Bee was Introduced. He said he waa secretary of the committee on resolu tions of the republican national committee of lXtt, and wished to contradict the state ment made in the reciprocity convention that the republican party In its platform of JH and In 1804 had pledged Itself to a re vision of the tariff and that It had violated Its pledge. "The republican party's greatest pledge," he said, "was a continuance of prosperity, and we have got it. (Applause.) Now the Question Is, are we at the cross roads, or re we not on the upper trend to the high est degree of prosperity this country Is cap able of having? "But remember there are methods of reaching the republican congress that must be pursued by you here today or you are not going to accomplish very much. You cannot accomplish It by denouncing the tariff as a 'graft.' There Is 'graft' in church and there is 'graft' In Masonry and Other fraternal organizations, but you would not denounce the church or Masonry because men have been found in the ranks who are 'grafters.' There Is "graft," of course, In connection with the tariff, but as a principle, the protective system has built up the Industries ' of this country and It Is because of the great invasion of American industry to all parts of the world that you have had trouble which you are here called together to consider. Tou never would have been here but for the fact that millions of American products have found their way Into foreign coun tries within the last year. I believe In carrying out the letter and spirit of the constitution, that reaches these questions by reciprocity. I do not believe you can do t4 H by a double standard. That is precisely what you propose here, the double tan- Continued on Second Paga4. FAVOR-CHANGE IN EXCLUSION Trnnsmlsslsslppl InntrfM Thinks Less 'irlnirnt Administration of Chinese Ian Desirable. PORTLAND, Ore , Aug. 17. That the bet ter elapses of Chinese are discriminated against to an unwarranted extent, that a leas stringent administration of the ex clusion law, or. If necessary, a liberal re construction, Is advisable was urged by the speakers on foreign trade at the sec ond day-i session of the Transmisslssippl Commercial congress today. These Ideas wer brought out with espe cial force by Hon. John Harrett, I'nlted States minister to Colombia, and by Theo dore B. Wilcox, president of the congress. Mr. Wilcox asserted that It would be better to even admit - imlted number of Chinese laborers Inti I'nlted States to satisfy China. The ' q market had been de veloped at th ; . nse of almost a quarter of a century's '-, the Pacific cot , nullified If th , - by manufacturers of hosu effrrfs would be itt against American products is sure, ' "America Is In Independent mant duces nothing tha not be obtained fr Mr. Wilcox. Mr. Barrett, durlm isltlnn to act In an t this country pro a wants that ran her nations," said course of his ad dress, emphasized the point that It Is not to compel the Introduction of coolie labor which the Chinese are remonstrating against, but otilte the contrary. The boy cott Is a remonstrance because the scions of noble men, refined and well educated gentlemen, are held in the detention quar ters by unwise immigration officials nt our ports of entry for a period of ten days at a time, and compelled to herd with the lowest clnsses of their countrymen during that time. Another aspect of the oriental subject was treated by F. B. Thurber of New York City, president of the I'nlted States Kxport association, who spoke on "Future Markets In the Orient." When Mr. Thurber concluded the order of business was changed and the Introduction of resolutions took place. Most Important among them were those endorsing statehood for New Mexico, reclamation of arid lands, advo catlng a merchant marine and the estab lishment of a department of forestry and mining. The congress today remedied the conflict ing section of the by-laws, which In one section provided for the appointment of vice presidents by state delegations and In an other provided for their appointment by the president. All vice presidents will here after be elected by vote of the congress. WRITES LETTER AND THEN DIES Plttshnrgr Man Claiming; Rich Rela tionship Sn Ills Brother Lets Hint Starve. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17. -The body of a man, supposed to be Joseph Alexander Thompson, of Pittsburg, was found on a ' K. ..... V. I T.... I ...... ,. 