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The Omaha Daily Bee. COMPUTE MARKET HEWS IN THE BEL fULL BOX BALL SCORES IH THE BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, : OCTOBER 7, 1903-TWELVE PAOES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. DOUGHERTY IN DEEP Thirteen Iidietaenta Beturned Againit Peoria School 8nperinteident. FORTY MORE IN COURSE OF PREPARATION Indication that ToUl Homber Will Ketch Two Hnndied. CHARGES FORCERY AND EMBEZZLEMENT Committee Appointed by School Board ' Will Continue InTeitigation. BANK CLEhK EXPLAINS THE OPERATIONS Queer Mfkodi of Doegherty brought to Attention v Authorities a ad ' Clerk DUckMfri from Jiaak for Doing to. 1't-ORIA, 111., Oct. . A loti of thirteen Indictment have thus tar been returned agulust Newton C. Dougherty, city super intendent or schools and president ot tno Peoria National bank. Ten of them ara tor embexilement and three for forgery. Forty more are being drawn by the etatea attorney's office. It la announced from that office today, that the total would reach more than 30. The bail required lor Dougherty thu far returned Is 62,70 Mr. Dougherty la In receipt of message from all. over the country, many of them expressing sympathy and a belief In hla Innocence. According to a statement made by a member o the grand Jury to day the hundreds of pieces of school scrip which. It is alleged to have been changed after btlng sUned by the president of th school board am missing. A committee appointed by the school board to continue the Investigation after the grand Jury gets through, announced through Us chairman, John S. Stevens to la y that they would go back over the books of the board for twenty years. In some, cases both stubs and couchers are missing, representing according to the cash book, large amounts. How Dougherty Wa Detected. Ei win J. Schnebly. discount and exchange :lerk at the I'eorla Natlonel bank, the man who first discovered Irregularities in Mr. Dougherty's method of handling school fund, made a statement today. He said: 1 took charge of the Individual bonks at the bank seven years ago and shortly there after I began to notice the queer methods Mr. Dougherty had of handling the funds of the Peoria school board. He would make checks payable to various local firms and give his persoi al check for the smaller amount. I called the attention of the bank ofncidls to this state of affairs and was Informed that it was none of our business. I was then transferred to the discount and exchange department. Mr. Dougherty would bring In checks for large amounts, payable In most Instances to a school furniture firm in Chicago or a plumbing firm In St. I-ouls. With these checks he would . purchase New York, Chicago or 8t. Louis exchange, made pay able to his own order. Upon examination of the endorsements on the drafts I found that in many Instances they had been used In his private business affairs. In some enfces J wwild endues' the names f local firms on the draft without their knowledge, futlng his own Initials under the signature, laid the matter before Mr. Cook, the National bank examiner, for this district. Cpon his advice I laid the matter before the attorney general at Springfield. He advised me to talk to the state's attorney of Peoria county, which I did. I also laid the matter hefori 8. O. Spring, cashier of the bank. Transactions of that kind then ceased. In explaining them to me Mr. Dowrherty said that he kept three sets of funda. In New York. Chicago and St. Louis. When I ws called before the grand Jury there were exhibited many changed checks. In one Instance a check charged to the school Tund hart been raided from t4 to I3.4.V). The stub showed $24. In another tn drawn for 12 7.V. The stub which had oislnallv read 127 had been raised to 12.- TV. The last two fla-Jres on the stub were In green ink. the first two In black. I wm discharged from the bank only last Saturday. At the meeting ot the Peoria Clearing Mouse association at noon It.wa voted to tender a loan of tino.ooo to the Peoria Na tional bank. If In the Judgment of the di rectors It became necessary, owing to the unsettled condition of financial affairs of the hank, following the withdrawal of President Dougherty, under Indictment. Bank Closes Its Doors. As s direct result of the Indictment of N. C. Dougherty for forgery yesterday the directors of the Peoria National bank, of which he was president, announced shortly after midnight this morning that they had derided to discontinue business and would call In the comptroller of the currency to wind up the affair of the Institution. The meeting of directors lasted all evening be hind closed doors. It was admitted that a disastrous run would be Inevitable today, and the only course was to liquidate at once. The loan of linn.ono by the Peoria Clearing house wa tied up In such wise that It could not be accepted. It wa learned that unlet withdrawals from the bank had been going on all day. WEALTHY FARMER FOUND DEAD Ed Gressor Discovered at Home la Pool of Blood with Ballet In Brain. DF.S MOINES. la.. Oct. i -Ed Gressor. a wealthy farmer, waa found dead in a pool of blond at Ms home near Avon, eight mllea from Des Moines, early this morning. Neighbors believe that the man wa mur dered. He had a bullet hole In his temple and other wounds. Shots were heard Wednesday night, which is believed to have been the time the crime was committed. Greseor's team and wagon Is gone and other valuable are missing. When found one hand wa In hi pocket and the other grasped a pipe, so that the possibility of suicide Is remote. Gressur was a bachelor and lived alone. He had not been seen since Monday night. Des Moines police have gone to Investigate. v Governor Addressee Y. M. C. A. WATERLOO. Ia., Oct. . (Special). Gov ernor Cummins will address the local Young Men' Christian association next Sunday at a mass meeting which will be held Jn Frown's Opera house. There will be special musio and the meeting will be open to both men and women. TEN MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH SBnmu Wnadred reet of West Bank of Ver. . nl tint taarrr Caves ia W it heat W arning. GRANVILLE. N Y.. Oct. .