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The Omaha Daily Bee. BEST PEOPLE READ THE BEE BECAUSE IT IS BEST PEOPLE ARE NOW KNOWN BY THE PAPERS THEY READ ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1905-TEN TAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. f TERMS OF THE TREAT Y Text el" the Agreement Between lforway and Sweden is Made Pnblio. COMPULSORY ARBITRATION FOR TEN YEARS All DiepnUi Except Vital Matters to "Be Deoided by The Hague Court. REGULATIONS FOR TRAFFIC BETWEEN THEM c TJm of Eeindeer Future and Oommoi Waterway Aleo Provided For. NEUTRAL ZONE BETWEEN THE NATIONS Norwegians. Mar Malatala HUtorlo Fort a, bat The? Art Rot to Ba Garrlaoaad Nor New Ones BsUt STOCKHOLM. Bept. 25. The Associated Press succeeded In securing the text of the protocol signed at Karlstad Saturday by tha Norwegian-Swedish delegates ap pointed to arrange the terms tor the dis solution Of the union of Norway and Sweden subject to the ratification of the Riksdag and Storthing. The historic document whlen will become a treaty when ratified by tha two parliaments consists of five main articles and thirty-five sub clautes. The first article deals with ar bitration; the second with the neutral sone and the demolition of the fortifica tions; taa fcilrd the reindeer pastures, etc.; the fourth with intertrafhce. and the fifth with common waterways. The agreement provides for the compulsory arbitration before Tha Hague court of all disputes except matters of vital interest, for the period Of a decade, with extensions for other periods of ten years, unless pre vious notice Is given of an Intention to abrogate it. The treaty provides for a sone on either side of the frontier which shall forever be neutral and for the demolition of the fortress within that osone with the ex ception of the old portions of the fortifica tions at PYedrlcksten, Oylnenloeve and Overbjerg. Vhlch may remain, but which are not to be used as fortifications. A headquarters staff and garrison may be maintained at Fredricksten to the same extent as prior to the erection of the new fortifications. No extension of the Kongs- vtnger group of fortifications will be per mitted nor of the new forts erected within ten kilometers f the old fortress of Konga vlnger. Terms of Agreement. Article I, relating to arbitration. Is sub divided into eight clauses, as follows: A The two countries undertake to sub mil all matters of diBDUte to The Hague arbitration court which do not affect the Independence, Integrity or vital interests of either. . , B In event of a difference of opinion be tween the two countries as to whether a given question touches the vital Interests of one of them, the matter shall be sub mitted to the arbitration tribunal for de cision. . . (J Disputes In regard to the Interpreta tion of the method of carrying out tha agreements. 4 her arrived at in connection with the rltftsnlnlion of ti-.e union shall not, however, be submitted to The Hague court. T, E, F and O Provides for the consti tution of the court In accordance with the rules of The Hague convention, the ex changes of documents and who are qualified to act as arbitrators, etc. H This agreement is to remain In general force for a decade from the date of its signature. Tt may be extended for a simi lar period,' If It is not denounced by either party at least two years before the expira tion of the term of ten years. Neutral Eon. Article II, dealing with the neutral sone, is subdivided into nine clauses: A In order to secure peace between tha two countries a sone Is to be provided on each side of the frontier wMch shall 'forever be neutral and must not be used by either country for war purposes, nor can there be stationed or gathered within the sone armed military forces except as orovlded in clause "F. and such as are necessary to maintain order or to cope Willi accidents. This sone shall be fifteen kilometers wide on both sides of the southern portion of the frontier of the two countries. Inlands and skerries shall be Included in this sone, but portions of the sea Itself with the bays within the neutral line shall not be considered as within the sone. If either country constructs railroads through the zone, troops may be trans ported and people living within the sone may be collected there for military duty, but must be Immediately be transported away. Fortifications, war ports or depots for the army or navy must not be maintained nor new ones established within the sone. This agreement is suspended in case the two countries assist each other In a war agulnst a common enemy and also If either goee to war with a third power. B Therefore the fortifications now ex isting within the above neutral sone shall be demolished, vis., the Norwegian groups of fortifications at Fredricksten. with Oyl denloeve, Overbjerget and Wetlen and HJelmolenoerje, with Kroksund and Dings rud. Old Fort Remains. C The above mentioned fortifications shall he demolished as such. The old forti fications at Fredricksten, Gyldcnloeve and Overbjerget may remain, but not as forti fications. Concerning the modern arrange ment of the lust three and "concerning the action to be taken in regard to the other fortifications, more explicit agreements are related in a separate treaty of equal force with this. TV-The measures mentioned In clause "C" must be completed within eight