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The Omaha Daily Bee. TO CET ALL THt NEWS READ THE BEE EACH DAY TO REACH THE PEOPLE ADVERTISE IH WE BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAIIA, FKIDAY k MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1905-TEN I'AGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. FAVOR SHIP SUBSIDIES Banker Put Beiolntioi Approving Bill I Before Goagreii Lut eoeaion. WISHES TO RESTORE FLAG TO SEAS Balief Eipmed tin Method Prepoeed Will TJphnil V Tt Murine. COMMITTEE Orfc Beoooamendj e, f reposed I , REPORTS tht Linoe Shaw. SUGGESTED OTHER Report U Read. Actio la Takes Delegate. Jerot the Afternoon to Mght- WASHINGTON. Oct. X2.-Tlie American Association of Bankers today put Itself squarely on record a favoring government subsidies for the upbuilding of American merchant marina. Keaotutlona reviewing Ihe growth of American eommerce and the decline In American shipping and pledging the association to throw the weight of It Influence toward tha enactment of a ship subsidy Jaw were presented, by the legis lative v council of the association and adopted- by a rising vote. In which it was estimated that three-quarters of the dele gates took the affirmative side. The aeoond day's session of the conven tion occupied three hours and was devoted to the transaction of such business as waa contained in the report of the executive council.- besides addresses Interesting and Instructing on various phases of banking. The report of the currency committee was read, but no action taken thereupon. The report followed the suggestions yesterday by Secretary Shaw In his address before the convention for an emergency currency. Former Representative Pugsley of Peek skill, N. T., who submitted the report, ex pressed the opinion that congress would enact financial legislation If the ' bankers presented a. united demand fcr some ape clflo measure. The report outlined several rhangea in the system which might be ad visable to make by legislation. . Resolution oa Subsidies. The enthusiasm of the day was vented on the ship subsidy provision. The five enact ing clauses of the resolution are as follows: Resolved. By the American Bankers' as sociation assembled: First That the members of this associa tion are deeply Interested in any measure which will promote the Interest of the whole country commercially and indus trially, and especially with reference to our foreign commerce. Becond That we favor and most respect fully urge the passage by congress of some measure to foster and encourage the up building of our merchant marine and give us hack the preetlge upon the high, seas which we once enjoyed. Third That we favor the ship subsidy measure which vas received consideration Viv onnureaa. which wa think would tend to restore our flag upon the seas and build up nrmercnnt marina in me -extern mat the tieoKMHttles of our trade now and in the future may demand. Fourth That ve recommend that our Senators and conBressmen favor some Just tnd equitable measure that will bring about the results ana arrorei me renei auove Bug -irih Th.t thrmish our legislative com mittee we memorallse the senate and the house Jf representatives of the I'nlted Plates with a copy of these resolutions. ) The afternoon was given up to slghtsee Ing. The convention will terminate with the session tomorrow, the program of . which includes the election and Installation of oSlcers. Tn the Invocation opening the convention, Rev. Dr. T. 8. Hamilton deplored all lapses from the high standards of honor among those managing the financial Inter eets of the country and prayed that con actoajsness might be quickened and wills strengthened that men may execute the trusts of the people. Council's Report .Condensed. (""enslderatlon of the report of the ex ecutive council, which was before the con vention at adjournment yesterday, was re sumed and many communications embraced therein read and referred to appropriate committees. O., W. Oarrella of Ft. Louis read a com munlcatinn containing a resolution pledging the convention to send a delegation to congress to secure a Joint commission of legislators, bankers and experts to formti late some plans of complete reorganization of the monetary system. It was referred to the executive council. The convention authorised the appoint mant Of a atandlng Committee of five. The committee was recommended by the ex ecutive committee. At the suggestion of I E. Plrrson of the New York Exchange bank a committee of five was authorised to confer with a committee of shippers and carriers to sgree On a uniform bill of , lading. Resolutions favoring government aid to shipping were presented from the execu tive council without recommendation, which served as a topic of discussion. Robert J. Lowery of Atlanta, the author of the resolutions, spoke In favor of the resolu tions, as did also E. J. Parker of Qulncy. III. Mr. Fletcher. 