-Ten men met Instant death at the quarry of the Vermont Slat Company here today, when about 100 feet ot the west bank rrashed down without warning, burying the vlo tlms under hundreds of ton of slate and loos earth. Five bodies were recovered, but It 1 doubtful whether the other can be reached before next week. The dead, with the exception of John G. William, president and treasurer of the company, a fcU Hungarian, CITIZENS BURN DOWN JOINT Keepers Rrfsaf to Lrsrs When Xott fled and Other Mean Are Adopted. LONG TINE. Neb.. Oct. .-(Rpecll Tele gram.) Struggling and puffing between heavy, filled kerosene cans, ten of the lead ing business men of this place tonight quietly departed from the city for the suburbs of wn. Intent upon effectively extermlnal e buildings and effects of the Inhah Z. of a colored dive which has been -ration for the past three months. I The paf k complaint was entered against t, ? nt and yesterday County ShWrlft Li - notified the proprietor of the place' re the county within twelve hours. vement having been made today ur part of the keepers to de camp, thi sed citizens tonight banded together'' arted for the Joint, which was Joe . e mile west of town. The Joint raider consisted of the most prom inent business men, and until the Job was completed no news of the transaction wa divulged. Upon arrival at the dive the cttl xens called for the proprietor, but found that that individual was absent at county fair In a nearby town and that the only re maining occupant was an old woman, who had been employed as the cook and house keeper. Deeply chagrined at being unable to get a whack at the proprietor of the dive the raiders contented themselves with cut ting the guy ropes to the tent used by the offenders and by casting Into a nearby creek the bed clothing, trunks, cooking utensils, etc., of the Inhabitants and by starting a Are with the kerosene they had brought. Birdie May-field, the cook, and the only one of the outfit present at the time of the raid, has sufficiently recovered from her fright to depart from town. She declares she will prosecute and by carrying out her resolve will rnvolve business men, hereto fore untarnished. In the suit. JUDGE GUTHIEL BACK IN COURT Colorado Justice Who Was Attacked by a Mob Last Week Fines and Imprisons Officials. BRIGHTON. Colo.. Oct. .-Trouble Is brewing here again tonight as an out growth of the feeling against County Judge A. H. Guthlel, who was foughly handled by a mob on Thursday last. Judge Guthlel came to town from his country home and opened court today. He Immediately issued citations for contempt of court against 8herlff James B. Illggins, Deputy Sheriff l B. Ireland. Mayor J. N. Counter, Trus tees R. C. Cable and H. J. Schloo, Town Marshal Edward Denny and several others. The writs were given Into the hands of the sheriff, who served all but his own, ac cepting service upon himself through' his deputy. When the persons named lit the writs appeared in the court Judge Guthlel imposed various penalties. Including fines and Imprisonment. Mayor Counter was the only one discharged. The case of the sheriff was set for trial November 7. Deputy Sheriff Ireland and B. J. Talbot, a republi can politician, were sentenced to six months and ninety days' imprisonment, respect ively. They had hardly been committed to Jail whe ntalk began of releasing them by,' mob force. " The; sheriff declared "he would resist any attempt to storm the Jail. SERIOUS LOSS FROM STORM Heavy Damage la Wroitht In Philip, pines by the Recent Atmos pheric Disturbance. MANILA, Oct. f. Government reports show that the result of the recent storm is very serious. At least 200 natives and twenty-five Americans and foreigners were killed. It wa impossible to Identify many of the latter. The government's police work last year In the provinces of Cavlte, Batangas and the Island of Sainar, which made possible the largest acreage planted in the history of the Island, has been undone and It la estimated retarded development one year In the ,hemp provinces. In Albay, Sorso- gon. Masbete and Samar fields have been devastated, warehouses destroyed and stocks damaged. Roads are Impassable and the transportation facilities are (crip pled. The loss Is .Incalculable. In Albay snd Sorsogon SO per cent of the buildings. dwellings, schools and warehouses have been destroyed. The storm, tn connection with the drouth which obtained early In the year, it Is estimated, decreased the receipt of the Islands to per cent. The army Is a heavy loser at southern posts. FIRE IN COLORADO COAL MINE Fifty Men Who Were Imprisoned Were All -Gotten Oat Safely Through Biasing Shaft. PUEBLO, Colo., Oct.' 1 A defective electrical generator started a destructive fire at the Fremont coal mine near Flor ence. Colo., at about noon today. All the buildings. Including the