months of this treaty becoming effective. Pro vided that the above measures shall be carried out under the supervision of a commission ron.posed of three officers of foreign netlonslity, neither Swedish nor Norwegian, each country choosing one, the third to be selected by those two. or In ease of a disagreement, by the president of Switzerland. More explicit rules con cerning the control are to be contained in the aforementioned separate treaty. F FrwdrtcksUr may remain the head quarters of the staff of the district and a rlaee of garrison and site of the non commissioned officers' academy to the same extent as before the occupation of the new fortifications. The Koiiavlngers group of fort'flcatlon may not be extended either aa regarda the erection of armaments of the garrison which latter hitherto has not exceeded men, not counting conscripts holding their yearly exercises. Klteetlve Immediately, In consequence 'of the above agreements new fortifications may not be erected within ten kilometres of the old fortress of Konrvlngers. The succeeding clauses provide that In rase of disagreements as to the meaning of this clause which diplomacy may he unahle to solve they shall be submitted to an arbi tration tribunal of three members chosen In accordance with The Hague convention. The lust clause reads: . This agreement becomes effective Imme diately. It cannot be broken by only one party to the agreement. Article 111 refers to reindeer pastures, etc., ss follows: A For humanitarian reasons, both coun tries agree to gram each country's no madic Laplanders privileges contained In the amendment of li.3 to the treaty of 1751, which amendment neither country shall remind to be cancelled without the con sent nf the other. B Enumerates the condition under which laplsnders may pasture reindeer In Nor way until the end of the year 117. - O-ln ample time before the end of 1917 at'imUu wed oa Bacoud Pa WITTE VISITS IN BERLIN Russlua Peace F.uvoy Received Von Ruelnw aid Oueet of Diplomats. by BERLIN. Sept. 26. Chancellor von Bile- me to Berlin from Baden this morn d received M. Wltte. They talked ihan an hour. The Russian states lunched with Baron von Rlchtofen, ary of foreign affairs, the Russian e d'affaires, M. Boulatzel, also being nt. M. Wltte and Baron von Rlcht afterwards conferred for some time. ey had exchanged calls yesterday Ing. nong those who saw M. Wltte at his il, was ErnesT von Menelssohn-Bar-Idy, whose house has been Russia's iker here for a century. Herr Mendel ssohn called as a friend and there is no rea- so nto suppose that the question of a loan was ever mentioned. Arthur Fischel, a partner In the house, saw M. Wltte In Tarts and It was reported that a loan was dis cussed, but It was definitely stated that such was not the case. M. Wltte's comings and goings are watched for at his hotel so continuously that he used a private entrance on a back street today. When he arrived at the rail way station yesterday M. Wltte said to the members of the Russian embassy staff who met him that he preferred to walk to his hotel. A great crowd had assembled In front of the hotel expecting to see him arrive In a carriage, and he and his party made their way quietly through the crowded Unter den Linden and Into the hotel with out their presence being noted. M. Wltto Inquired of the hotel manager what caused tha crowd. "The people are waiting to see your ex cellency.' the manager replied. "Then let me get to my rooms as quickly as possible." said M. Wltte. The future of M. Wltte is the subject of much talk among his friends, to whom ho says he Intends after having aided In the settlement of the questions Immediately concerned with the peace negotiations to ask Emperor Nicholas' leave to retire from public service. What the Russian emper or's reply will be no one of course knows, but one of M. Wltte's friends said to him that Emperor Nicholas would probably say that as a patriotic cltlxen his duty was to remain In public life and give the country the benefit of his prestige abroad. CENSURE FOR THE KING Executive Committee of Hungarian Coalition Passes Resolutions Against Holer. BUDAPEST. Hungary, Sept. 25.-The ex ecutive committee of the coalition parties summoned to discuss the situation arising from the ultimatum presented to the Hun garian leaders by the klng-emperor has passed what amounts to a severe vote of censure of his majesty and his advisers. The committee In the resolution expresses the deepest regret that the klng-emperor did not listen to the statesmen summoned by him to Vienna, who represent the ma jority in the Hungarian Parliament and constitute therefore the leaders of the na tion in Its public affairs. The commute further Indignantly cen sures those who advised his majesty to take such a course and approves the action of the coalition leaders In refusing to nego tiate with Count Golouchowskl and In de clining the memorandum presented by the klng-emperor as a violation of the consti tution and unsuitable for he settlement of the present constitutional conflict. The executive committee of the coalition parties In the Hungarian Diet decided today to summon a general conference of all tho parties forming the coalition October 3, for the purpose of arriving at a common agree ment on the answer to be made to the conditions Imposed by the klng-emperor. The committee also