'president of the German National bank of Uttle Rock. Ark., opposed "subsidies" for any American Industry. Thla declaration provoked the first applause on the subject. He hoped the resolution would be defeated. Favor Ship Subsidies. Upon a rising vote the resolutions were agreed to. The resolutions recite that the members of the association are deeply Interested In the commercial and Industrial conditions of the whole country; It favor and most respectfully urges upon congress the pas sage of somo measure to foster and encour age the upbuilding of the American mer chant marine; that the ship subsidy which has received the consideration of congress, is favored; that members of the association recommend and urge upon their respective senator and congressmen the necessity of action, and that aa an afsoclatlon congress be memorallsed with a copy of the resolu tion. Tha currency committees' report was then read. The report atates that if some plan of currency reform could be agreed upon congress might be induced to take action. It was given as the opinion of the commit tee that such legislation ahould provide that I'nlted State note or legal tender ahould be retired if practicable. Also that a suffi cient reserve fund should be set aside in the I nlted States treasury to provide for the redemption in gold of about triuO.OuO.OuO of aiiver outstanding; that the secretary of the treasury should have discretionary power to deposit In the national banks such portion of the surplus fund in excess of JaO.OUtf.tXU whether derived from customs receipts' or Internal revenue, as he may deem proer. to prevent absorption of money by the treasury, such deposit to be vS I CHANlAy DISCLOSURES NOT LIKED Germany la Not Pleased with Story Pabllshed tn a Paris Newspaper. BERLIN. Oct. 12-Although no positive official declarations have been made on the subject of the Paris Matin's disclosures of what took place Immediately before the retirement of M. Delcasse from the minis try of foreign affair. Inspired paragraph indicate that they have produced a most unpleasant effect among the member of the German government. The manner In i which the statements attributed to M. Del easse were received In England Is far from satisfactory and their prompt repudiation In an Informal manner by the British gov ernment was what the German government desired. It is expected that when ques tioned on the subject the British govern ment will deny In Parliament the Matin' specific utterances about British officers of military aid. It Is learned the government gave Ger many assurances last June that no offen sive or defensive alliance existed bet wee 1 Great Britain arid France. The one thing obvious to the German public Is that hope of political co-operation between Germany and France must for the time be given up. The Foreign office says Germany lias made no formal communication of any sort to Great Britain on the Matin's statements, but they have been the subject of confi dential verbal expressions between the diplomatic representatives of the two gov ernment. , COLOGNE. Oct. I!. The Cologne Gaxette today prints an inspired dispatch from Berlin in which the Paris Matin's revels,- I tions are discussed. The dispatch notes that the articles In the Matin have caused great embarrassment In France and Great Britain and that those countries have a prime interest in the clearing up of the matter. It Is evident from the dispatch that the German government believed that M. Delcasse believed In good faith that France had Great Britain's promise of military assistance for war with Germany and shaped his policy accordingly. Therefore, the- dispatch points out. It la Impossible to brush the Matin's story aside as chi merical. If M. Delcasse was self-deceived, the dispatch says, still the practical conse quences would have been the same and war would have resulted from his passion ate policy of revenge. M. Delcasse' belief that Great Britain' atwlntunce was pledged formed the basis of his policy and the attempt made In Great Britain to dismiss the matter as a ridiculous fantasm Is In sufficient and the story cannot be disposed of in this way. The Gorman view, the dis patch adds, Is that the story must be taken seriously until the British government gives out a formal utterance to fully vindicate the position of Great Britain. SENSATION IN LONDON CASE Witness Says F.vldenee Given In Watt Cnse Waa Not the Troth. LONDON, Oct. 12. Today's proceedings In the case of Hugh Watt, the former mem ber of Parliament, who Is charged with at tempting to bribe a private detective named Marshall to assist him In murdering Watt's former wife, were marked , by the. sensa tional withdrawal by the cattleman. Nor man Battle, of tha evidence which he gave September 22. On that occasion Battle de clared that he overheard a conversation between Marshall and another man in which Marshall was threatened. Battle today said his real name was Llghtfoot and that Watt, who was ac companied by a man describing himself as an equerry of King Edward, met the wit ness In Hyde park August 24 and Informed him that the king wished the case to be withdrawn. At Watt s dictation Battle (or Llghtfoot) wrote a letter to Watt's lawyer saying he could clear Watt. The latter also dictated the evidence which the wit ness gave September 22. Battle added that he had received about 1200 from Watt and the equerry was advised to go to Canada and was promised $26,000 and a government position for life. Replying to further questions, Battle said the supposed equerry was Introduced as "Lord Klnloch." The latter said the case waa to be "hushed up" by order of the king, who was a friend of Lady Violet Watt. The case was adjourned until October 27. PRINCE TROUBETSKOY IS DEAD Leader of Russian Liberals Stricken with Apoplexy While la Confer, enee with Minister. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 12. Prince Ber glus Troubetskoy was trlrken with apo plexy tonight while attending a conference of M. Glassoff. minister of education, and he died In two hours. Prince Troubetskoy was considered the foremost liberal In Ruasla. For a long time he was president of the semstvo con gress of the government of Moscow and headed the .delegation whlrh In June last presented trie petition of the all-Russian congress of semstvo and municipalities to Emperor Nicholas. On September 15 last he wss elected rector of the University of Moscow by a large majority, being the first elected bead of a Russian university since ISM, when the government assumed the right of nomination. The election of the prince removed him from the list of candidates for the national assembly. In which It wa hoped he would be one of the prominent leaders, and per haps Its president. Prince Troubetskoy was a marshal of .the nobility. HUMANE SOCIETY'S STAND Wanta No Change In Present Law Governing Shipment of Lire Stork. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 12-At today's session of the American Humane society a resolution was adopted opposing any change In the present twenty-eight-hour limitation for cattle transportation. This action by the society waa taken in an effort to pre vent it possible any extension of the time limit, which It is claimed the western cattle dealers are endeavoring to accomplish through a change in the law. William O. Bllllman of 'Albany waa elected president and Alfred Millard of Omaha treasurer. ALDERMAN PLEADS GUILTY Kaaaas City Official Fined for Sell ing Whisky Wlthoat License. KANSAS CITY. Oct. ll-Wllllam Abel, alderman from the Ninth ward, pleaded guilty in the criminal court here today to selling whisky at his drug store without a ! license, and was fined 140 and coats. In pleading Abel said all druggists sell more or less whisky without a license. "I've been selling It without a prescription," , said, "so there la nothing lor uta to do but FROST LINE MOVES SOUTH Temperature at Fraeiiog Foist in Soma oootioni af Louisiana. ALL QUARANTINES wiLL BE RAISES SOON Only Fifteen New Cases of Yellow Fever and Two Deaths at New Orleana Are Reported Yesterday. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. U.-Report of yel low fever situation to p. m. : New cases 1$ Total to date 1,261 Deaths J Total 419 New foci S Cases under treatment 1M Cases discharged 2,678 Colder weather, the mercury going to 68 here and under 40' tn many other parts of the state, with frost in the middle section of the state, today Increased the probability of the early extinction of yel low fever throughout Louisiana and Mis sissippi, the two state which have been Infected since August last. In both state conditions are considered to be of the brightest and with fear practically passed, and people generally utterly tired of the estrlctlons put upon travel. It Is antici pated that the era of quarantine will soon be over. The news was of exceptionally favorable character, for while the frost did not ex- tend to New Orleans, which It would have had to do to break all previous records, it touched points as near aa thirty-five miles north of New Orleans. Crowley, La;, reporting a light fall. Aside from the. frost, the temperature declined almost to the freezing point In some sections of Louisi ana, with the effect, undoubtedly, of killing or driving Into hibernation all mosquitoes that might have existed In exposed places. Frost la Alabama. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 12. There wa a heavy frost here and all over northern Alabama last night. Cool weather contin ues today and It is expected that quaran tines In this section will be raised at once. The statement was made by atute health officers yesterday that if frost fell last night the quarantines would be promptly lifted. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Oct. 12. In response to a telegram from President Miller of the Natches (Miss.) Relief committee, the Louisville board of trade today began canvass of the business district of this city for funds to aid the yellow fever suf ferers In Natchea. President Miller' tele gram read: The poor people of Natches. who could not get away are without work and In dire distress. We have applied for as sistance. Can your exchange help us? Three Deaths In Peaaacola. PENSACOLA. Fla., Oct. 12. Summary of the yellow fever situation tonight: New cases , 23 Total to date 353 Deaths today Total to date T'nder treatment 181 Discharged 125 The deaths were In different section of the city. The efforts of citizens to securo sufficient money to fight the disease have been successful. Every available v man In the city will be employed tomorrow tn fumigation ' work which wtu Include every house wdthlo 800 feet of every Infected point. SNOW FALLS IN PENNSYLVANIA First of the Season Is Reported and from Altoona Pittsburg. ALTOONA, Pa., Oct. 12.-n Inch of snow fell lsst night at Cresson and other towns on .the Allegheny mountains near Altoona and today there was a slight fall here. PITTSBURG,, Oct. 12. The first snow of the season was reported today from various parts of western Pefinsylvsnla. At Green ville a heavy snow fell for five hours, causing hundreds of trees to break down under its weight. 1 BLOOMINOTON, III.. Oct. 12. -Central Il linois was visited by the first heavy frost of the year last night and all smaller vege tation was killed. The thermometer reached the freezing point, a drop of over fifty degrees In two days. CHARLES CITY. la.. Oot. 12.-(Speclal.)