shaft house, were destroyed. Slty-flve men were working In the mine at the time the fire started. Ten of them were rescued with dlfTlrulty and . twenty, five were still in the mine at 4 o'clock this afternoon. , By some good fortune the air compressor wss not damaged by the flames and It I confidently expected that the entombed men will be taken out alive. By the prompt work of their companions the fifty miner who were in the under working of the Fremont mine were res cued alive through the air shaft, which wa being slowly burned. . Ail of the buildings, including the electric house, blacksmith shop, boiler house, main shaft, etc., were totally destroyed. The property loss Is about 179,000. REQUISITION FOR PAT CROWE Governor Toole of Montana Honor . Demand of Governor Mickey for Alleged Baadlt. HELENA, Mont., Oct. (.Governor Toole today honored the requisition of Governor Mickey of Nebraska .for Pat Crowe. The specific charge is robbery. Henry Heit feldt ia named as agent and will go to Butte after Crowe. GENERAL DODGEJS RE-ELECTED Coaacll Blag Officially Selected a Neat Meeting Place for Army of the Tennessee, CINCINNATI. Oct. .-The final business meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee waa held today. General Gren vllle M. Dodge waa elected president, and Council Bluffs, Ia., waa selected a the next meeting place. Jerry Slmpsoa Better. WICHITA Kan., Oct. ' (.-Congressman Jerry Simpson contlnuea to show Imorove uituL Ue 4eut another rtsUlU n'"- ASK FOR TARIFF REVISION Bay State Rtpnblioani Declare in TaTor tf Modification of Present Law. PLANK ON THIS SUBJECT A COMPROMISE Reciprocity Delegates Way They Will Insist that Their Views Be Met Completely by Meat Convention. Governor Curtis Guild, Jr., of Boston. Lieutenant Governor Eben 8. Draper of Hok5a 1. Secretary of State William " M. Olln of Boston. Treasurer Arthur B. Chapin of Holyoke. Auditor Henry E. Turner of Maiden. Attorney General Dana Malone of Green field. BOSTON. Oct. , With only one voice raised In opposition the republicans In Mas sachusetts in state convention today de clared for a revision of the tariff. Con trary to expectations, the radical wing of the party, under the leadership of Eugene N. Foss of Boston, did not offer a substi tute In the platform relating to the tariff, although in a speech to the delegates Mr. Foss declared that the revision of the tariff favored In the state platform wa not suf ficiently wide In Its scope. Mr. Fobs said however, that he and his follower were en couraged at the concessions made to them, and that next year they would expect to have the convention to accept their propo sition In Its entirety. ' One of the surprise came when General William Draper, former ambassador to Italy and a leading member of the Home Market Club, opposed In a vigorous speech the adoption of the tariff revision plank of the platform. General Draper said he would not offer any substitute plank, for the rea son that he knew that there wa no chance of his or anyone's substitute being ac cepted. General Draper contended that tariff revision would be followed by finan cial and commercial depression, and, speak ing as a manufacturer, he could see no rea son why there should be a revision. ' Planke of the Platform. The platform presented by the committee on resolutions was adopted without amend ment, and contained, In brief, an endorse ment of the administration of President Roosevelt, especial mention being made of hi part In bringing about peace between Russia and ajpan and of hi enforcement of the laws preventing corporations from oppressing the people, a recommendation for the enactment by congress of a tariff provision which shall protect American markets against discrimination and secure to the I'nlted States the treatment ac corded to the moat favored nation in all foreign markets; a resolution for the in crease of the navy and the upbuilding of the American merchant marine, and an endorsement of the administration of former Governor John L. Bates. Lodge Responds to Foss. A feature ot the day's proceeding wa the address of (Senator Lodge. Senator Ladge took the platform to reply to Eu gene Foss, who had advocated the free admission of coal, hide and raw materials. Mr. Foss had severely scored the Massa chusetts senators ' and representative in congress. Charging that they- were not loyal to the interest of 'Massachusetts. Senator Lodge made a forceful and elo quent address, and In a parliamentary manner censured Mr. Foss for hi stric tures on the Massachusetts representation at the capital. Mr. Lodge also said that the time for tariff revision was the time when the republican party was in power. He argued that "free raw materials'' wa but another term for "free trade," and that the admission of free raw material would sound the death knell of reciprocity a well a ot protection. EXPERT TESTIMONY ON RATES Traffic Agent of Chicago Lire Stock Exchange Says Railways Discrim inate Against Windy City. CHICAGO, Oct. g.