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The Omaha Daily Bee. Oo Into tho Homo THE OMAHA DEC Best & West No Filthy ene.trOr THE OMAHA DCC Best & Vcst ' f. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, . MAY 3, 1906-TEN TANKS. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. r t S. MONEY IS IN SIGHT Oyer Two Hundred Millioni Available for Rehabilitation of San Francisco. PRIVATE LOANS ARE NOT INCLUDED No Daneer of Period of Hard Times following the Disaster. BUSINESS IS RAPIDLY BEING RESUMED J Betail Merchants Are Eeopenine as They Can Find Buildings. HOUSES MUST BE LIGHTED WITH CANDLES Hrrsin fader Baa I'ntll Water Supply la Seenred and food Mnat Be Cooked la Open Air, SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-An lnvestlga.- linn maae toaay naa oemonairai-i. u. rear inai oan r rancnco win noa or nara times as an aiierrnain disastrous fire Is unfounded. Careful es- , I it. , mariA hv anttw.Httna enmnetent to I ' . ' . .... . peak show that within the next year there will be over jmOOO.OOO aval o avanaDie ior m- re- liabllltatton of San Francisco. The fol lowing figures make clear where this sum Is to originate: Investment of new Geary street munici pal road, $.'(40,000; Home Telephone com pany expenditures, 11,000.000; Insurance I losses now due and payable, approximately $!75,00n.nf!O; United railroads, new construc tion, $9,000,000; city bonds for 1904, sum still available, $17,00,000; Ocean Sliore railway approximate expenditure here, $1,000,000; restoration of government buildings, $770,000; building of sea wall, $2,000,000; total $207,110,000. It la expected that a largo part of this money will come from eastern and foreign capitalists. ' In figuring the odd $300,000,000 which will be available the Investigators did not take Into consideration the sums that may ba raised for the beautlfl.ca.tlon and Improve. ment of the city. The vexatious problems of locating the new Chinatown will prob ably be settled to th. satisfaction of the Chinese colony. It la the desire of the municipality not to harass this portion of Its foreign population and the desire, of the diplomatic representative, of China wlll be considered. Baataea. Bel-- Be.nn.ed. Condition, of lire are gradually becom ing mors normal 1n this city and tha work ct clearln- up the wreck in preparation for ..rebuilding In the downtown .ectlon of the ciiy is going on more rupiaiy. Business I. being rapidly resumed by re tail tradesmen ot .very description through' out tha burned sections of the city. George Wlttman, chairman of the committee on re- tall trade, report, that the place, ot bua Ineaa are open, aa follow. Fourty-four butcher .hops, 'twenty-nine restaumnU. twenty-two bakeries, twenty two fruit and vegetable stands. aeTanty- one dairies, fifteen refreshment carlo, rWthree groeer, and aeventr-onemt.-I cellaneou. eatabllshmenta. Including tailor, f Z-i . l,a.rf .i, th. The commission firm, located along the water front are doing a thriving bUBlnea.. xeeu.raajr. recess anowea a m-xaeo .n- crea.e over xne preceding oay. ana price. of dairy good, and some fine, of green goods were lower. The buslnt. of recetv- . , . - ana apposing m wnaignmenu running along aa smoothly aa oan be expected. In lea. than two wee, me garoage queauon ... -, m m a a , - . will be disposed or. An Inspection of the re- ductlon works in the Potrero district ha. th:?eet,teth?mne.tar.,' of the 109 feet of th tall cWmneya. re- pair, to the furnace, can be completed In ten day.. Men were set to work- y ester- dar on these necessary repalra and oon there Will be established a forced draught to insure rapid combustion. Aa soon a. thl. U completed all refuse win be in- clnerated aa In the nast. .1 irsro V'BYnuvo. Mayor fichmlts haa Just made the an- nouncement that all time restriction, a. to the lighting of dwellings will be removed PARIS, May 2. Kln Edward haa ar- ers of San Francisco property, or to be today, with the suggestion that candles be rived here on a three days' visit and 1. expended in Improving property so con used exclusively for Illuminating purpose, .topping at the British embassy. He will Xft'.in! until electricity can be resumed. Petroleum for lighting purpose, la especially pro- ' ilMt.t until tha