-The first snow of the season fell here yes terday morning. HURON, 8 D., Oct. 12. (Special. The latest date on which killing frost occurred In this part of the state was Tuesday night, October 10. The average date, as Indicated by records In the United States weather bureau here, on which killing frost haa oc- curred during the last twenty-four years, was September 18. Last night's freese will do no harm. Corn Is out of frost danger and much of the crop la In shock; potatoes are nearly all out of the ground and then) are no garden vegetables to be Injured. DE8 MOINES. Ia.. Oct. 12. A killing; frost ' which to prepare a writ of error and per was reported last night from every section feet the appeal. This acts aa a stay of of the state. The frost will do no damage sentence and the respondents were ' re except to late vegetables. The grain crop leased on ball' pending the decision of the are safe. In this city the. mercury dropped to 30 degrees, the coldest point In the stste. MOBILE. Ala . Oct. 12. -The local weal her bureau has received reports of light frost from places In Mississippi and Alabama, aa far south as Jackson Ala., and Waynes boro. Miss., and Thomaavllle, Ala. WACO, Tex., Oct. 12 A light frost, the first of the season, appeared here this morn ing In northern Texes the preclpatlon was heavier. What cotton remains In the field will probably be damaged. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Oct. 12-The weather bureau In Its report of weather conditions this morning says: The frost line extends Into the northern portions of the gulf states, wnue neavy ana some Killing rrost occurred In the Ohio valley and In the Mississippi valley as far south as Memphis, i Qracei today became the republican candl CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia., Oct. 12.-(SpecIal , oatB for mayor of New York City when Telegram.) The first snow and frost of he accented the nomination made by a the season was visible here today. Vegeta tion Is killed. The temperature fell fifty degress In twenty-four hour. Corn and all crop are out of danger and no damage was done. HENDERSON'S DEATH IMMINENT Former Speaker of House Barely Ahle to Move at Dnhua.no Homo. DUBUQUE. Ia., Oct. ll.-There ia very little change In the condition of ex-Speaker David B. Henderson, although his death may come at any time. Tuesday the ex speaker had an unusually hard day, which left him in a greatly weakened condition. Member of bla family are constantly at hi bedside In hts quarter at the Hotel Julian. Dr. J. 8. Hancock, who recently took charge of bis case, 1 of the opinion that death may come at any time and the pa tient may yet live six month or more. A udden rush of blood to the head blight kill him Instantly. Trained nurses are con stantly with him. the ez-speaker being in such a weak condition tbat b ia barejy aoi w nova. ... OF INSURANCE of New York Tell eoventlou Federal nro to Come. James M. Reek t'nderwrltere., Control tm CHICAGO. Oct. lt-"There is a super- vlsion of Insurance more potent than that of state or federal laws. It is the super vision of public opinion. Of all institutions, the insurance company most depends upon public sentiment for its very existence." This was the opening sentence of an address today by James M. Beck of New York to the Fire Underwriters' Association of the Northwest In session In this city. He continued : ' No one pretends that the nresent Insur ance system, either In theorv or nractlcnl administration. Is Incapable of improvement. ii was noi per tec i, it is not perfect, and It never will bo perfect as long as human mind is progressive. The second thought will perceive that many of the Conceded evils of the insurance system are due to conditions for which the insurance . com panies are not responsible. ine Mew yora investigation will be of incalculable value If It brines the American people to a full realisation of the svstem of federated anarchy under which, so far as insurance 1 concerned, we are living, and to which the worst evil developed by the Investigating committee are primarily attrlbutablo. Iet those who complain of the larre sums expended by Insurance companies to detent oppressive legislation remember that the Insurance comiwnlcs rarelv spend a dollar to secure favorable legislation. Thev ask no appropriation, they claim no right of way. Ij'.t our stern moralists visit their greatest condemnation upon the legislative highwaymen, who hqld up these great busi ness interests, and. above all, upon an Indifferent people, who clothe these high waymen with the bwer to hold up their victims. F The insurance system Is elck, but too many doctors are- crowding at the bedside to give any prospect of a full recovery. For this intolerable (condition there is hut one remedy, and that Is federal supervi sion. It would havekcomo long ago but for the duubt cast by ltbe. courts upon the power of the federal! government to super vise interstate transactions in insurance as a species of interstate commerce. Recent decisions of the supreme court unquestion ably Indicate a tendency of that great tri bunal to modify the narrower doctrine of earlier years as to tjie scope of Interstate commerce. This much la sure, that what the American people imperatively need. In the matter f government, thev ultimately get, und either by Judicial interpretation or, by formal amendment the central gov ernment Will one dav assume the miner. vision of this most important and beneftcient lurni or interstate intercourse. MORE GRAFT iU PHILADELPHIA Foar Men Aeeased of Swindling: City Out of Large Snaa la Connection with Hospital Contrnct. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12,-The adminis tration of former Mayor Samuel H. Ash brldge was brought Into the local political turmoil today, when warrants were sworn out for the arrest of Abraham L. English, who was director of public safety during the term of Mayor Ashbrldge. and four others, charging them with conspiracy to cheat and defraud the city In connection with a contract for the erection of a small pox hospital, which- I one of a group of buildings forming the new municipal hos pital. The other accused men are John W J Henderson and Henry1 E. Baton of the con traciing nrm or j-tenaerson Co., fnlllip Johnson, a former city architect and brother-in-law of Israel W. Durham, leader of the local republkfen -organisation, and James D. Flnley, a cousin of Durham and a former Inspector at irtMwew municipal,. hos pital. Henderson. Baton and Flnley en tered ball In $5,000 for a hearing tomorrow afternoon. Former Director English and Architect Johnson were out of Ihe city today, but friends of the latter entered ball for his appearance. Close friends of Eng lish said tonight he will also appear at the hearing. The warrants were sworn out at the instance of Mayor Weaver and are based on the results of an investigation covering a period of several weeks. The contract for the smallpox hospital was awarded to the Henderson firm by Director English tn 1903. the firm s bid being 1142.700. No one Interested In the prosecution will mske a statement as to how the city Is al leged to have been defrauded. PAPER TRUST DEFIES COURT Witnesses Adjudged In Contempt for Refusing; to Answer Questions Take an Appeal. ST. PAUL, Minn.. Oct. 12.-C. I. McNair B. F. Nelson and A. 8. Bossard. who were recently ordered by Judge Vandeventer to answer certain questions which might be asked of them and to produce the books ! ' their respective paper mills before Spe- clal Examiner Taylor of the United State ' district court, today refused to comply ; with the order and were adjudged In con I tempt of court. J Judge Vandeventer sentenced each of tha ' contumacious wltnessea to pay a fine of $1M and to be confined In the county Jail until purged of contempt. Immediately no- tlce of an appeal to the supreme court of ( the United States was given, and five days i were allowed the defendants' attorney In i supreme court. Their testimony was wanted In eonnee tlon Wlth the suit of the United States against the General Paper company, an action to dissolve tlon. a paper mill comblna IVINS IS NAMED FOR MAYOR Vacancy Caused by Resignation Hughes la Filled la. New York. of NEW YORK. Oct. 12.-Wlillam Mills Ivlns. who acted as counsel for the Fassett wui.Hve committee in 12 and was ; -i, oh.mherlsln under Mavora Hewitt and committee appointed by the republican city convention to fill vacancies in the nomina tions of that convention. Charles E. Hughes, counsel for the legis lative committee Investigating life Insur ance methods, was nominated by the con vention, but declined. Mr. Ivlns waa noti fied formally of his selection late today and accepted in a brief speech. Having held office under two democratlo city administrations, Mr. Ivlns was asked today I he was a republican or democrat in national politics. He laughed and re plied: "I have always voted the repub lican ticket except on three occasions, when I voted for Hewitt, Grace and Cleve land I have been an enrolled republican for several years." LEONARD ACCUSED OF LARCENY Sew York Bank Clerk Who Seenrad 859,0M by Means of Forged Cheeks ladleted. a NEW YORK, Oct. U-Harry A. Leonard, the young bank clerk who took f&9.0)u worth of securities from the National City bank by means of a forged check, today waa ludicUd fur larceny ijj tfet (Jtrt9i SUPERVISION CLAIMS OF TELEGRAPHERS E, RoiflwaUr Preienu to President Peti tion of L'en in Military Samoa, WYOMING LAND WITHDRAWN FROM ENTRY Bids Asked for Large Amonnt of Con crete nnd Bridge Work In Wy oming on the North Platta Irrigation Project. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 12,-iSpeclal Tele gram.) Edward Rosewater, editor of The Bee, arrived id Washington today to re main the balance of the week. Mr. Rose water spent the day in the departments looking after matters for friends. He wa a caller at the White House and the presi dent Insisted that the Omaha editor remain until Saturday for a personal Interview. On that occasion Mr. Rosewater, as a representative of the army telegraph corps, will present the memorial of that associa tion adopted at It last annual meeting In New York In September, urging the presi dent to recommend In his message that they be placed on an equal footing with other union veterans. Bridge Cnse Coming; Ip. K. B. Kellogg, general attorney for the Great Western of St. Paul, I in Washing ton for the purpose of representing that company's side In the controversy over the Union Pact tic bridge, which Is scheduled for argument next week in the supreme court. Land Withdrawn from Settlement. The secretary of the Interior today in structed land officials at Cheyenne and Douglas, Wyo., to withdraw from entry 69.120 acres In the Cheyenne land district and 115.20O acres In the Douglas district. This withdrawal is made on account of the North Platte Irrigation project. Tin lands withdrawn from the public domain in the Cheyenne district are thus de scribed: Township 26 north, range 84 west. and townships 'SI and 28. range 85 west. In the Douglas land district, these lands are withdrawn: Township 29 north, ranges 84, 8u and 86 west, and township 30 north, ranges 86 and 86 west. Bids on Irrigation Work. The secretary of the Interior is adver tising for bids for the construction of con crete culverts, siphons, drops, flumes, waste- way, bridge abutments, etc., furnishing ten combination highway drldges and 570.