decided to Invite to the conference all deputies outside the coalition who desire to participate In the defense of the constitution. About 1,000 persona gathered outside the Independence club tonight and gave a great ovation to the coalition leaders. Francis Kossuth and Count Albert Apponyl made speeches. In which they exhorted the people to be prudent, impressing upon them that the struggle must be fought within the limits of the law. The socialists at tempted to interrupt the speakers and made a free fight, which necessitated the Interference of the police. AWAITS THE JJNITED STATES Franco Will Not Proceed Against Veneanrla I'ntll Jo dare Calhoaa Makes Report. PARIS. Sept. 28. The officials here be lieve that developments In the Venezuelan situation await the arrival of Judge W. J. Calhoun, United States special commis sioner, and Ambassador Jusserand, at Washington. The Foreign office has been sdvlsed that Judge Calhoun and M. Talgny have gone over the case of the French Cable com pany and the officials here are not dis posed to proceed against Venezuela or any southern republic until after the full est conference with the United States, owing to the privileged position of the United States toward South and Central America. At the same time it is held that this prrvil-sged position entails the co operation of the United States toward re quiring Venezuela to observe the usual obligations to other powers. PEOPLE RETURNING TO TOWN Since Pence Is Declared Vladivostok Is Resuming; Its Former Business Activity. VLADIVOSTOK. Sept. 25-The old time business activity of this city hss been rapidly returning since the proclamation of peace. The Inhabitants who left here dur ing the troublenus times, are returning, commercial and Industrial life Is resuming and foreign steamers and sailing vessels with freight are already arriving. Forty fivar foreign steamers are expected from Hong Kong and Shanghai soon. The' municipal, authorities have received inquiries from thirty American firms con cerning the acquirement of business quarters at Vladivostok. Japanese firms are also coming in and are preparing to I lease ground on which to erect buildings. Russians also are organizing companies to deal In far eastern products. Spain Want wider Peace Zone. MADRIC. Sept. Genersl Bernal. com mauder of the Spanish garrison at Ceuta. Morocco, has conferred with the ministers here concerning the neutral zone sk-.ating Ceuta snd Morocco proper. It is the Inten tion of Spain to ask for an extension of tha zone. Toklo Paper Resumes. TOKIO. Sept. 36. The decree pf suspen sion issued fifteen days ago against the publication of the newspaper, Asahi, was removed this morolug. MODERATES WIN IN CUBA Complete Betarni Show Overwhelming Majorities for the Party In Power. INSURES PRESIDENT PALM A' S RE-ELECTION Secretary to Governor Gomes, Liberal Candidate tor President, Ar rested on Charge of Sedition. HAVANA, Sept. 25 Complete returns from the entire island, which have been delayed owing to the bad condition of the telegraph service, show that In the elec tions Saturday last for members of the election boards, the supporters of the gov ernment were victorious In every province not having lost one Important place. The victory was so Complete that It Is now generally admitted to mean the re-election In December of Fresldent Talma and the election of the vice presidential can didate, Mendea Capote, the leader of tho moderate party. Colonel Ferrara, secretary of Governor Gomes, the liberal candidate for the presi dent, was arrested today, charged with seditious and revolutionary utterances. This makes the sixth charge now pending against him, the others Including participation In the burning of the city hall at Vueltas. Colonel Ferrara Is. an Italian, but he is a veteran of the last Cuban war and one of the most prominent lawyers in Havana. Today's mail brought to the liberals the first report from their adherents In Clen fuegos of the riots there Friday last which resulted In the killing or Congressman Enrique Vllluendas and Chief of Police Ilance. This report differs very little from former accounts, except that it lays on the moderates the blame for starting the dis turbances. Additional reports from Clenfuegos re ceived by the government say that the chief leaders in the alleged dynamite plot were two Italian anarchists named Hum berto Brunt Bove and Julio Orau, who have been making seditious speeches there and elsewhere for some time. Order continues to prevail throughout the island. FEVER FIGHTERS ENCOURAGED Number of Deaths and New Cases Reported at New Orleans Com paratively Light for Monday. NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 26-Report of yellow fever situation to p. m. Monday: New cases 37 Total to date 2.8H8 Deaths 3 Total $70 New foci 7 Caces under treatment 282 Discharged 2,216 Reason for continued hopefulness that yellow fever will be practically a memory on the date scheduled for the visit of Presi dent Roosevelt was found by the authorities In today's report, which was exceedingly encouraging In the matter of new cases after the low report for 8Unday, and also Indicated that the fever now prevailing Is a comparatively light type. JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 26. The yellow fever Infection at Hamburg Is spreading rapidly, nine new cases, four suspicious