1 , ) . bench In Falrmount park, near Belmont mansion today. The cause of death has not been determined, but it is probably a case of suicide. In a letter found on him, the writer claims relationship with the Thaw family bf Pittsburg. The Jetter says: I am Joaenh Alexander Thompson, of Pittsburg, Pa., sou of Andrew Turley Thompson, who for years was the agent of the Young Men's Bible society, of Al legheny county. My brother William R. Thompson, of Sparklll, N. Y., knows my circumstances and will not help tue or my family. He married Mary Thaw, daughter of William Thaw, who died in Paris. He was second vice president of the Pennsyl vania railroad, also of the firm of Mark & Thaw, of Pittsburg, and father of Alice Thaw, who married the Karl of Yarmouth, and Harry Thaw, who was supposed to be married to Miss Evelyn Nesblt, the concert artist. I- am connected with Harriet Thaw who lives on Cross street, between Ninth and Tenth and who was allowed to live in squalor with rats as her companions, us one of our relatives. Me and mine are starving and have been for the past five, mouths, but they would not help me. He allowed his brother. Dr. A. D. Thompson, to starve to death in Philadelphia In 1x79 or 1S! and also his brother. J. R. Thompson, of Penn I Ave., Pittsburg, to fall so low that he had io srim nun iu r loriua. wnere ne uieu, ana still he gives ffiO.tKiu to the VV. and 1 ii brary What have I, as his brother look for? I have been a slave to hard work tor forty years and as Virginia says, "There is no way but this." Joseph A. Thompson. 1903 South Hicks St., Phila delphia, August 16. NEW YORK. Aug. lT.-When inquiry was made at the home of William R. Thompson, in Simrklll . Y., today concerning Joseph Alexander Thompson, the stato- mem was made that Mr. Thompson was ill and could see no, one. From the per on who answered it was impossible to secure any Information regarding the dead man. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Collecting Seed for Korea! Reserve on the Ulsmal River In Nebraska. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (Special Tele gram.) The work of collecting seeds of forest trees f6r planting in the forest nur series on the Dismal river forest reserve in Nebraska and in the Ban Gabriel forest re serve In California Is about to be begun. The secretary of the interior today exe cuted the contract and approved the bond of Monarch & Porter of Des Moines for the construction of sixty-three miles of lateral and branch canals of the Minidoka irriga tion project In Idaho, at their bid of S194, C23 Rural routes ordered established October 16: Nebraska Atkinson, Holt county, pop ulation 430. 100 houses; Bloomfleld. Knox county, route 5, population 400, 100 houses. Iowa Barnes, Mahaska county, route 2, population 390. 7 houses, Guernsey, Powe shiek county, route 3, population 400, so houses. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska Ar cadia, route 1, Joseph W. Ross carrier. ! Charley G. Ross substitute. Iowa Mount Ayr. route 3. John E. Wilson carrier. James H. Wilson substitute; Osceola, route 2. Mil lard F. Adams carrier, Warren Rambo sub stitute. 8outh Dakota Montrose, route 2, Francis J. Rickert carrier, Mrs. Winnie Rlckert substitute. IN DOUBT ABOUT MARRYING Omaha Man Has a Qarrr Matri monial Experience at Denver. DENVER. Aug 17. (Special Telegram ) The novel spectacle of a man and woman going to the county clerk for a marriage license and the woman backing out and de claring that she would not marry was pre sented at the courthouse today. The man la Frank D. McKenna. who is a member of the Omaha aerie of Eagles and who resides at 161:4 Nicholas street. Omaha. The woman Is Miry Hudson of Council Bluffs. The latter.' In explaining her backdown, said she had married when 14 years old and lived a most unhappy life until last June, when she secured a divorce. After con siderable pajiey she changed her mind again and the license was issued. Before leaving the office Mis. Hudson kissed the cleik and the couple departed. VALUATION OF ROAD VARIES Depends oa What Maker of Affidavit Desires to Prove bj It SENSATION IN COMMISSIONERS' MEETING Florida Man Makes Charges Against the Attorney for the l.oolsvllle A KashTlIle Railroad Company. DEADWOOD, 8 D., Aug. 17.-The most sensational event of the meeting of the na tional railway commissioners at Its ses sion In Deadwood, today was when R. Hud son Burr, Commissioner from Florida, openly denounced Wslker D. Hlnes, for mer assistant general counsel and now first vice president of the Louisville & Nashville railroad, as a liar and a perjurer. He said H'ines made a sworn statement of the valuation of the property of the. Louis ville A Nashville railroad to the comp troller of the state of Florida for the pur pose of taxation, for the year ending June an, 1902, and that he later made another sworn statement to the commis sioners of Florida on the value of the property for the same year for fate mak ing purposes which was much greater. letter, he says, Hlnes made another sworn statement of the value of the prop erty of the same year In applying for a temporary Injunction in the United Plates district court to enjoin the commissioners from enforcing a reduction In passenger rates jWhlch was double the statement made to the commissioners or to the comp trollers. Burr asked the national railway commissioners not to give any credit to statements made by Hlnes be fore the committees of congress. Benjamin F. Chadbourne, railway com missioner of Maine, made a hot