- 000 pounds of steel. The total amount of concrete will be about 10,000 cubic yards. This work Is to be done along the line of the Interstate canal from Torrlngton, Wyo a distance of forty-five miles. In connection with the North Platte Irrigation project in Wyoming and Nebraska, In order to deliver water to the Whalen Falls canal during the Irrigation season of 1906. The bids will be opened at the office of the reclamation ser vice In Denver, November 8, and according to the terms of the contract the successful bidder shall begin work within thirty days after signing the contract. Certain portions tt the' work are to be completed by May I. 1906. and the entire work la to be flnlsned and ready for use by December L-1908. Postmasters Appointed. Postmasters Appointed Nebraska, Ger- mantown, Seward county, Michael O. Wants', vice L. 8. Callahan, resigned; White, Hayes county, John B. Thornley, carrier, vice C. D. Coler, resigned. Iowa, Bunch, Davis ' county.," Addison E. Paris, vice Ji M. Jones, resigned; Jamison, Clark county, Theodore Barnard, vice Benjamin F. Clay, resigned; Sajnt Marys, Warren county, Theodore E. Llppold," vice John H. Schulte, resigned; Sharpsburg, Taylor county, Ahble M. Fulton, vice J. M. Green, resigned. 8outh Dakota, Amherst, Mar shal county, Oustav Holsteln, vice Willie Jahlng, resigned. Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes: Calmar, route 1, Henry Butter weck. carrier; Anthony Elnck, substitute. Forest City, route 4, Julius S. George, carrier; T. M. George, substitute; route 7, Horace B. Holcomb, carrier; Leona B. Hol comb, substitute. Sharpe Succeeds Westoa. The president today directed the appoint ment of Colonel Henry W. Sharpe to be chief of the commissary of subsistence, with the rank of brigadier general, to succeed Brigadier General John Weston, promoted to major general. . EQUITABLE .TRUSTEES MEET Session Devoted to Drafting a Circu lar to Bo Sent to AH Policy holders. t NEW YORK. Oct. 12.Ex-Presldent Grover Clevelsnd. George Westlnghouse and Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, the trustees of the Equitable Life Assurance roclety. met here today und remaining In session for several hours announced that no names for recommendation as directors to fill ex Istlng vacancies In the Equitable board had been considered. The time of the meeting was taken up with the cot:slderatlon of the draft of a circular soon to be sent to every policy holder. The trustees will meet again tomorrow, when it Is expected some action will be taken regarding directors. In ad dition to vacancies on the beard now exist ing the. terms of several director now ervlng will expire In December. The Merchants association of New York through its Board of Director today adopted resolutions calling on the district attorney of New York county to ascertain whether an Indictment can be found against officers of life Insurance companies who have contributed the funda to political campaigns. The association ask that civil suits be instituted by the state's attorney looking to the restitution of the money so con trtbuted. In addition to tha resolutions. the Merchanta association announced that District Attorney Jerome would he re quested to reconsider his determination not to ask for an extraordinary session of the grand Jury at this time. ACCIDENT ON TORPEDO BOAT Two Mea Injured When Tabes Blow Out an I'nlted States Warship. NORFOLK. Va.. Oct. ll.-Mlchael Mara, chief water tender, and Patrick Saulsberry, second-class fireman on the United States torpedo boat 8tockton, are at the Norfolk . . ... . . Naval hospital seriously acaiaed as the r- suit of an accident on th Stockton while that vessel wa out from this yard on a five days cruise. The two men were la tha fir room, when a tube blew out and a draft from above caused the men to be both acalded by the dry steam which enveloped them and burned by the fire from th boiler, which waa forced out from below. Mara's condition la tha more serious and there are feara that be cannot survive. Ths Stockton waa but UtU dtuage4 by ta avWasfiU NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Friday and Colder In West Por tion. Sntardny Fair and Colder. Temperature nt Omaha Yesterdnyi llonr. Dec Hoar. Deer. a. m 41 1 p. m Tt l a. m 4t a p. m T.I T a. m 41 a p. m 7l A a. n...... 44 4 p. m...... TT ft u. m 4T B p. m ..... TT 10 a. m K3 Bp. m 73 11 n. m KM T p. m OS ia an l N p. m .1 p. m 64 REMARKABLE SURGICAL FEAT Skin Grnfted from Arm of Ohio Man Sappllea Him with Eyelids. COLUMBUS. O., Oct. 12.-A most re markable surgical operation haa been per formed at Mount Carmel hospital by which a man has been given a new set of lower eyelids and an examination made today for the first time since the work was done promsea that It will be entirely successful. Last January W. L. Kerr of 740 South Pearl street was caught in a natural gas explosion and badly burned about the face and limbs, in which his lower eyellde were lost almost entirely. Some time ago an attempt was made to replace these, but was unsuccessful. Last Saturday another 'trial was made. The new lids were formed by grafting skin from Kerr's arm. The eyes were then sewed and bandaged. Yesterday when the bandnges were removed It was found pos sible to remove the stitches from one eye and those In the other eye were removed today. Mr. Kerr's eyes have not suffered and after his entire recovery from the op eration they will be as good as new again. GOVERNOR WRIGHT TO RETIRE Head of Philippine (Government Will Resign OID.ee About De cember 1. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-By reason of what appears to be dissatisfaction with the situation ' In the Philippines, Luke E. Wright, governor general of the Philippines and president of the Philippines commis sion, will retire from that position about December 1. General Wright is ex pected to arrive In the United States dur ing that month and 1 entitled to six months leave of absence prior to the formal relinquishment of his labors as governor general. It Is understood that he expects to return to Tennessee to resume the prac tice of law. President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft It is believed, practically have decldod upon the successor to General Wright, but no Intimation has been permitted to be come public, as to his Identity. It can be stated reasonably definitely that Gen eral Wrlght'e successor will not be a man now conneccea witn me commission. PEORIA SCANDAL SPREADING Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against O. J. Bnlley of School Board.. PEORIA. I1U Oct. 12. O. J. Bailey, chair. man of the finance committee of the Peoria Board of . Education, - was this afternoon charged with malfeasance in office by the grand Jury and by a vote of M to 7 it was decided to return fin Indictment against the school officer. The Indictment will fol- 16w the Investigation of the conduct of former Superintendent N. C. Dougherty, who Is now In the county Jail under indict ment for forgery and misappropriation of school funds. The grand Jury will report tomorrow morning and will return forty three additional Indictments sgainst N. C. Dougherty. It was figured up today that the loss to the Board of Education since January 1, 19fS, amounted to $350,000. The bond will probably be raised to J20O.O0O and his attorneys state that no attempt will be made to get ball. Mr. Bailey is promi nent In business circles and a director in a number of corporations. RAMSEY WILL CONTINUE FIGHT Deposed President of Wabash Kara Straggle for Control of Road la Not Over. ST. tons, Oct. 12.-Joseph Ramsey. Jr.. formerly president of the Wabash railroad. returned to St. Loul this sfternoon, com ing directly from Toledo sfter his contest with George J. Gould for control of the Wahash road. "We were badly whipped at the meeting." said Mr. Ramsey, "but the fight Is not over. There Is very little to say further than the newspapers have already reported on the contest at Toledo. I would have been elected a director If the proxies I held had not been thrown out. But there Is another fight still on." Mr. namsey was accompanied by Colonel A. D. Palmer of New York. It was stated Dy Mr. rtamsey tnat he would confer with his attorney, F. W. Lehmann, concerning the situation, but declined to say what would constitute the subject of the con ference. KENTUCKY NEGRO IS LYNCHED Maa Who Confesses to Trying; Enter Woraaa's Room la Hanged. to ELKTON. Ky.. Oct. 12. flhnrtlv midnight a mob supposed to be from Tren- ion toon rTana ieaveu. a one-legged negro, from Jail here and lynched him In a nearby wood. Leavell waa arrested on the charge of attempting to enter the room of a young woman at Trenton last Saturday night. He confessed. BOTH SIDES ARE SATISFIED Blarkel Contrnct la Cancelled by . Mutual Consent of Parties to Agreement. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. Governor Ma goon today cabled the Insular bureau a follows: The Market contract was cancelled by mutual consent. Hotel and boarding camps will be operated by the commission. Movements of Ocean Vessels Oct. 12. At New York Sailed: Moltke, for Ham burg; La Bretagne, for Havre; Main, for Bremen. Arrived: Deutschland. from I Hamburg; Baltic, from Liverpool; Bran di-ntturff. from Bremen. xt QUenstown-Salled: Teutonic, for New Ycrk. At Dover Sailed: Amerlka, for New Yo.-k At Naples Sailed: Romanic, for Boston. At San Francisca Sailed: Memphis, for Hamburg; Bonora, for Sydney; Korea, for Hong Kong. Arrived: Abydoa, from Ham burg. At Havre Arrlveo: Bordeaux, from New York; I Lorraine, from New York. At Hamburg Arrived: Graf Waldersre, from New York; Hamburg, from New York. At Liverpool Sailed: Dominion, foi Mon treal; PurlKian, from Momreul. At Aiitwerti bUUo1; aloulisaL for lion- ItrwU. ' ' ' HORSE SHOW RECORD Standing Room Only Bign Diiplaytd for Tint Time at Auditorium, SUCCESS OF AFFAIR EXCEEDS ESTIMATES Lut Night Tonhe. High Mark ia Both Attendance and Eotkuiiann, SOCIETY TAKES THE SHOW TO ITS HEART Display on Promenade Eqtali that lfade in Bisg During Ersniig. LINCOLN PEOPLE SEEN IN THRONGS Many Residents of Capital Honor tho Sperlal Maht by Their Preaoaeo ad Enjoy Part of Omaha Prosperity. Omaha may point with Justified pride to her second annual Horse Show, for the event Is proving more than even the most sanguine offlcera of the Omaha Horse Show association had expected. The Horse Show has afforded an opportunity which 1 being taken advantage of in a royal manner. It established success Is another