water annnlv ta Intact. w - .7 L . ' The Spring Valley Water company ex- pacta to have the city front water supply In commission within ten days. By that ".ther worker, confessed today to the mur- to such a corporation on tne lines nereto-.v- 'v. der of eisht women within sever, vara , fore pursued y the national government Hint v&iv jsjlsi vu -a t miv ua wu-ivvf will fiv ISmii rmtrha-iilsXil at.nr1 ahtnmlnr ra n b accepted before the earthquake. The United Railway, waa yesterday given permission by Mayor Schmlts to op- I erate Jta car. until latur hour. In order that the last ears, beginning tonight, will leave all terminal, at midnight The United Railways has already op erated several lines, and with these three eraiea several linen, ana wun mess tnree .iiin.t win mnri.. additional route, will be covering nearly all section, of the burned district. Th. work of inspecting chimneys Is pro ceeding rapidly. The Inspector, are all .reMtX-t- or nullder. and are donltln. architects or Dulldora ana are donating their service, for the benefit of hou.- holders. Every chimney In every building left .tending will be thoroughly Inspected before any permits are issued to make Area Indoors. ' Will Satisfy Vaderwrltora. ' The report, will be turned ovar to the Board of Fire .Underwriters, the members of which will make a relnapectlon and then In proper case, grant the coveted per- mission to move the kitchen from tha street. Nearly aft th chimneys in th hilt, are found to be In excellent condition. Th himney. of house located In th flat sec- tions of Baa Francisco ar practically all!) cut of commission. . Many ot the larger factories left un- harmed are starting up work with all the rapidity possible. At th Union Iron Works I.S0U men ar now employed and th management expects within a tort- night to have th full complement of Its force-nearly 4.OU0 men engaged. No damag was don to the thre new warship, being built at the works for th government h cruiser California and Milwaukee and the battleship South Dakota. Th steamer City of Puebia. which waa sunk In the bay, .has been, raised and la being repa!rd. Workmen are aluo en gaged fixing th steamer Columbia, which waa turned on Its side. The hulls of the nw Hawatlan-Amrrtca u Staamahlp com pany' liner, were pitched about four feet to the south, but wer uninjured and only nod to b replaced In position. I.oae ot th Aetna. HARTFORD, Conn.. May I A statement lias been laxued by the Aetna IJte Insur ance company of this city on Its llabllitlsa (Continued on Seotmd Page.) PARIS pesum5usual W0RK Military Patrols Are WKMmwi find Meat of Mea Blrn to PARIS, May 2. The main force of the labor movement as It affects the city and the country appears to have spent Iself on Tuesday, although detached movements continue to agitate various trndes. requir ing constant surveillance by the police and the continued presence In Paris of a con siderable force of troops. However, the authorities, wholly prepared to meet any further widespread demonstration, no longer, treat the movement as a serious menace to the community. The public, which for a week has been deeply agitated and fearful, has resumed iti usual tranquility, the central sections of the. city have recovered their normal nspect and business is proceeding as usual. All the stores were open today and traffic, cabs, street railways, etc., was not Interferred with. The cavalry and Infantry have been withdrawn from the bourse, the BanH of Franco ard other financial centers, where they ha' en held In readiness for event- I ualltu, 7- I Neve. he Working districts today I continue., -V. -te of effervescence, with frequent m V V ys, none, however, as- gumlng prop. , "quiring Intervention by tne troops. . ', The situation V v the workingmen u . .... 1 . c ' y. Some trades I linn uui . L uevon. Brf resuming work a. Vhave decided nnt , renm lln,ii ,h.' .i-hour working day Is conceded. At w.e prefecture of police tonight it was estimated that three- I fourths of the workmen had returned to tneir tasks, tne remaining one-fourth con- unuing on siriKe. These latter are masons an)j gtone cutters. GOREMYKIN SUCCEEDS WITTE tsar Selects Second Man Who Will Serve aa Premier of Rnsala. 