cases and one death being reported today. The summary from other Infected points Is as follows: Natchez, three new cases, one new foci. Vlcksburg, one new case. Oulfport, four new cases. Koxle, one new case, one death. Mississippi City, one new case. PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 26. Twenty-five new cases of yellow fever were reported by physicians to the state health officer for the twenty-four hours ending at 6 o'clock tonight. This makes thirty-four cases for Sunday and Monday. One death was re ported today. The situation tonight Is rather discouraging as the cases are scat tered all over the city and all hope of Ohecklng the disease before the appearance of frost Is practically abandoned. BIGELOW ASSETS ARE SOLD Stocks and Ronds of Milwaukee Defaulter Bring; Thirty Per Cent of Appraised Valuation. MILWAUKEE. Sept. 26.-A large part of the remaining assets of the estate of Frank O. Blgelow, the defaulting bank president. were disposed of- at public auction today to the highest bidders by the Wisconsin Trust company, trustee. The assets, which consist of stocks and bonds In mining and Industrial companies, brought approxi mately about 30 per cent of their appraised value. With about three-fourths of the list disposed of today approximately $154,000 was realized. The remaining portion of the assets will be sold tomorrow. Many out-of-town In vestors were present at the sale. C. F. Pflster was the heaviest buyer at today's session. FIRE AM0NG FIREWORKS Explosion Destroys Factory In Green Point, N. Y., Killing; a Boy and Injuring; Fonr Persons. NEW YORK. Sept. 25. By the explosion of a large quantity of powder the fire works factory of Joseph Spetzo, in Green Point, was totally destroyed today. Spelzo's ie-year-old son. Antonio, was Instantly killed and his wife and two younger boys and workmen were seriously Injured. The explosion shook buildings within a radius of a mile. For time It was thought that many persons had been killed. What caused the explosion could not be learned. CRUSADE AGAINST GAMBLERS Judges at Denver Order Sheriff aad Chief of Police to Close Gamins; Plnees. DENVER, Colo., Sept. 26. Judges Frank T. Johnson and Booth M. Malone of the district court Issued orders today requlr ing nnenn: Aiexanoer jsisoei ana Chief or i at Tenth street. Eleven people were In Pollce Michael A. Delaney to enforce the Jured. several seriously. A half dozen laws against gambling in the city and j cars were running close together. One county of Denver. All gambling houses ! stopped and the car behind crashed against were closed today by the proprietors, mak- ' it and the third car hit the second, cre- Ing It unnecessary for the sheriff or chief of police to take any action. JEROME BEGINS CAMPAIGN District Attorney of New York Opens Headeunrtere la the Gllsey Rouse, NEW TORK. Sept M.-Dietrlct Attorney Jerome Inaugurated his Independent cam paign for re-election by opening headquar ters In the Qtlsey house tonight. A dele gation from the Hamilton club assured Mr. Jerome of the support cf the club and about WO signatures to Ms nominating petl- Hon were received during tbe evening. ; CAPTAIN CARTER IN CHICAGO Former Army Officer Testifies in gait Filed by Government to Recover Cmbeaaled Fnnds. CHICAOO. Bept. Oberlln M. Carter, former captain In the United States armr. who was released from the Leavenworth penitentiary some time ago, after having served five years' sentence on a charge of having embezzled several hundred thousand dollars from the United States government through construction contracts, returned to Chicago today and was examined before Special Examiner Richard Wyman. The former army officer has completed his sen tence and Is now spending his time and money In fighting the government In Its efforts to recover funds snd property al leged to have been embezzled by Carter while government engineer at Savannah, Oa. The matter now In question Is In con nection with civil suits filed In the United States circuit court against Carter and some of his relatives for the recovery of the property. The entire case has been re ferred to Special Master Wyman to take testimony and report. Csrter has aged considerably, but he with stood a rigid cross-examination In an ap parently fearless manner. During today's examlnstlon an effort waa made to show that previous to the real conspiracy Ben jamin Green and John F. Oaynor, the con tractors alleged to have been Implicated with Carter In defrauding the government, had loaned Carter money and placed him In a position so that when he was made en gineer In charge and had the letting of contracts they might have a claim upon him. Carter declared that he never borrowed money from Green or Gaynor, but that he had written them concerning his Invest ments so that they could also Invest. The examination will be taken up again tomor row. STICKNEY BLAMES PACKERS Says They Force Railroads to Take Freight Business nt Redaced . Rates. CHICAGO, Sept. 25. "The packers fix the rate," declared A. B. Stickney, president of the Chicago Great Western Railroad company, testifying for the. defense before the Interstate Commerce commission to day regarding freight rates on live stock and live stock products from the Missouri river to Chicago. In answer to a question as to how the charges were made President Stickney replied: "In fixing