-Expert testimony on the subject of freight rate wa given In Judge Bethea's court today In the Inter state Commerce commission's suit against seventeen western railroads. T. W. Tom llnson. secretary of, the American Stock Growers' association of Denver, traffic agent for the Chicago Live Stock exchange and for fifteen years connected with the freight departments of a number of west ern railroads, wss on the witness stand and was questioned at length by counsel regard ing his opinion of the reasonableness of rates on cattle, dressed meats and packing house produrts. "In my opinion the present rates on live stork from Missouri river pnkits and south ern Minnesota to Chicago are too high"," saiq ne. "The rstes on live stock should be lower than oif dressed meats and pack ing house products from these points. Even with equal rates on these commodities the live stock Interests would be discriminated against. The present schedule are unfair 10 micago. i ney give an advantage to the South St. Paul and Missouri river mar kets." During his testimony Mr. Tomllnson en deavored to compare the rates on live stock and packing house products shipped east of Chicago with those shipped from the west in equal distances to Chicago, but the rail road lawyer objected, but were overruled. The witness declared that If the rates to New York from Chicago were the same a those from Missouri river point to Chi cago there would be little or no cattle ship ment to New York. Judge Bethea then adjourned court until next Wednesday. When the hearing Is resumed Wednesday the testimony of President A. B. Stlckney of the Chicago ft Great Western Railroad company,' given some time ago before the Interstate Commerce commission, will be read by Attorney Cowan for the Interstate Commerce commission. MORMON CONFERENCE OPENS President Smith In Hla Addrea frgee the Saints to Get Oat of Debt aad to Keep Oat. SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. (.-The .fx v. seventh annus! convention of the Mormon conference begun here today, with more than 7.000 Latter Day Saint present in the tabernacle at the opening session. Apostle and United States Senator Reed Smoot. whose absence from the previous conference caused some comment, wa present today with the other apostles. The feature of President Smith's address to the conference was his appeal to the saint to get out of debt and keep out. He deplored the readlnea of Mormon to be "gulled Into contract under Ironclad note" and urged bla followers to live so that they will have mean on hand. Instead of their mean being in the hand of others." , Many of the elder who had been called to mission. President Smith said, had been unable to respond because they were in debt. "W want the young men." he said, "to prepare themselves financially. Intellec tually and spiritually to preach L& gospel." DOCTOR ACCUSED OF MURDER Cranston rhyatrlua Poisons Little Girl After Maltreating Her and Attempts Kulelde. CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-Dr. Oliver B. Hart, a young physician residing In the suburb of Rogers park Is In the custody of the police pending further Investigation of the death of Irene Klntow, VI years of age, which occurred yesterday in the residence of the physician. It Is the opinion of the police that a charge of murder will be lodged against Dr. Hart, and that lie will have much trouble to escape conviction. The girl died In a bedroom of the Hart residence In which she and the physician had been locked for several hours. It Is the opinion of the authorities, based on the facts disclosed at the Inquest, held today, that the girl was maltreated and then poisoned In an attempt to conceal the crime. After finding that It was. Impossible for the child to recover, the' physician swallowed morphine and lay In an uncon scious condition all of last night, and dur ing the greater part of today. Late this afternoon he partially recovered and wa brought to the city and locked up in the East Chicago avenue poltre station. The girl was taken about a year since from the Illinois Industrial Home for Girls by Dr, Hart and his wife, -who desired a girl who could serve as a companion for,, Mr. Hart, who Is but 17 years old. Yos terday two sisters of Irene Klotow called at the Hart residence and In company with Mrs. Hart went on a shopping expedition to the city. Irene complained of a iiead ache and was left alone In the house with the physician. Dr. Hart has resided jn Chicago but a short time, and is the sori of a millionaire residing In 8t. Louis. Mrs. Hart wa. be fore her marriage. Vera Krlegesmunn, the daughter of an official In the St. Louis post- office. They were married -when Mrs. Hart was but 18 years of age. ; She testified to day at the coroner' InqUeet that she left Irene Klotow and her husband alone In the house, but declare that she be lieves him innocent of any wrong-doing, and that In her opinion the statement of the doctor that the girl took morphine tablet by mistake Is the truth. Dr. Hart will be detained by the police until after the conclusion of the Inquest when. If the fact warrant an Indictment against Mm It will be procured. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 6-Mr. A. B. Hart, father of Dr. Hart, tonight made the fol lowing statement: The Dr. Oliver B. Hart in Chicago Is my son. He has for several years been ad dicted to the use of morphine. I gave him every advantage that money could buy. After he hud completed a course In a uni versity there he traveled for a year. But he contracted the morphine habit and be came a slave to the drug. He was at times for three or four days under the complete Influence of the drug. About a year ago he told me that he be lieved nearly everybody in St. Louis knew he was addicted to the use of morphine and If I would make him an allowance he would go to Chicago and remain there. He was married In St. Paul, and from there went to Chicago, and I make him a liberal monthly allowance. I have never seen his wife. When he left for Chicago