8T. PKTFRSRT-nn M.v 2 -The real-na. Uon of Count Wltte as premier has been aocepted. He will be succeeded by M. Go remykln. former minister of the Interior. The official announcement of the changes In the cabinet will be made tomorrow. Privy Councillor Goremykln was minister of tha Interior from 1WK to ISM and ha taken a prominent part in Russian political Ufa. especially during the revolutionary Prlod of the last few years. Ills adminls- tr.tion a. minister of the interior was not marked by harshness and his name ha. never been mentioned as one of the likely V" " V ,el8t8' ? n assassinated two 01 nis immediate predecessors. 1 M. Goremykln'. elevation to the premier- I hip created amazement. He la not only wtmrad a rtlonary. but the general oplnton he , not ual tQ the taBk of facing th. coming crisis. Count Wltt.'a retirement from publlo Ilf. la complete. ' NO LOWER POSTAL RATES International Congreaa Dccidea that Present Chnrare. Mnat Bo Min talaed at Present. ROM jj May 2 The committee f the In- ...... r,,M . WJ. New zJftnd for the, -establishment of a unv,nii t-rent noat&I rata. The nrr.nn.l- tton wnl .upported only by the delegate. of and tD8 UnUw, staUfc A motion of the Japanese to reduce the international postage rate to 4 cent, waa relected bv a maJorltr of three rejeciaa Dy a majority 01 tnree. Arthur Bingham Walkley of Great Brit- aj,, had presented the same proposition which wa. abandoned, and Instead he Dro- - poaed to maintain the present rate of In- ternatlonal postage, but establishing after l 0f 1 Cnt every fifteen successive grams, which wa. adopted by a majority of one. German. Threaten Strike. 1 tr . unirrtn HAMBURG, May 1. Participants in the day demonstration threaten a general unle.. the mployer. modify their decision to discharge May U all longshore- wen who did not appear for work yester- 1 aay. ' . Kin. Edward at Paris, dine with President Falllerea at th. Elyse palace befor. leaving Paris. German M.raVere. C.f.-... Cafeaoea. DRESDEN. May 2. Max Dlttrich, a 1 - MAY BIG BUILDING MONTH Koat Thirty Day. Promise, to Break tome Reeerds In Polat ot Oonstroetloa. Flrure. compiled by Chief Clerk Omtte I . ' - " 7 . of th city building department show a .1 .iu ut a j i .-rin. in (iiv vmua uk wcai i construction undertaken in April over th P'n- from the New York Herald contain aame month last year, the totals being 132 ln th headlines "One Hundred Mllllona Permits and $373,268, against 117 permit, and . . """'" V. " frra,kr; " nr..lv ard iiu iu,tju in wamnaieu valuation. 10 uate this year permits have been taken out for $L0tX6 worth of work, against $799, M0 for a corresponding period last year, the' Increase being $294,765, or $7 per cent, Building Inspector Wlthnell says: "But two good slaed permits were taken out during the month, these being the K- braska Telephone company's warehouse I at Eighth and Farnam atretrts, to cost $&0,000, and the church and residence at I All Saints, to cost $55,000. the balance b. I lng principally for houses. I "Many large contracts are to be let I during th month of May and construction started as soon as possible. This will in- I elude the Smith mammoth warehouse, I United States Supply company warehouse. Wind Memorial hunpltal building, Chatham apartment house. Carpenter Paper corn- pany warehouse, and with others will no doubt make May one of tha largeit months ot the year. . "Hasting lleyden hav started their 1 crop with flv permits fur houses at various location. This firm has built sixty house. In the last two years." Barllavtoa Demurrer Heard. KANSAS CITY, May In the I'niteJ Stales district court hrie toduy Judge Smith Mcpherson heard the final ar-u-menta on the demurrer of the Chii-ago, Burlington s Qulucy mllruad to the in dictment charging tiiat coiDpauy with giv l riote"'""'''0 da'?."?"!' wcka The Burlington U charged'' with graittiug concesaioiia in export, rates 10 Kansas lily atkers. Folk la stBck. LiH'ISVILLK. Ky, May & Governor Folk, who will ma,, the prim-ipa! uddrfa at the itmfereui f.r education in liie touth ton i tit. arrived here (oOay, ac companied by Mra. KuUc Many vUier delc gturs have arrived. credit for stricken city Senator Newlands Introdncei Resolution for Home Government Guarantee Bonds. CALIFORNIA SENATORS NOT CONSULTED Nr. Perklna Say. So Aetloa Should He Taken I atll t onncll and I.eaMnlatare Consider the Snhject. WASHINGTON, May 2.