the rate of dressed meat we do not have very much to say. The packer generally makes the rate. He cornea to you and always makes you feel that he Is your friend. Then he asks you bow much you charge for certain shipments of dressed meats. The published tariff may be 23 cents per 100, but be will not pay that. Tou say to him: 'I will carry your meat for 18 cents.' He says: 'Oh, no, you won't. I won't pay that.' Then you say: "Well, what will you pay for It?' He then replies: 'I can get It for It cents.' So you haul it for 18 cents per 100. He generally tells you that If you want the business you must haul the creat for the price he names." - President Stickney denied that his road had paid any claims for t'atnagea or re bates since the Gross sup Injunction. . MITCHELL CORN PALACE OPENS Fonr Thousand People Attend Imposing; Dedicatory Kxerclaes. the MITCHELL, S. D , Sept. 25.-(8peclal Tel egram.) Before 4,000 people this afternoon Mitchell's seventh corn palace was opened and the new building, which was Just com pleted, was dedicated with Imposing cere monies. The building presented a mag nificent appearance, with the exterior cov ered with handsome and Intricate designs of oorn, grain and grasses, and far sur passed any of the previous buildings. The Invocation was delivered by Dr. Thomas Nicholson and the address of welcome was made by Mayor George A. Silsby. Gov ernor Samuel H. El rod delivered the dedi catory address. On the stage were Con gressman Burke, Hon. F. M. Crane, Hon. O. L. Branson, Hon. H. C. Preston and Chairman Dundas. The afternoon concert was given by the Banda Rosa, which will play every after noon and evening, "The Resurrection of Christ" being presented at each perform ance. It made a fine impression on the people this afternoon. Good weather pre vailed today, except for a high wind, and with favorable weather the rest of the week immense throngs of people will come j to Mitchell. DIRECTORS FAIL TO ANSWER Only One Equitable Official ' Flies Reply to Suit of Attorney General to Recover Fnnds Wasted. KHW YORK. Sept. 25.-State Attorney General Mayer stated today that h had received but one Individual answer from ttte directors cf the Equitable life As surance society In the suits he has brought against the society and its directors for an accounting of the society's funds. This director, who answered, took the ground that whatever wrong doing there might nave been, on the part of other directors, he at least was Ignorant of any thing wrong. i Attorney General Mayer has extended the time In which the directors may answer the suits against them to October. BASE BALL FANS IN WRECK Three Trolley Cars Loaded with Play, era and Spectator Collide la Newark, Ohio. NEWARK. O., Sept. 25. While returning from the ball game at Idlewlld park, played by Newark and the Columbus American sssoclatlon team, this evening three street cars loaded with spectators and players were in collision on west church street ating a panic among the passengers- EMIGRANTS F0R CANADA Salvation Army Charters Three Steamers to Carry Large Parties from Great Britain. LONDON. Bept. 28. Oeneral Booth of the Salvation Army. In a lengthy article published this morning dealing with the situation arising from the great number of persons out of employment in England, announces that he has chartered three steamers which In the spring will sail for Canadian ports with emigrants, ail cf whom are guaranteed employment. WRECK ON PENNSYLVANIA ri?e Vea Killed ia Bear-End Colliiiea Near Philadelphia. LOCAL PASSENGER STRIKES EXPRESS Twenty Persons Injured, gome of Them Seriously Private Car and Day Coach Tele scoped. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2B.-A rear end collision todsy between the esstbound New Tork limited express from St. Louis and a local passenger train which waa standing at the Paoll station of the Pennsylvania railroad, nineteen miles west of this city, resulted in the death of five men and the Injuring of more than twenty others. The dead are: FRANK A. BRA8TOW, of Hsverford, general agent of the Safety Car Heating and Lighting company. OKOKOE M. I'E.NNVFAL'Kbll, xnna- delphla. , S. 8. WALTON, Altoona. Pa. RICHARD Y. OAKLAND, Narheth. CARL DUNHAL'ER. Philadelphia. Among the injured are the following: Miss E. K. Spangler, Merchantville, N. J-! bad: hurt. C. Mllentz, St. Louis; back Injured. John Ford, dining car cook; back hurt. Mrs. Lamote, St. Louis; ear cut and shock C. O. Denolst, 8-year-old boy, St. Louis; back hurt D. E. Bolt, Dayton. O.; head cut. F. A. Flallne, dining car conductor; head Injured. D. M. Perrln. Philadelphia, master me chanic. In railroad shop; two ribs broken, arm hurt. M. F. Elliott, Philadelphia; face cut and arm broken All those who met death were In the private car of General Manager Atterbery, which was attached to the rear of the local train. Mr. Atterbery is on his vaca tion In Maine.' In the car at the time of the collision were about a dozen men who had been engaged in overhauling the car. Those who were not killed were Injured. The force of the collision was so great that the engine of the limited ploughed ten feet into the car, and the latter was forced half way through the day coach ahead. At the time of the accident there was less than half a dozen passengers on the train, who were tn the forward cars. The engineer and fireman of the