reply to the charges. Trouble is looked for. Opening; of Session. The first business session of the National Railway association was held in Deadwood this morning. After a short session Wednesday afternoon the association ad journed until today. A reception and ball was given at the Franklin hotel last evening. The affair was the most brilliant ever held In Dead wood. The grand march was led by N. B. Franklin, a prominent banker, followed by Governor Elrod, United States 8yiators Kittridge and Gamble. Other notables present were Congressmen Burke and Mar tin of South Dakota, Lieutenant Governor Brown of Pennsylvania, I. B. Brown, sec retary of Internal affairs or Pennsylvania; J. C. Clements, of the Interstate Com merce commission; Ira B. Mills, chairman of the Minnesota commission and president of the national association, and R. Hudson Burch of Florida. The meeting waa called to order this morning by Ira B. Mills and discussion of . the report of the committee on railroad legislation was heard, as were reports cf the committee on railroad statistics, re port of the committee on enforcement of commissioners' orders and classification, of the construction, equipment and oper ating expenses of electric railways. After adjournment at noon the entire delegation went to Lead, where a business session waa held, after which a visit was made to the underground workings of the Homestahe gold mine. Following are those In attendance: Virgil C. Griffin of Alabama, R. R. Reese of Colorado, Andrew Gates of Connecticut, Jefferson B. 'Browne of Florida, R. Hudson Burch and R. C. Dunn of Florida, H. War ner Hill of Georgia, James 8. Neville and William Kilpatrlcl: of Illinois, N. 8. Ketchum and Dwlght Lewis of Iowa, J. W. Robinson of Kansas, M. D. Fergerson of jtemucKy, nenjanun r. cnaanourne or . Maine, Ira B. Mills, Charles F. Staples, I William V Youn ulma ' lou" g, A. C. Clausen of Minne- 0,a- Thomas Ylpp and Joe P. Rice of , Mississippi. T. M. Bradburg of Mississippi, j PmnWIln McNeill. Ssmuel T. Hoirers F.. C. i - . Beddingfieid and H. C. Brown of North Carolina, C. 8. Delsmen, John Christiansou and C. C. Hammond of North Dakota. Isaac B. Brown, secretary of internal af alrs. of Pensylvanla, W. M. Morgarldge. assistant superintendent of Bureau of Rail way, of Pensylvanla. J. H. Wharton. B. L. Caughman and F. P. Weslon of South Car- I ollna, Frank Iecaio, Jr.. D. H Smith and I W. H. Stanley and W. G. Smith of South Dakota, Fuller C. Smith and George T. Howard of Vermont, If. A. Falrchild. John 8. McMillan .and J. C. Lawrence of Wash ington. J. W. Scher of West Vlrgina. Hal ford Erlckson and J. W. Thomas of Wis consin. Judson O. Clements. W. H. Con nolly and J. T. Marchend of the Interstate Commerce commission. Interest In Taxes. Discussions of the questions of railway taxation in various states aroused the greatest interest thus far manifested In the conventions. Charles T. Staples of Minnesota presented a report which showed that the valuation per mile of railroads on which taxes are levied varies in dif- ferent states from .u in outn uakota. to 1136.600 in Massachusetts and that there are over a half dozen methods of arriv ing at a basis of taxation in the various states. The methods of taxation in Con necticut. Pennsylvania and other states were considered. Judge Robinson of Kansas called atten tion to the fact that such railways as the Illinois Central and the Santa Fe road had special reservations in their charter which prevented taxation the same as other roads. The convention decided that uniform tax ation of railways in all states was so Im portant that the matter should be handed over to the committee on railroad taxes for the ensuing year with instructions to report such a uniform plan to the next meeting of the National Railway association, which will be held at Washington, D. C, Feb ruary 21. 1306. Election of Offlcera. After the adjournment of the regular afternoon session of the National Railway Commissioners' association the election of officers was held, with the following result: Dr. W. G. Smith. South Dakota, president, unanimous choice of the convention; Jos eph P Rice, Missouri, first vice president; Colonel J. ,H. Wharton, South Carolina, second vice president; E. A. Moley. Wash ington, secretary; M. W. Decker, Washing ton, assistant secretary. The entire party of the National Railway Commissioners' association was taken through the worklnga of the Homestake gold mine this evening and later was en tertained by the members of the Lead Commercial club. The report of the committee on amend ment of the act to regulate commerce made some strong recommendations to congress which were adopted by the convention with only one dissenting vote, that by Isaae B. Brown of Pennsylvania. The resolution in brief are: First To require all railroad companies and other orporauons to tile all rates and regulations with the commission and pub- (Continued on Second Page.) CONGER WILLflETURN TO CHINA loira Man Will ,! tn Celestial F. ni -Mission Con plre on perl rernlna hnycott. OYSTER BAY. Aug. 17.