I never expected to see him again. I thought he would 'kill himself sooner er later. PACKERS TO PAY FOR THE TAGS r ill Mosses Sat Hot to Rive Si Privilege as. the 'Big Oaent (From a 8taff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 The decision reached today at a cabinet meeting to make the packer throughout the country pay for Inspection tag mean more than appear on the surface. For several year small packers throughout the country have been up In arms because the secretary of agriculture could not give them the same Inspection service as Is accorded large packers. This, it wa urged, worked a hardship on the small packer and prac tically denied them the right to enter the export trade. Today Secretary Wilson urged upon the president the Importance of doing something for the small packer and after outlining hi plan to make all packers desjrlng inspection service pay for the tags used, the government having attached them free on carcasses Inspected heretofore, it was thought an exceedingly clever move to give all packers inspection. Secretary Wilson stated on leaving the White House that he estimated the gov ernment would receive at least ISO.onO a year from the sale of tags which would he used to broaden the Inspection service. The secretary was optimistic on the ques tion, believing that it will solve what haa been a moat perplexing question In the bureau of animal Industry. C. H. Fitch, engineer In charge of the Belle Fourche Irrigation project in South Dakota. Is in Washington to consult with Chief Engineer Newell of the reclamation service. Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes: Barnes, route 2. J. J. Boatman, carrier; L. J. Boatman, substitute. Peep River, route 8. Roy A. Swart, carrier; William Connell. substitute. Fredericksburg, route , Charles B. Bishop, carrier; Fremont Tomp kins, substitute. Ouernsey, route. 2. David E. Murphy, carrier; Vernon E. Murphy, substitute, Elijah iB. Allen haa been appointed post master at Clegorn, Cherokee county, Iowa, vice J. F Strain, resigned. YELLOW FEVER SITUATION TweatyFl New Cases and Fear Deaths In New Orlennn Forty New Cnsea In Country. NEW ORLEANS. Oct. (.-Report of yel low fever situation to ( p. m. Friday: New cases s Total to date 3 J47 Deaths 4 Total 4117 New fori g Cases under treatment 910 Cases discharged 2.MO 1 ne repons irom me country show lens than forty new cases, and of these Patter son comes In for the largest number, re porting seventeen. Reports from Missis sippi show thirty new cases and three deaths. PENSACOLA. Fla., Oct. (.The official fever summary today Is as follows: new case Total case to date Death . ' j Total deaths to date ....!..'.'.'." S7 Case discharged "" to I Cases under treatment !.!."X!!l03 STUDENTS DUCKED IN LAKE Two Men Injured aad Hnndreds Given Involuntary Bathe in Class , Scrap at Madleoa. MADISON. Wis.. Oct. (.-More than (no student were ducked in Lake Meodota to day in the annual freshman-sophomore class rush, the most furious In the history of the University of Wisconsin. Clint D. North of Cleveland had two rib broken aa the result of a fall from a telephone pole, where be wa climbing after a class flag. He was unconscious for two hour and la said to be In a serious condition. On student had a leg broken and over forty re ceived, minor Injuries). MUTUAL PAYS HIGH SALARIES Pmidsnt UoOnrdj Get (150,000 Per 1 leir. FANCY COMMISSIONS PAID TO AGENTS List of Relatives on the Pay Roll Rune Down to Husband of Niece of Wife of m Vice President. NEW YORK. Oct. (.-Closing a week, every day of which ha produced a sensa tion that has stirred the country, the spe cial legislative committee Investigating the methods of Insurance companies adjourned todiy until Tuesday of next week, the sessions to be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Instead of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as heretofore. This change was 'made because Friday Is regis tration day In this state and members of the committee desired to be present In their various districts. When the Investigation opened today It was expected the president of the Mutual Life would be called to the stand before the day was over. By a misunderstanding, however. President McCurdy had left the office of the Mutual Life before he was called for and it Is expected that he will be the first witness on Tuesday. Salaries Are High. In today's testimony the sensational de velopment was when Mr. Hughes demanded the payroll of the executive, officers of the company. This was produced and showed the salaries of these officers since 1877. For the year 1904 President McCurdy received 1150.000; two vice presidents were paid I0O.O1X) each; a second vice president $17,600, the third vice president 110.000, and the general manager 5.000, who this year will receive W.000, and the treasurer J5O.P00. Robert " McCurdy said he never knew the salary of his father until today, when he heard It read In the committee room. He thought, however, that there should be no limit to the salary of such posi tion because they should be In accordance with the accumulations of the company. When asked If It was any benent to the policyholder to Increase the president's sal ary, Mr. McCurdy said he thought the trustees had considered that when they Increased the, president's salary. No in crease, however, had been considered when he waa present at the trustees' meetings. Earlier In the day when Mr. McCurdy was on the stand Mr. Hughes tried to bring out why C. H. Raymond & Co. and the partner In that firm received larger emoluments from the business than any other agency. Mr. McCurdy mid he did not know what Mr. Thebaud receU-ed from the business. and had never talked with him about his personal affair. He said It was a "large reward for large achievements," and that all businesses of large magnitude were built up on that principle. McCurdy 'Care for Relatives. During Mr. McCurdy's testimony It was brought out that George M. Raymond, a brother of Charles Raymond, wa the gen eral agent for New Jersey; that Howard Lewis, the general agent for northern New York, with' an office in Albany, we a cousin ' of. either the vice president, Mr. Granniss. or Mrs. Grannlss; that Dr. K. J. Moss, the medical, director of the Mutual Life, married a sister of the president of the company, and that P. 8. PHIot, an In spector of risks. Is a cousin of Louts The baud, aon-in-law of President McCurdy and partner of the Raymond firm. G. W. White, a secretary of the company, whom Mr. Mc Curdy was asked about, said he wa no relative of any officer of the company, but tnat Mr. White was a niece of Mrs. Gran nlss. wife of Vice President Granniss." At one point In the day's testimony much Interest was manifested when the expendi tures or the company were taken up. An auditor of the Mutual Life, C. A. Preller, was on the stand, and he was asked as to the method of recording the expenditures. It was gathered that these were passed upon Dy an expenditure committee nt which Robert Olypfiant was chairman. Three entries upon the books of payments to Mr. oiyphant of 1:8.000 each were looked Into, but no information could he gleaned. Mr. Preller was asked about the camnaum contribution to the republican congressional committee which was disclosed, but he said none had come under his observation. tne w.auo to the congressional commit tee was looked for when the ledgers were produced, but up to adjournment this after noon this had not been found. Contracts with General Agents. Robert H. McCurdy, general manager of the Mutual Insurance Company, was again a witness today in the Insurance Investiga tion. He went on the stand immediately after Cornelius C. White, an auditor of the lew lork Life Insurance Company, had left It after making a correction In his testimony relative to the $75,000 payment to Andrew Hamilton In 19m. He said that the money received by Hamilton In 1004 included the $76,000 which wa charged to state taxes. Witness' then detailed the changing of the agency system from that of general agencies with commissions, like the Ray mond firm, to that of salaried agents. The reason for these change he said was that the new system wa more economical to the company, productive of more buainesa and easier to handle. When a general agency 1 changed to a salaried agency, the renewal commission called for hy the contract under a general agency are atlll paid to the alarled agent. The Raymond firm was not changed to a salaried agency because the contract with C. H. Raymond Co., which expired In 1904, was continued by the witness through 1ST6. So far as he knew there was no rea son why this agency should not have been changed to a salaried agency In 1900. He was not general manager then, and was not familiar with the affairs of the com pany at that time. 'Witness' reason for extending the contract through 1905, wa because of the five previous years, the firm had been writing $17,000,000 Insurance a year. The firm had alx branch offices, and he wanted In competition with the New York Life and Equitable to continue to establish branch office. He figured the cost would be $150.fioo and he could not very well ask the, Raymond firm to put up that money, when they had but a year' contract. He therefore entered an agree ment to have the Mutual Ltfe pay this expense and guarantee the Raymond firm $17,000,000 business. Enormoua Commission Pnld. The firm wa then receiving 7H per cent of It first year premiums. Subsequently this wa raised to M per cent of first year premium. In consideration of the firms allowing certain concession to the develop ing of the agency business and with the expectation of converting t bla agency to a salaried on at the end of 4905, he extended the contract. Witness said there I a constant effort to reduced expense but to reduce expense Is usually to reduce the business. ICpBtlauatl eo Eocood Pagj NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair "starrier ant Cooler In West Portion. Sandar Fnlr. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. lien. K n. m , H4 0 a. m 04 T a. m M a. m 4 a. m 4 10 a. m Tl 11 a. m Til IS m 79 Hour. Pea. 1 p. m Tt S p. m o 51 p. rn NO 4 p. m KO H p. m ..... . TO A p. m TT T p. m Tft p. m Tt n p. m to PROGRAM OF ADMINISTRATION Outline of Proposed Freight Rnte Law as Approved by the President. WASHINGTON, Oct. (.