-That the Cnli- fornla senators do not consider that there should at present be an effort to secure government aid In the general reconstruc tion of the city of Ban Francisco was made evident In the senate today. The question came up on Mr. Newlands' resolution dl rectlng the finance committee of the senate and the ways and means committee of the house to consider the' feasibility of the government's guaranteeing bonds to aid In the rehabilitation of the stricken city. The Nevada senator discussed the resolu tion at some length, contending for the rerularltv of hi. iirtrHnr and .nlrirln unon the" de.lrahilltv of m.kina- th. ,-itv . more attractive center of population than it had ever been. Both Mr. Flint and Mr. Perkins deprecated the Introduction of the resolution as unwise at this time and both InHi. - t, t,i tii.tr nnininn ih.t h- ritfMni delegation should have been ronm.lfed be. fore the presentation of the measure. The resolution was referred to the committee on finance. Mr. Daniel concluded his speech on the rate bill. The arrav ar.nronHa.Mnn bill wax rend at length, but Its consideration waa not con eluded. An amendment appropriating the sum of $1,500,000 for a supply depot at Fort Masorr, San Francisco, was accepted, as waa also a provision authorising a sub marine cable to Panama at a cost of $.W,000. At the opening of the session Mr. Per- Peen.ea a teiegrapnie pennon irom rra i-aiiiornia .or me pay ment, of the claims of that state against the government, for the settlement of which hills are now pending. The text of the pe tition was as follows: Will congress In California's great need nana our & ner cent mihllp lanrf. claim. amounting to about tl.6oo.000: also our war of rebellion claims, aggregating $4,000,000: r.c?ount oftheructtmof S- 000,000 of San Francisco property, which represents one-fifth of the assessed valua- iXj.ng'm.'imenancV of asylums" petnl tiaty and repairs of public buildings ln- Jured and destroyed by earthquake, will 'iTrt'o Vss th c.'Sims" the Justice of which has never been seri- ously questioned. We are under great ob- ligation to congress already, but we ven ture to ask for this further aid. The petition wu referred to the commit tee on claim.. . Hesolatlon by Mr. Xewlanda. Mr. Newlands presented a joint resolu tion directing the senate committee on finance and the house committee on way. and means to Investigate the feasibility of the government's guaranteeing bond, to assist In the rebuilding of Ban Francisco. The resolution recites the recent disaster and say. that under the power, of general w'lfare clause ? J.ha fonstiturJont .congress "h"Id om,e t0 ld of Francisco., The resolution follow.: That the committee on ways and mean. Of the house of rnnre.ent.tlvea and th. h?rtmm!'t.'e1 onKftnane of ,the "nt oon- a d ! the Mutton Zt&nnZZ and that they report to congress whether or not " 18 advisable or practicable for the. nalonal .vern""!nt ,to ald Jn the restoration of Ban Francisco, either by a guarantee of credit to the city of San I Francisco, which will enable the city to " . innjcaoai jr tur uuuiiu wui a", mm wrii am a the .money necessary for the restoration ' tnfi commercial, residential and manu- WiSed 'falrte. 052.? erty owners upon note and mortgage, such guarantee of credit to be conditioned upon the approval by a commission, to be ap- g?!nl!d .by.vih?..-P-r"id!!;' i ' .F"1!! i DLAivrn, ui llio (...lis .iiu ilia T- J. - pendltures made thereunder; or whether it Is practicable or advisable to promote the "n" o"rllUort: -h.n h. t.k.n hv .nh.crih.ra for rj.h and half of which stock may be taken by San I FTancisco property owners ror property I conveyed to such corporation at an ap- t? X"?": 'L the successful completion of the work of restoration; such plan to involve profit to the stockholders thus co-operating; and whether or not It Is practicable or advisable for the Unlted States to invest in the stock of uch corporation or make a loan In aid of national expositions for the pro. motion of commerce between states and with foreign nations, or whether any other plan Is. advisable or practical for national aid In the restoration of San Francisco. That