col liding train were not hurt, but a number of passengers were injured. The injured were placed In the forward car of the local train, which was run Into this city. It stopped at Bryn Mawr, where half a dozen were taken to the Bryn Mawr hospital, and the others were brought here. Four of those who lost their lives were killed almost Instantly. WARRANTS FOR CONTRACTORS Eleven New York Men Are Charged with Conspiracy to Import Laborers Illegally. NEW TORK. Sept. 25. -United States Marshal Henkel today admitted that war rants for the arrest of James Lantry, Charles E. Lawton, Arthur T. Mart. Elmer Alexander, Bernard D. Traltel, Edwin C. Currier, Charles Slrrlne, Charles J3., En sign, Julius Shloss, Charles Boaworth and Charles Bogert, contractors, charged with conspiracy In Importing English tile set ters under contract, had been placed In his hands for execution by United States Commissioner Rldgeway. It was the marshal's Intention to arrest the eleven men as rapidly as they could be found, but Assistant United States Dis trict Attorneys Houghton and Byrne, who prepared the government case, informed him that they had been In consultation with the counsel of the eleven accused men some of whom are out of town, and had arranged to have them come In within the next day or two and personally sur render themselves and furnish ball as the government might require for their ap pearance for preliminary examination. Should any of them fall to appear they will then be formally taken Into custody, It Is expected that the defendants will get together tomorrow or Wednesday and accompanied by counsel surrender them selves in a body. WRECK ON GRADE CROSSING Oae Man Killed and Twenty-Nine Persons Injured In Smashup Near Birmingham, Ala. BIRMINGHAM. Sept. 26 One man was killed and twenty-seven more or less In jured In a collision between a northbound freight train on the Alabama Great South ern and Blockton accommodation on the Birmingham Mineral railroad at Wood stock Crossing, twenty-nine miles south of here, about 4 o'clock this afternoon. There was a misunderstanding as to which had the right-of-way over the crossing and the engine of the freight train crashed Into the two rear coaches of the passenger train, badly damaging them both, and It is regarded as miraculous that more people were not killed. H. H. Harbury of Birmingham, the oon ductor of the accommodation, waa In stantly killed. Of the passengers Injured sixteen were white and eleven negroes. BARON KANEK0 IS RECALLED Conadeatlal Agent of the Mikado Will Return to Japaa with Baroa Komnra. NEW TORK, Sept. 25 Baron Kaneko, who has been in this country as confiden tial agent of the emperor of Japan, has been recalled. He will return to Japan with Baron Komura, one of the peace en voys, the party starting on Wednesday and going by way of Vancouver and sail ing on the Empress of India October 1. "I have been In this country nineteen months, during the most critical time In the history of Japan," said Baron Kaneko tonight. "I have been received In every ' quarter In tne most rnendly manner. Americans have shown a keen Interest In my country and Its affairs." COMPLAIN AGAINST OIL RATES Marshalltowa Rrdpery Alleges that Railroads Are Discriminating la Favor of Standard Compnny. WASHINGTON. Sept 2S.-Complulnt was filed with the Interstate Commerce commission today by the Marshall Oil com pany of Msrshalltown, la., protesting against existing freight rates on oil shipped In less than car lots. The complainants own refineries at Oil City and Warren. Pa. They allege that the rate on carloads of oil unjustly favor the Standard Oil company. The Burling ton, Missouri Pacific, Rock Island, Iowa Central. Milwaukee and Union Paetflc railroads are tne defendants, NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Showers and Cooler Tuesday. Wed- nesday Fair. Tcmperatnrc at Oi naha Yeaterdayt Hour. Ilea. 1 p tn SI S p. m M a p. m 4 p. m t a p. m ..... . eM p. m "O T p. tn ..... . T" A p. m TH A p. m Tt Hour. Pea. n a. m . a. m T a. m fia a. m. , . . , . aa a. m till to a. m 14 11 a. m tt 1M m no WILL HITCHCOCK PUT IT BACK? County Board Asks World Publishing Compnny to Make Restitution of Overcharge. The World-Herald has been asked bv the Board of County Commissioners to pay back to the county $3,500. as the computed overcharge for publishing the second notice of scavenger law sales. The county at torney Is Instructed to bring suit for the amount. The resolution wss Introduced by Commissioner Pruning and only Commls sloner Hofeldt voted against It. It reads: Whereas. An anneal from the action nf this board In a claim In which the World furnishing company was protestant, a rul ing has been made bv Judae Redtck thnt charges for publication of scavenger law notices snouitt, in the ahsence of contract, be charged at the rate preaorlbed for the publication of the dellnnuent tnx llsta and not at the stationary rate for publishing irjrni nonces, and, Whereas. The World Publishing company, has rendered a bill and received payment tnereon in tne sum or 6.SK1.4 including Interest for publishing: the second notice nf scavenger law sales, said bill being over charged, according to Judge Redick's rul ing, a sum approximately .6on; ie It Resolved. That the county attorney he In structed to take all steps necessary to re cover for the county the amount over paid the said World Publishing company In excess of the valid claim. STRIKE IS ON AT ROCHESTER Mea in Composing Room and Job Office of Post-Express Go Out. ROCHESTER. N. Y., Sept. 25.