-Edwln H Con ger of Iowa, formerly United 8'ates min ister to China, and since last April the American ambassador to Mexico, will re turn In the near future If present plans are carried Into effect, to China. His mtssl.m will be of a scml-diplomn tic nature, the specific purpose of which will be to abate. If possible, .the agltstlon aroused In parts of the Chinese empire against the use by the Chinese of American products. Ambassador , Conger, who had been scarcely more than three months at his new post In the city of Mexico, was sum moned to the I'nlted States to confer with the president about the Chinese boycott of American goods. He had a long conference with the presi dent today. While neither the president nor Ambassador Conger rared to discuss for publication the nature of their Inter view, It Is known that the ambassador will not return to Mexico, and that arrange ments are making for his projected mission to Peking. "It would be Improper for me," he ssld. "to discuss for publication mv talk with the president. We did consider the suhject of the boycott of American goods In Chln.t, which I understand Is rather serious. Thn boycott I know very little shout, as It de veloped after I left Peking." Ambassador Conger wns asked the di rect question whether he expected to re turn to his post In Mexico. IJe skillfully evaded the Inquiry. "I am going to spend a few days In the east, then I will go to Chicago for a couple of days, and thence to my home In Iowa. I am on a leave of absence, you know." "Is there foundation for the report that you expect to resign your mission to Mex ico to become a candidate for the govern shlp of Iowa.?" "None at all," replied the ambassador. "I am not a candidate for any office within the gift of the people of, my state." "Then you expect to continue in the service of the government?" "Yes, I expect to." It Is expected that Mr. Conger will be succeeded as American ambassador to Mex ico by D. E. Thompson, who Is now Amer ican ambassador to Brazil. Mr. Thompson Is a resident of Nebraska, and was ap pointed ambassador to Brazil with a view to giving him a more Important diplomatic post when the opportunity offered. Postmaster General and Mrs. George B. Courtelyou were guests for a few hours to day of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt. The postmaster general Is on his vacation, and he and Mrs. Cortelyou have been pass ing a few days at their hOme In Hempstead, L. I. Mr. Courtelyou does not expect to return to Washington until about the mid dle of September. FINANCES OF PANAMA CANAL Operation Cartalled to Prevent Ex haustion of Fonda Available This Year. WASHINGTON. Aug. 17.-One of the flist Important tasks awaiting Mr. Bhonts when he assumes the presidency of the Isthmian Canal commission is the conservation of the balance remaining ct 'he appropriation of S10.0i10.000 so as to gnard a stoppage of the work of canal building. The commission today Issued the follow ing statement on this point: it was officially stuted at the Isthmian Canal commission today that of the ap propriation by congress of $10,000,000 for the construction of the canal, there was on April 1. 1W6. the date on which the present commission took hold, an available balance to the credit of this appropriation of r,42l,58R. During the month of April the expendi tures from tills appropriation aggregated 475.0't; during May, fm turn: during June, o',i,iioo; (luring July. J770,ono, for wages. salaries, materials, supplies and equlpmei.t, . During July there was nn unusual exjtendl- , tore for the purchase of two ships at fiMi.- too each, not included In July expenditures above. . "y " " . in..i,t.i,i o n n i-itn i-'jiimii iiiki tAn .Y. ponded. Tills left to the balance of the appropriation on August it, ij.xiti, i id. in aa- ditlun to which each of the two disbursing I officers had In hand Jion.uno on that date. It will be seen from t tie foregoing that the average expenditure per month, leav ing out of considers tion the purchase of these two ships, was In the neighborhood of $050,000. and at that rate nl expenditure the $2,810,713 will last until early In January, which Is according to the schedule fixed by Mr. Shunts on April 1. when he became chaltman of the commission. NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Replying to the report that the suspension of digging ope - rations on the Punania canal has been that as soon as the matter was settled caused by the exhaustion of the congress- with Mr. Bewsher. secretary of the assoela lonal appropriation for constructing the ' tion, all the papers and memoranda relat Isthmtnn waterway, Theodore P. Shonts, I ing to the "work" done had been destroyed, chairman of the Panama canal commission today said: It is not true ,that there has been any ihortuge or that our plans for forwarding the work on the canal were curtailed for lack of money recently, when an order was lssu.d that the bulliiliig of terminals, of ' houses for the employes and of a better JT'Tn he,h."lual,'a''.U; 'Till canal. The question of funds has not in- terfered with our plans at Panama In any way EAGLES ON DRESS PARADE Kansas City Drill Team C.ets Prise ' for Best Marching Contest for Presidency, DENVER, Aug. 17.