whatever plan of aid be advised, a board of national commissioners, ex nrrtenced In exposition building, to be ap pointed by the president, by and with th advice and consent of the senate, shall be Included, with such powers -of control I over both Diana and expenditures, as may h. rt..mort .dvlnable De oem aavisaoie. M, Newlands had read a newspaper clip- ' Dollar, ror San rTancisco; aiso mat ..atr v.wi.nda of Nevada aava this -" . r- bV financiers." The extract was marked "special dispatch to the Herald," and bore a San Francisco date. Mr. Newlands raid " was quite surprised this morning to find this announcement In the New York Herald and In other newspapers. I "It had." he said, "doubtless been given wide currency by the Associated Press." He thought a public statement should be made by him in explanation of the article. I The Nevada senator said the wrong lm- I presslon Is conveyed In the headlines over I the story, rather than In the article itself. He staled that It waa because the Informa ! tlon had not been officially obtained, which accounted for any errors which he knew 1 were wholly unintentional. Objection by Mr. Perklna. Speaking for himself. Mr. Perkins ex pressed regret that the resolution had been presented without consulting the California aeuators. Congresa and the country had rcapondrd most generously to California's pleas for help, he aaid, and after referring briefly to what so far had been done, aaid , that neither the government, the btale of California nor the municipality of San I Francisco had been able to formulate a rt- quest owing to the fart that neither th state leglalature nor the Sun Francisco council had held a session, and he was opposed to any action In advance of an official re- h"1 hUd " ',OU,,t Mr- NVwUin,ls n,Ui,t', b' generous impulse, but hr ftit that if ho had consulted the Calif nnla senator he might hav been dl- suadrd frum preventing th resolution. whict) he considered would hav b-u moat aetirabl. Mr. Aldrlfh then moved the reOrenr 'Continued on Second Page.) KENNEDY URGES SUPPLY DEPOT Chairman Itnll el Honae Committee Promlaea to olve Him Hearlna; on the Matter. (From a 'Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May 2.-t8clal Tele gram.) Congresnn Kennedy today had an Interview with tlmlrmaii Hull of the military affnlra rnmmlltee of the house In relation to the departmental supply depot at Omaha. Without committing himself Captain Hull stated he Would be glad to give Mr. Kennedy an opportunity to pre sent his views to the committee. In view of the Sun Francisco dlwaster the necessity of assembling supplies at' large railroad centers becomes of the utmost Importance and Senator Millard and Mr. Kennedy hope to have a, favorable report on their bill, from the War department. Three of the four member of the South Dakota delegation. Senator uatnble and Representatives Martin and Burke, are away from Washington looking after their political Interests, Senator 'Klttredge ex pects to attend the state convention, but says he will have enough to do to hold him here ur.tll the adjournment of congress. Congressman Hull of Iowa was greatly elated over the result in Polk county yesterday. He stated (hat an agreement had been entered Into between himself and the Cummins forces whereby both should be Independent and at the same time not fighting each other. With Polk county for Hull once more he reads his title clear. Congressman Hlnshaw has secured a pension of $8 per month from December 27. 1904. for Mrs, May Jonee of Dorchester, and $2 additional for each of two minor child ren, also an Increase to $17 per month for George W. Geer. David City. Captain Ralph R. Stogsdalt. Thirtieth In fantry, in addition to his duties as quarter master at Fort Crook, will assume charge of construction work at that post, relieving Major Mopes G. Zallnskl, quartermaster, of that duty. . , Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes: Danbury, route 2. Charles G. McCleery carrier, George W. Canty wibstltuteIJne vllle, route 3, John, B. Duncan carrier, Pearl J. Rockhnld substitute; Pleasant Plain, route 1. Arthur J. Horney carrier, Vernon Orr substitute Woodbine, route 1, Lorenzo D. Butler carrier. C. W. Menden hall substitute. Civil service