-A gen eral strike In the composing and Jobbing departments of the Post-Express news paper was declared today and most of the men responded to the call of the union. The strike on the part of the com posing room men Is sympathetic. Inasmuch as their demand for an eight-hour day and Increase in wages was granted on Satur day. Men were at once obtained and no difficulty has been experienced In getting out the regular editions. CHARLOTTE. N. C Bept. 25 All the union printers employed by the newspapers and Job offices of Charlotte went on strike this afternoon upon an hour's notice, fol lowing the refusal of the employers to grant a demand for an eight-hour work day. Half a dozen offices are affected, the most seriously being the Observer, the Evening Chronicle, the Evening News and the Observer Printing house. The Ob. server and Chronicle will appear without Interruption, a number of nonunion men having been employed to take the places of the strikers. The employing printers of Charlotte announce that they will con test to the end the eight-hour movement. BUILDING FALLS' IN BUFFALO Twenty Mea Injured, Eight of Them seriously, by Collapse of Partly Completed Structure. BUFFALO, N Y., Sept. 28 With a crash that could be heard for blocks a three-story brick building under course of construction on West Ferry street collapsed this after noon, carrying down with It thirty brick layers and carpenters who were at work In and on top of the structure. A score of men were Injured, eight of them' seriously. They are: Harry Craig, skull fractured. Internally Injured: will die. Robert Deitchman, Internally Injured. Joseph B. Sander, badly bruised. Benjamin Holbel, cut and bruised. Francisco Jacobont. cut and bruised. Frank Hamni, boss carpenter, ankles SDrained. cut and bruised. Charlea popzehle, bruised about head and body, The other workmen sustained cuts and bruises, but were able to go to their homes, The building was owned by J. J. Crowley of 310 West Ferry street. Morris & Allen k.j .nnir.i.i nr tha tnnanni-v aniitiiai,.! , , ... . . men were working on the third story when the west wall went down, carrying with It a portion of the front of the building and a section of the rear walls. THINKS CUMMINS WILL RUN Victor Bender Expects Governor to Bo a Candidate for a Third Term. (From a Staffff Correspondent). WASHINGTON. Sept. 25. (Special Tele gram). Victor Bender, editor of the Coun cil Bluffs Nonpareil, and wife are in Wash ington for a day or two. Mr. Bender has been In New Tork attending the meeting of the Associated Press. Speaking of poll- tics In Iowa, he said that he would be sur prised if Governor Cummins would not be a candidate for re-election. As to the out come of the nomination he refused to haz ard a guess. Rural route No. 8 has been ordered es tablished November 15 at Imogens, Fre mont county, la., serving 330 people and sixty-six houses. INSURANCE PROBE AT CHICAGO Preliminary nvestlgntloa of Westers Life Indemnity Compnny is Now in Progress, CHICAGO, Sept. 25 Preliminary in vestigation into the Western Life In demnity company by the attorney gen eral of Illinois with a view to bringing quo warranto proceedings has been begun. Assistant Attorney Oeneral W. IL Berrys came to Chicago today and was tn con sultation with Attorney Walter D. Hawk, who complained to the department last week. Mr. Hawk is attorney for the Mooney estate of Laketon, Ind., which, tt Is claimed, holds a $4,000 policy against the Western Life, Movements of Ocean Vessels Sept. 20. At New York Arrived: Astoria, from Glasgow; Minneapolis, from Indon; Ryn dam, from Rotterdam; Finland, from Ant werp. At Liverpool Sailed: Caledonian, for Boston. Arrived: Southwark, from Mont real. At B semen Sailed: Main, from New Tork. x At Antwerp Arrived: Belgium, from New Tork. , At Dover Arrived: Kroonland, from New Tork. At Olaagow Arrived: Numldian, from New Tork. At Gibraltar Arrived Romanic, from Boston. At Hamburg Arrived: Moltke, from New Tork. At Movllle Arrived ; Furnessla, from New Tork. At Boulogne Balled: Pennsylvania, for J4ew Torsv BANK CLOSES DOORS Btate Institution at Kinina Citj Goes Into Voluntary Liquidation. CONCERN UNPR0SPER0US FOR SOME TIME Large Advineei to Insolvent Salmon Bank Frigstens Depositors. STEADY RUN TOR SEVERAL WEEKS Trnit Company Takes Oter All Assets cf the Bank. DEPOSITORS TO BE PAID ON DEMAND Collateral from Salmon Bank thai Caused Trouble Now Raid to Be of the Highest tirade. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 26,-The Kansas City State bank. Wiley O. Cox. president. miica to open Its doors today, having gone into voluntary liquidation. The bank had loaned $168,000 to the bank of Salmon & Salmon at Clinton, Mo., which failed laat July, catching depositors for several hun dred thousand dollars " The Kansas City State bank was or ganized In lsss and had a capital of $300,000. The last statement showed loans of $4,000,. 