stone In the foundation of a Greater Omaha, and Is proving to the world that th Gate City of the west Is on the floodtlde of prosperity In both commercial and social life. The sight offered last evening at the Auditorium was an Inspiration to all who have at heart the welfare of the city. It registered In no small degree the pulse of this great and growing commonwealth, and aet a new mark In the short, but brilliant horse show history of the city. Never haa a Horse Show program In Omaha been ao enthualas- , tlcally received aa the one la at evening: never ha a similar gathering been ao well at ease In the habiliments ordained for tha occasion and under the same environment. While it haa been said that American, particularly those tn the west, are not aa emotional as the French people, yet It can not be gainsaid that the Americans are the quickest people on earth to adapt them selves to the occasion. Give the average American the surroundings and he instantly becomes part and parcel of the fame. Omaha has become part and parcel of tha horse show. "new Xlgn for the Auditorium. At 9 o'clock last evening a sign reading. "Standing Room Only." wa placed ouUtde of the Auditorium, which sign waa ao plain that those who ran could read that evory seat In the largo building had been sold and that further admissions were made on the understanding that patron would stand.- The "S. R. O." sign was used last evening for the first time sine the, opening of the Auditorium, a nest compliment to Omaha's second Horse Show. A larger crowd than usual was on hand at tha opening time, which is precisely S o'clock aa stated In the program. Time, tide and horse show wait for no man or woman for that matter. ' " More genuine sociability waa 'manifested tn last evening's assemblage, than on the ether evening's of the present season.'' tt was thought It would lie hard to exceed th fine showing made Wednesday evening, but from every viewpoint last evening wa the record-breaker.' Naturally the offlcera of the association were much elated over the success of the occasion and the out-of-town exhibitors were unstinted In their praise over the response made by Omaha's best people In making the Horse Show a really brilliant event. The interest taken In the various events was of a more Intelligent character than previous evenings, showing that Omahans are taking more than a cursory Interest In the show. Lincoln Well Represented. Last evening was Lincoln night. The state capital was well represented In the boxes and seats. This la St. Joseph night. This afternoon a popular matinee will be given, the general admission to be 80 cents, with a charge of 25 cents for children 15 years and under. It Is expected this and Saturday evening'a program will be wit nessed by large gatherings. More local en tries are on for the balance of the week and more special features. v Fi P. Whltmore and party will com from Valley this evening to attend the Horse Show. GORGEOUS GOWNS IN EVIDENCP1 Women Display Unusually Fetching; Costume on the Promenade, More than on previous night beautiful costumes -ere shown last nleht to ad- i vantage. People began to use the prome- nade earlier and the horses were forgotten ' st times for the beaut if ullv e-owned women who passed before the boxes or leaned on the arena railing. Three boxes on tha left of the entrance were singularly attractive because of the fact that nearly all their occupants were women, wearing pretty gowns and exquisite creation of millinery. Mr. C. D. McLaughlin was a most con spicuous figure. She wore a stunning gown of white spangled net over white silk and a black hat with (ong sweeping whlta plumes. Miss Edna Keellne of Council Bluffs wore a beautiful pink silk gown with white lac trimmings and a Mack picture hat. Miss Mildred Merrtam's gown of blue radium silk waa covered by a white even Ing coat. She wore a blue picture hat. Mrs. Joseph Barker wore a pink liberty silk with white lace and a black hat. Mrs. J. H. Pratt wore an odd-shaped blue silk and a hat with blue plumes. Mrs. Ed Swobe was dressed In blue chiffon with white lace trimmings, and ah wore a white evening coat. Her hat wa white with white plumes. Mrs. J. C. French's gown was of green foulard with while trimmings. She wor a white hat. Mrs. Squires wore a black grenadine and a black picture hat. Miss Ruth Brandeis drove In the same costume tn which she appeared one other evening. It wa a gown of cream cloth I with an empire coat of cream broadcloth ana a Diacg nai witn long ostrich plumes. Miss Viola Cahn wore a pale blue silk and a while hat with wings and ermla trimmings. . List of Those Occupying Bosea, Box No. I Mrs Ewlng. Miss Isabella French, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. French. Box No. 2A Mrs. William Hayden, Mr. L. W. Haydn, Mrs. M. 11. Sweeney, Ml us Helen Hayden. Box No. -Mr. and Mrs David Cole. Mr. and Mrs. 8. W. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Uhl. Box No. 11 Miss McCormlck, Miss Alice McCormlck, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Mar tin. Box No. 13- Miss WcliKtcr. Miss Moore, Mr. A. 8. lU.gers. Mr. A. J. Cooley. Box No. li-Mlss I.. Krlk. Mr. Herman M.ts. Mr. and Mrs. A. I'. Uinlth Box No. 15 Mrs. Gannett. Mr. Earl Gan nett, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Morsman. Mm. Thomas Cit-lgli, Mrs. H. 8. Coe, Mr. and Mrs. t A. Yost. Box No. lt Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Bauni. Hr, a4 ClcmoAt CUt Utt J4Mfv