-The parade of dele gates, drill teams and marching clubs this Lnfternoon was the feature of the day In connection with the meeting of the grand aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. More than an hour of time was consumed in passing the reviewing stand. At the conclusion the grand trustees awarded exquisitely embroidered banners to the Kansas City drill team for the best marching club and the Old Mexico aerie for the most unique costumes. Perhaps the most significant part of the parade as bearing on the heated contest for the presidency was the homage paid President Pellcttler of Kansas City. The delegations lined up before him at the reviewing stand and cheered him enthusi astically. The Davis supporters declared tonight that this ovation was merely in recognition of relletiirr's high office and did not indicate the prevailing sentiment as to his re-election. A statement was issued at Davis head quarters In which they claimed that fifteen of the larger delegations were pledged to vote solidly for Davis In addition to a ma jority of the delegates of eight other dele gations. This would leave but little for Pellettier and B. F. McGinnity of Illinois. The Davis contingent are claiming tonight that M'Ginnity will not be able to com mand the solid vote of his own aerie, to say nothing of the entire representation from the state of Illinois. The grand aerie today decldt-d to vote on the presidency tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. There was only one session today, de voted to practically the report of the Judiciary committee revising the laws and constitution of the order. It will be several daya before this work la completed. CASH SPENT AT LEGISLATURE Three or Four Thousand Dollars, Worrall Eajs, Was Put Up. USED TO DEFEAT CERTAIN BILLS Witness ar" He Flnhnrsed the Money In the Interest of Se. brash a Ornln f.etlers' Association. When the taking of testimony in the Grain trust suit was resumed Thursday morning Attorney General Brown recalled Thomas D. Worrall. Witness was asked to tell something more of the work done at the meeting of the Nebraska Grain Dealers' association following the session of the legislature of in3. "Well," said the witness, "I made a re- rort H3 chairman of the committee on lelslntlon. touching our work to defeat any and sll legislation inimical to the Interests of the association." "Who composed that committee?" "Mr. Trompen of Hickman, Mr. Steln myer of Latonla and myself." "Did you expend any money during that session for the purjiosn you have Indicated, and If so, how much?" "We expended between f.1.000 and M.ooo." "Who furnished that money, and was It in cash or by check?" ' "Different individuals put up the money. I got It in the form of checks, except which was handed to me by Mr. Bewsher, the secretary, who told me he had got It from Floyd Campbell of the Nebraska Iowa Elevator company." "So far as you can give the names of the firms or persons who contributed to that fund." Names the C ontrlhntors. "The Omahp Elevator company gave two checks for $100 each, the Duff Grain com pany $100. Hayes-Eames company $100, Cen tral Granaries company $200, Nye-Schnei-der-Fowler Grain company J00, Nebraska Elevator company $100, (cashed by book keeper and turned over to Worrall), West-brook-Glbbons Grain company $100, L'pdlke Grain company $100, Transmlsslsslppi Grain company $200, Jaqulth company $100, Wells Hold company $100. Holmqulst company $100. Some other firms and individuals chipped In also, but I do Aot now recall their names or the amount." "Was any other money contributed to your committee during that session?" "Not directly during the session, but at the close there was a deficiency to meet, so the meeting assessed $2 an elevator on the members of the association, and out of this there was a small balance left, as I recall It." "Did you make any report to the asso ciation of what had been done with this money?" "Only a verbal report as to the total of the expenses, but gave no specifications. The work of the legislative committee was approved and we were given a vote of thanks. The account was gone over with others In consultation before the meeting and the expenditure was approved." "How was this money spent?" "Oh, entertaining members and lubri cating the machinery." some of the facialis. "Tell us what you mean by that." "Well, In buying theater tickets, for band concerts, dinners, luncheons and things of that kind." "On such occasions did you discuss with members who were present pending legisla tion?" "Yes, sir, every time." 