0UO; deposits, $4,750,000; surplus, $14,000. The following notice was posted on the door at the opening hour today: l his bank has gone Into voluntary liquid ation through the Fidelity Trust company. Checks drawn against the hank will be paid on presentation by the Fidelity Trust com- " mi i-wiuii ana v ainut streets. wilEl O. COX, Fresldent. The Fidelity Trust company, which Is capitalized at $1,000,000. is considered one of the strongest banking Institutions In the southwest. The Kansas City State bank holds $567,000 of the city's money. Wiley O. Cox, president of the Kansas City State bank. Is one of the oldest and best known men in Missouri. He has lived In MlHsourl since 1HG8. In 1873 he was a clerk In tho First National bank at Springfield, Mo., coming to Kansas City In 1881. From 18S4 to 1888 he was engaged in a general financial and brokerage business. He organized the Kansas City State bank In 1888, and has always served as its presi dent. In 1S96 he bought the Kansas City Times, a venture thut did not prove suc cessful, and in 189 he sold the paper. At the Fidelity Trust company's bank checks on the Kansas City Stat bank were honored as fast as presented. There was no show of commotion and Charles Campbell, vice president of the Fidelity Trust company, ststed that all checks drawn on tne closed bank would ba. paid upon demand. Mr. Campbell declined to talk of the causes leading up to the closing; of the Kansas City State bank. Statement of President. Wiley O. Cox, president of the Kansas City State bank, made the following state men i 10. cue Assooiatca - The retirement of the Kansas city Btate bank from active business Is voluntarv, Our business has not been growing for son'.e time and we found It hard to hold our own with the larger Institutions. In fact. It looks as If the banking business, as well as all other lines, is concentrating into the larger ones. The condition of the business was thor oughly gone over by the board of directors and the conclusion was reached that It was not prospering as it ought to do in order to he profitable, and It was determined to go into voluntary liquidation. One plan which might have been adopted was to do our own liquidation, paying depositors on de mand and taking on no new business. This would have proved very expensive, as It would have Involved borrowing a large sum of money on the bank's psper in order to pay depositors at once, the force of clerks, office rent, etc.. continuing prac tically the same aa If the bank were running In the usual and ordinary way. Accord ingly negotiations looking to the liquidation of the business through other banking In stitutions were begun, snd hsve finally re sulted In the consummation of an entirely satisfactory arrangement whereby the Fidelity Trust company, one of our strong est banking houses, has taken over the business of the bank and Is paying Its de- I ,n , 1. J I a.. Mn .4 fnjBiiuin ill in" ui uiimi , "oj i.i, uciiidiiu, the same as we would be doing If still running. On retiring from the banking business. for the present, after sn active career of mn var i mnnnt hein feoiina- e.tr.m.lv proud that no depositor has ever failed to nave ms i-nfi-nii iinnuieu miu iaiu imi I'l eentatton at any Tank with which I have been connected. The Fidelity Trust company volunteered to pay the city treasurer the amount of tha city's funds on deposits tn the Kansas City State bank, but the money was not with drawn. Meeting; of Directors. The decision to liquidate was reached fol lowing a meeting of representatives of the clearing houne banks. A thorough Investi gation of the accounts of the bank had been made, a carefully prepared statement of the resources and liabilities, checked in every detail and the collaterals held for loans appraised by financial experts. This was done at the request of the bank's offi cials, who were seeking a wsy to close tha bank without placing In Jeopardy one dol lar of the depositors' money. Ever since the failure of the Salmon ft Salmon bank at Clnlton, Mo., the bank's business had been on a decline. Many large depositors with drew their accounts because of the fact that the bank had advanced the Salmons more than $3X1.000 on collateral that is now said by bankers to be gilt-edged. At the time the value of the collateral was prob lematical and timid depositors hastened to close their accounts. This rsuaed a heavy drain on the resources of the bank, and in order to avert trouble the officers of the Institution decided upon liquidation as the easiest way out of a perplexing flnanciul tangle. GERMAN EVANGELICAL SYNOD Quadrennial Coulerenee Sende Greet' Ingr to .President and Take Actioa on Divorce Question. ROCHESTER. N. V., Bept. 26. The oued. rennlal conference of the Oerman Evan gelical Synod of North America In session in this rily sent the following greeting to President Roosevelt today: Greetings on behalf of the general Con ference of the tjerman Evangelical synod In quadrennial sebslon at Rochester, N. V., to you, Mr. 'resident. Our Motto: Ephrslans. xlltl:6. A declaration on the question of divorce waa made torfay, as follows: The synod supports the biblical view Of the question, iioth frivolous divorce and Imprudent nisrrlages are to be censured, severely. The remarriage of divorced per sona should lie regulated logically. The synod approves and devire uniform di vorce WgiKlatlon for the United States. In th matter of furloughs to minister It was voted that district presidents could grant furloughs to ministers only because of sickness, for pursuing advanced studies or for trsvel. Nonpastorai work la BOi W be undrtaki