-The Post says that announcement was made today that the administration program relative to rail road legislation Is complete and. as already suggested, the plan the president will favor. wfTT be embodied In the Esch-Townsend bill, which passed the house last winter, with some modifications In Important particulars. The bill will provide, the Post says, as fol lows: First That the Interstate Commerce com mission shall be given the power to decide, upon complaint after full hearing, whether a rate is unjust or unlawful: that the com mission shall have authority to substitute a rate which shall become Immediately ef fective and so remain unless and until re- j versed by the courts. Second The commission shall have the authority to declare that a rate charged for shipment on private ears Is unjust or unreasonable, If It be so, and that the com mon carrier shall be held responsible for such Piiarges. Third (Jiving the Interstate Commerce commission Jurisdiction over terminal rail roads. Fourth A reassertlon of the long and short haul provision of the original Inter state commerce act. Fifth A provision relating to the ship ment of merchandise by water and rail, so bs to prevent alleged manipulation of rates made posalhle In such circumstances under the present law. Sixth Giving the commission full au thority to examine the hooks and records of the railroads and to prescribe the gen eral form and manner In which such rec ords shall be kept. HUGHES OPPOSES M'CLELLAN New York Republicans Nominate Counsel for Insurance Com mittee for Mnror. NEW YORK, Oct. (.-Charles E. Hughes, principal counsel for the committee of the legislature to Investigate Insurance affairs, was tonight unanimously nominated as the candidate for mayor of New York by the republican city convention In Carnegie hall. The other nominations were: Richard Young of Brooklyn for comp troller. James T. Wells of The Bronx for presi dent of the board of aldermen. Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy T. Woodruff was chosen temporary chairman of the convention. Senator Page read the platform, which embraced a denunciation of the democratic municipal administration, an affirmation of the principle of non-parti sanship In municipal affairs, a demand for the passage by the next legislature of law for the protection of Jife Insurance policy holders and a more rigid official scrutims lng of life Insurance companies; the control of future subway by the municipality and the establishment of a municipal lighting plaht. , " Mr. Hughe was asked later If he had any statement of his position to make for publication. "There- nothing Jut now," he said. PACKERS FILE DEMURRERS Indicted Men Allege thnt Nine Count in Complaint Are Vague and Indegnlte. CHICAGO, Oct. (.Formal demurrers to nine of the counts In the Indictments re turned by the federal grand Jury against fU-e of the meat packing companies and seventeen of . their employes were filed In the United States district court today and plea of not guilty on the first count are to be entered next Monday, when the entire matter will be taken up before Judge Humphrey. After the filing of the de murrers Attorney John S. Miller, the rep resentative of the defendants, had a con ference with District Attorney Morrison and Assistant General Oliver Pagln, Indict ment expert. The meeting lasted for more than an hour, but all those Interested In It refused to state the nature of the dis cussion. The demurrers are general and charge ambiguity, vagueness, uncertainty and In-dennlteness- against seven counts. Alle gations are made that double charge are contained In the two remaining count. RAMSEY INJUNCTION CASE Judge Taylor Hear Argnments and Announce thnt He Will Render Decision Monday Morning. ST. LOL'IS. Oct. (.Judge Taylor of tha St. Louis circuit court tonight took under advisement until Monday morning the ap plication filed by Joseph Ramsey, Jr., re cently deposed a president of the Wabash Railroad .company, for an Injunction to pre vent the voting at the Wabash annual elec tion In Toledo. O., next Tueaday of atock held by the Missouri Psclfic and Iron Moun tain Railroad Companies. The case was called this morning and It wa nearly 7 o'clock tonight before the final argument was submitted. Immediately after the case was concluded, Judge Taylor announced that he would not render his de cision before Monday, and Instructed the sheriff to adjourn court until 10 o'clock that morning. COUNCIL BLUFFS MEN ELECTED Dr. Laeey aad Dr. Jennings Chosen Treaaarer aad secretary of Rail way Surgeons' Association. CHICAGO, Oct. (.-At the closing session here today of the annual convention of the American Association of Railway Surgeon the following officer were elected for the coming year. Presldent-Dr. R. W. Corwln. Pueblo. Colo. Vice President Dr. J. H. Mever. Laport Ind.; Dr. 8. U McCurdy. Pittsburg fa : Dr. Bacon Sanders. Fort Worth, Tex Treasurer-Dr. T. B. Iicey. Council JnlUiTs, 1&. Secretary-Dr. H. B. Jennings, Council Bluffs. Ia. The next convention of the association will be held In Chicago a year from today. Movements of Ocean Vessels Oct. . At New York Arrived: CItta dl Napoll from Genoa; Cretlc. from Naples. Hailed : Carthaenlan. for Glasgow; Cut 'dl Mes sina, for Genoa. At Dover-fcailed: Deutachland, for New York. At Glasgow-Sailed: Laurentlan, for Phil adelphia. At Naple Arrived: Italia, from Norfolk and New York; Patinonla. from New York for Trieste; Calabria, from New York, via Leghorn. At Liverpool Sailed: Arabic, for Boston At Queenstonn (11.35 p. m i Arrived: Cel tic, from New i'ork, tor Liverpool, gad jyro- SEW KING AND QUEEN Eleventh Scion f Ak-Sr-Bfn Dynasty witk Coissrt ii Crowned. BRILLIANT FUNCTION IN AUGUST COURT Enthroned Amid Ecenei of Pomp and Power at the Old Coliseum. FIVE THOUSAND SUBJECTS ARE PRESENT With kfajestio Splendor Week of Gaiety Culminates at the Throne. BALL UNSURPASSED IN ROYAL RITES Rnrdon W. Wattfe and Mis Mar Lee Methane Will Sway the Sceptre of Domlaloa This Year. ROYAL HOCS Gordon W. Wattlea Charles H. Pickens. Fred Met. T. A. Frv. H. J. Pen fold. F. A. Nash. W. D. Mcllugh. R. 8. Wilcox. Edward P. Peck. Cas)xr K. Yost. E. M. Hartlett. E