'What was the purpose In spending this money for the things you hava mentioned?" "To defeat any and all legislation hostile to the best Interests of the Nebraska Grain Dealers' association." The attorney general here turned Worrall over to Ed P. Smith for cross-examination. Mr. Smith's first questions developed the fact that there was no treasurer of the ; legislative committee; that the checks had i all been cashed by Worrall at the First ,.,! e l.lnln .,d thst the total nai u lai uutm w . u. , amount handled by witness as the chair- i lnan of ,ne committee was $4,411. Stein- myer was in Lincoln only occasionally, while Trompen, the other member, was a quite frequent visitor. Neither handled a dollar of the money, witness said. He was the only person who had anything to do with the expending of the actual cash. All Records Are Hurned. In response to further questions by Mr. Smith witness said he got the bulk of the money me latter pari ui rruiumj, i. , that It had all been spent in a period of 1 something like forty days. Witness 8ill burned up. Sharp tilts between the lawyer and the witness then occurred aa to what the j money was spent ror anu woo n. air. , Worral, could only remember one specific "o"11" ' . sum of $i tliat was paid to nn employe cf the legislature "to keep us posted on the j ""ion of bills and to bring u. copies of ' all bills introduced affecting the grain bus- "What did you do with the remaining $4,37o?'" "it went to purchase tickets for the aters and band concerts and other amuse ments." What bills were Introduced Inimical to the Interests of the association?" "I recall now but three, the Ramsey bill. In the house, and the Hastings and Brady bills in the senate." "Who dealt mostly with the legislature Jn these matters?" Men Who Did the Ferllaa. "Well, I didn't know many members my self, but I acted in touch with members of the association, who kept me posted as to the men to work on. Messrs. Updike, Peck, Fowler. Westbrook. Duff, Ferguson, Wright and some other officers of the companies did most of the vUlting around and feeling out." Did any of these men or anyone else expend any of this money you had?" No, sir; not a cent. Well, tell us how It waa spent. Did any employes of the legislature get any of It, nd if so, who? Yes. aome employes got money, but I have forgotten the names. It was spent to do legitimate work, so that we would be posted on the bills we were opposed to." Witness said the largest bill he recalled for theater tickets was $.5. The tickets went to members, nut ne couia not name the men, because the tickets were not dis tributed by him personally. Asked what the tickets were given for, the witness fcaid: "Whei bills were resting easy tn com mittee we wanted to keep the members busy so they would not have time or care to dig them up. We wanted to let them slumber." Succeeded Pretty Well. Atked if they intended to thus Influence the legislators, witness replied: "We didn't call it anything: Just wanted to prevent the holding of meetings. If (Continued on Elxiu Page.' NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Partly Clonrty Krtrtavt Trobably .honrra end Cooler In nnth Tor tton. Satnrdav Fair. Temneratnre at Omaha Yesterdeyi Ifonr. Ilea. Hour. Ilea. Km. m 17 t p. m M A a. m AT 2 p. m T a. m ; 3 p. m . . . . . . M s i, m till 4 p. m l t a. ni 72 n p. m to a. m 7.1 Op, m...... Bt 11 a. m 7S r p. m K 12 m SO a p. m A o p. m utt BAD STORW STRIKES SCHUYLER Wind Does Considerable Damage and the Lowlands Are Flooded. SCHUYLER. Neb., Aug. 17.-(Ppeelal Tel egram ) One of thn worst storms In the history of Schuyler struck here tonight. About 5 o'clock an URly lcrklng cloud came up from the west and north. It could be seen that a bad storm was coming and many people took to their cyclone cel lars before the storm broke. About 6: to th storm broke and In a minute the air was filled with flying debris and braprhes of treea. The wind seemed to come from no particular direction, but came on with ft circular motion like a tornado. M. T. Bohmnn's enormous hay barn Just north of the depot was completely de stroyed. There was no hay In It. It was crushed like an eggshell. The building was insured for $1.0ii0. The fence around Wright's lumber yard was blown down and lumber piles upset. Trees all over town were broken down and outbuildings destroyed. The brick chimney of the city power house was struck by lightning and de stroyed. Maple, Ehrenbergers Bros." store front was blown In and the rain poured in all over the furniture and goods. At Lahger's restaurant the awning was blown through the window, destroying part of the soda fountain. The wind was accompanied by a heavy rain. About one Inch of water fell In twenty minutes and part of the town Is under water. Reports from the country are that corn was blown down pretty badly and several hay stacks set on Are by lightning. Windmills and small budd ings were also wrecked. LINCOLN, 'Neb.. Aug. 17.