OF AK-8AR-BEN. XI Mary Ixe McShane, X Ada Klrkendall. IX Bessie Brady. VIII Ella Cotton. VII Edith Smith. VI Mildred Lomax. V Ethel Morse. IV Grace Allen. Ill Gertrude Kountie. II May Dundy. I Melorla Woolworth The planets held their breath a King Ak-Sar-Ben placed the crown On the tresses of his queen, so magnificent wa the spectacle that culminated the festal cere monies for the glory of hi majesty. Ten coronation balls of the kingdom of Qulvera had the people seen before, but none that matched the function that placed the scepter In the hand of the eleventh mon arch of the dynasty. Lights, flowers, colors, Jewels, the human face and the human form In their most alluring guise stony-hoarted would hi highness hare been had he not been charmed by the lovely sight. To witness final honors to the ruler of the great domain which, in the reformed language, calls Its center Omaha, more than 6,000 subject entered the structure at , Twentieth and Burdctte streets, so plain to the eye from the outside and so mar velous within, termed the Den, or by those of earlier reigns, the Coliseum. Of this number about 3,000 arrayed themselves In the finest that could be obtained In this or any other kingdom and came prepared to participate in the Joyous dances that followed the coronation. The remainder of the, throng contented Itself by Viewing the scene She who had the honor to receive the crown from the eleventh Ak-Sar-Ben wa Miss Mary Lee McShane, a debutante of last season and one of the .youngest queens who ever ha graced the throne. Th king wa Gurdon W. Wattles, heretofore presi dent of the board of governor, and ele vated to regal heights In the nature- of Samson's policy toward favored son. Delight to the Kye. Wonders had been done In transforming the Den into a place that delighted the eye and artUtlo senses. As tradition and con venience has willed tt the throne was at the north end, with the dancing floor, oc cupying a rectangle. Inside the supporting posts. These post were covered with green cloth and ornamented with garlands of smilax from r to bottom. Between them and down the center from the heavy rafters hung large basket of fern and palms. At the end of the space opposite the throne dais was the platform for the musicians. Like the throne. It was heavily banked with fernery. ' Among the smilax leaves. In the hanging baskets, and playing hide and seek with the plants, were numbers of green Incan descent lamps. These Illumined the base of the throne dais and the whole place with a soft and pretty effect, which was main tained until the knights entered. Then the myriads of yellow incandescent s In the roof of the vault twinkled out a flood of light. Prior to this, however, there wa ample opportunity to admire the light scheme at the throne. Above the green sone was one of dark red, rich hangings surmounting the lamps. Above this was the conventional railing. The throne Itself waa massive and royal looking, . with a row of varicolored lights at the top. Knter the King. At 9 o'clock the knight entered from either side of the dais. They were attired In the costumes worn In the electrical parade. These were noteworthy for variety and In splendor and coloring. One hundred and twelve knights were In the march, which was led by W. H. Elhourn and Cap tain Charles Richardson. Forester In Lin coin green rubbed elbow with king. var lets with Pretnrlans of the Roman regime, vikings with persons dressed like the friends of Queen Isabella, hussars with Turks, Indians, sailors, nymphs, Florentine and cowboys. Then the knight drew up. fifty-six; on either side, and the music changed from a lively march to a stately air. Slowly and In courtly fashion, preceded by a page bearing his crown and flanked on either side by the bishops who were to crown him. walked the king, tall and Imposing, his robes Just Jlke those told about In fairy stories. Ak-Sar-Ben XI certainly had no need to blush on account ot clothe. Following his majesty came th faithful board of governors: Emll Brandel. C. R, Courtney, Gould Diet, W. H. Jardine. A. J Ixive, H. J. Penfold, C. II. Plrken. Al Powell, C. N. Roblnon, J. C. Root and George F. West. The governors had donned court dress, all In white, trimmed with gold. They wore knee breeches and the style of coat affected at the court of the first Naroleon. Mounting the throne the king was crowned by his two bishops. The govern ors remained In extended order down th j floor. caeea Ret New Precedent. Another custom wa broken In th en trance of the escort to the queen. The fourteen young women, each In whits, with short tulle veils held In place with ostrich tip and carrying red American Beauty roses, came on the floor from the throne dais. With a half walk, half dance, step reminiscent of the minuet and courtly days, they proceded down the hall to a tapestried bower In the far southwest corner where the queen wa harbored. Without sufficient lapse of time to be called a pause the escorting maid reappeared and made their way In pair, as they had entered, back to the throne. Appear the queen and salvos of applause. Every Inch a queen did she look and seem. Tall and Imperious, yet full of gracious smiles that came and went, betokening no nervousness, but th dignified mein that I counterpart to royalty. These smile appeared and disappeared a acquaintance were recognised In democratic fashion. Each one brought a fresh burst of hand clapping. Surrounded by her page her majsatjr made tier way . gracefully to U.a