-A day of In tense heat, causing two prostrations, one fatal, was followed tonight by a violent storm of wind and rain. The fall of rain was the heaviest seen here this summer, estimated at nearly two Inches In a trifle over an hour, raved streets In places were filled from curb to curb, wooden crosswalks washed out and In one place stopping street ears. Advices late tonight say the rain was general all over the corn belt. HIGH FINANCE IN BOSTON Clerk for Traction Promoter Has Liabilities of 2n2,77 and Assets of Slfto. BOSTON, Aug. 17,-Llabllltles of $202,677 and assets of $50 were scheduled in a pe tition In bankruptcy filed here today by George B. Appleton of Cambridge. Apple ton was a clerk in the office of Arthur E. Appleyard, the street railway promotor, who is now contesting extradition to the state of New York, where he is wanted on a charge of grand larceny from a Buffalo bank. Appleton, It appears, also figured as treasurer of various Appleyard roads In Ohio and he held stocks In those railways, including the Ohio Traction company, and the Dayton. Lebanon & Cincinnati Rail road company. According to the statement filed In the bankruptcy court the liabilities are made up of sums due a large number of banks in western Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania, which hold prom issory notes secured by stock in street rail ways. STAND BY THEEIGHT-HOUR DAY Printers Decide to Strike Unless the Employers Concede the Point. TORONTO, Ont.,. Aug. 17. The conven tion of the International Typographical union decided today to meet in Colorado Springs next year. At the afternoon session of the Inter- : national Typographical union the eight- nour committee presented Its report, which .n(jorses the eight-hour camuaisn now j being waged and recommends a strike on January 1, 1906, against employers who do not accept the new hours laid down by the union. Sampel Gompers In his ad dress commended the stand the union lias taken on the eight-hour fight. OMAHA W0MAN IS ROBBED Mrs. I.neretlo Mahon Loses Valnahle Jewelry on Steamer En Route to an Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. Mrs. Lu- , CIPtla Mahon of Omaha, who came here from Portland, Ore., on the steamer Co lumbia yesterday, reported to the police that she had lost several hundred dollars' worth of Jewelry on the voyage to this port. Among the missing articles are five diamond rings, one stick pin with four diamonds and five turquoises, a turquoise ring, a solitaire ring and two other rings. The name of Mrs. Lucretla Mahon is not in the Omaha directory. MESSENGER TAKES LARGE SUM Employe of Chit-nan Firm Disap pears Willi a to rt'Kl He Was sent to Deposit In Rnnk. CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Ous Bobbs, a mes senger employed by the dry goods house of Charles A. Stevens & Bros., has disap peared with $10.non of the firm's money and a reward of $flO0 has been offered for his . capture Bobbs was employed in thn place of the ' regular messenger, who Is on a vacation. ( He was sent to the bank this afternoon to : make a deposit, carrying lio.oon. He did not appear at the hank and later It was learned he had left for New York over the Nickel Plate road. Movements of IVun Vessels Ana-. 17. At New York Arrived : Deutschl.ind. from Hamburg: Btaia. from Hamburg; Baltic, from Liverpool. Sailed: H.'irharosta, for Ilr-inen; Numtdlan. for Glasgow. At Naples Arrived: Nord America, from New Yoik; Canopic. from Boston. At Glasgow Arrived: LaiireiitUn, from Philadelphia. At londnn Arrived : Minneapolis, from New York. At yueensrown A rrlved : Republic, from Boston. Hailed: Ktiisland. for Philadel phia; Teutonic, for New York At Ha vre Arrived . Sarmatlan, from Montreal. At Liverpool Arrived Westernland. from Philadelph'a Silled: Kensington and Vic toria, for Montreal. At Markeilles Sailed: Gecoianla, for New York. DEADLOCK IS NOW ON Peaoe Enroys Discuss Three Articles Turing the Iar Without Eesultt. PAY FOR COST OF WAR TAKEN UP FIRST Keither Side Would Make Any Oenoenioa and Issue is Passed Over. DEEPEST PESSIMISM AGAIN PREVAILS Each Bide Seems te Think it Can Tiel Nothing More. WILL PROBABLY ADJOURN UNTIL MONDAY Envoy In Meantime Will Consnlt Their Governments Ahoat the Two Vital Points. rORTSMOT'TII. N. H.. Aug. 17.-Th crisis In the peace conference has been reached and pessimism Is again the note. Rut the darkest hour is Just before the dawn and there Is still hope. Predictions of a final rupture tomorrow certainly will not be Justified unless Baron Komura figuratively picks up his hat and announces that it Is useless to proceed farther. M. Wltte at least will not be precipitate. At tomorrow's session after article it (the limitation of Russia's sea power In the far east) and article xll (fishing right , on the littoroal) are disposed of he will favor an adjournment until Monday to hear tha last word from St. Petersburg. pessimism tonight Is based on the fact that no progress was made today. The exchange of views at the morning session on article Ix (remuneration for the "cost of the war") showed at once that the plenipotentiaries were as far apart as the poles, and it was passed over. Article K (the surrender of the Interned Russian warships) was also passed, not in the opinion of one of the present plenipotenti aries when the Associated PreBS corre spondent saw him tonight, because It could not have been arranged, but because within the shadow of the two main points In dis pute hanging over the conference both sides were cautious and preferred to post pone it to the end. Article 11 (limitation of sea power) is also adjustable after modification and article xll will present no difficulties. Bo that tonight the situation was practically where It was when M. Wltte lost Saturday presented the Russian reply with Its non possulmua on articles v and lx (Sakhalin and indemnity The only chance is now Compromise Russia to yield Sakhalin and Japan In demnity. Neither will yield both and per haps Japan at the final showing of hands will yield neither. M. Wltte, under the imperial instructions given him before he left St. Petersburg, can agree neither to pay war tribute nor cede a foot of Russian territory. St. Petersburg therefore in the last resort remains to be heard from. Doubtless this Is the reason why he prefer! a postponement tomorrow over Sunday. Baron Komura probably will welcome an adjournment of two daya in order that ha also may lay the situation before his gov ernment before ita final decision. Iloth Side Pessimistic. The sudden revival of deep pessimism to night was induced by the dispatches given out when the plenipotentiaries returned to the hotel, that no progress had been made today. But to those on the Inalde that was not surprising. Things'1 had gone smoothly enoaKli only the Impasse had been reached there had been the glint of cold steel In the conference chamber. And the few words M. Wltte said to the foreign newspaper correspondents was aa uaual not encouraging. He looked tired and said nothing had been accomplished. "Tomorrow," be said, "we will finish ar ticles xi and xuV" "What then?" he was asked. "Then we will go to dinner," he replied as he excused himself to go to dinner at Assistant Secretary Peirce's. No very great hope waa vouchsafed In the Japanese camp. "We are not bluffers," said Mr. Sato, and from an authoritative source the Aa aodated Press correspondent received a distinctively bad Impression regarding the outlook. It was coupled, however, with an expression of the hope that If it developed that the conference was going to pleoea. President Roosevelt might again step In. "We have heard that the president hav ing brought us together, has washed bis hands of further responsibility. But he la resourcefnl. He might do something." "What?" "That I cannot say." The Japanese view was thus explained! "We came asking only what we wanted. Our terms were moderate. The world thlnka so. It looks bad. I say sq. I believe so. But the conference may yet he saved from shipwreck. M. Wltte has been gracloua. He has done what he can, but he baa a future at home to consider." A very Important conference occurred In Mr. Witte's rooms shortly before midnight, in which was present Baron de Rosen, the other Russian plenipotentiaries and M. Da Martins, and General Yermaleff, M. Poko tllofT. M. Bhipoff and Captain Roussln, the five Russian delegates. It Is the flrat time a full meeting of plenipotentiaries had been held since the conference began. The pre liminary discussion of the Japanese condi tions la already virtually ended. It Is not Improbable that the final report and recoras inundations of the Russian plenipotentiaries w is passed upon ai.d transmitted tonight M) the emperor at Peterhof. It can be stated that the Individual views of the members of the Russian mission dif fer as to what point should he yielded If a compromise Is to be offered. Some favor the surrender of Sakhalin, others an Indemnity. None are ready to give up both point. The Associated Press learns at midnight that during the conferences the Japanese plenipotentiaries several times manifested a sort of desire to couple the consideration of the disputed points. This might indicate a willingness to bargain at the end. The Russians watched these moves lth great Interest, waiting for their adversaries to press them, but without showing their lands. Mr Sato is quoted as saying that the Japanese will tomorrow propose taking up the articles which have been passed over. If that is the case the Japanese may have de cided to openly propose Joint consideration. Japan Adtlsed to Hedge. LONDON. Aug. 18. The morning news papers continue to be pessimistic regarding the prospects for peace, although in aome notable Instances there is evidence of a de sire to hedge on the uncompromising atti tude assumed In the earlier stages Of the Portsmouth conference. The most notable of tht-se this morning is the Dally Newt, one of the oldest London papert, which in closing a lengthy editorial on tha pear ne gotiations says: Our deaire that Japan should waive