examination, will be held May 12 at Shenandoah and Waterloo, la., and Pierre, 8. D., for positions of clerk and carrier In tho postofflce service. AMENDING RAILROAD RATE RII.L FTlenda of Meaaare Gettlna Together on a Coart Review Feature. WASHINGTON. -May 2. With only one more day for general debate on. the rail road rate bill. Individual amendments and combinations of several amendments were circulated freely on the floor of the sen ate today with a view to getting some thing on the subject of judicial review of Orders of the Interstate Commerce com mittee on which a- majority of the senate can agree in advance of voting. One of the propositions discussed with more than the usual interest rtven to pending amend' ments wa. a combination of amendmenta offered by Senators Long, . Overman , and Bacon. The. effect of these would be to recognize the Jurisdiction of the courts. but -provides that Be . writ of injunction or -Interlocutory order should 'be granted by any district or circuit court without first giving five day.' notice to the ad verse party and requiring that the order shall be concurred In and ordered by at least two judges presiding in the hearing, and that at least one of these should be a Judge of the circuit court of the United State, or a circuit justice of the supreme court of the United State.. The first clause of this-combination is taken from the amendment agreed upon at a conference between the president and friend, of the pending bill and strikes out the provision limiting the Jurisdiction of the courts to a determination whether the order 'complained of wa. beyond the authority of the commission or In viola tion of the rights of the carrier secured by the constitution. From the position taken by leader, on both aide, over the court features ,of the bill, it Is believed that the senate will be able to agree upon an amendment sub stantially in accord with the combination suggested.. The original opponents of the bill have not agreed to accept the compromise, how ever, and some of them have claimed to- day the strength to adopt a more radical review amendment.' Friends ' of the bill have been equally positive in their a.' sertlons that nothing can be put Into the bill providing for a review of, the reason ablene.a of rate, fixed by the commission. Sonator Tillman circulated an amend ment which take, the last clause of the White House amendment providing for a review of the constitutional question, and adding to that the' Bailey amendment pro hibiting the courts to suspend orders of the commission pending the review. Thl. amendment, however. . did not meet with favor and it Is not certain whether Sena tor Tillman wHl offer it. v Conference on Statehood. WASHINGTON. May 2. The conferees on th statehood bill have not yet reached th main point of difference that of admitting Arizona and New Mexico. John . Bhuro Williams, minority leader of the house, who seeks to hasten a report on the bill by fili bustering, Is now considering the desirabil ity of demanding a quorum of the house for all business transacted until the state hood bill Is reported. Maer Sneered. Hliaaelf. WASHINGTON, May ".The president today sent the following nomination, for postmaster, to the aenate: Nebraska E. R. Sixer, Lincoln. , Kansas A. H. Williams, Holton; F, E. Shoemaker, Neodesha, Missouri J. H. Hay. Holder. . Aa Appropriation for anal. WASHINGTON. May 2. Th Isthmian Canal commission met today and decided to ask for an appropriation of $-.t,348,281 to continue the construction of the canal dur ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 10O7. FATAL EXPLOSION IN TUNNEL Ela-lit Mea Are Take I ncnuarluni .from Groaad and Four Mar Dir. NEW YORK. May 2. Eight uncouiclnui men were taken out of the McAduo tunnel under th Hudson river today after an ex- plosion In the depths of th tunnel. Flvt i ) of them were removed to huxpltitls an.l four were not expected to recover The ! eaP'osion was supposed to have ' caused by gas. been T!ie cumpany conOssd to no assets and 1 Drlukweters aw Release. SAN FRA-N'CIKCO. May S. Cenrge irink- Ind'm-M it? art est ""hf wife ami "his brott.r. reward. hargnts- them wlih hav - of!'" l. ,h, elt' 'tn l'4w of hia money, netinad tha paiic tiiat he on1.1 I releaaed. KANSAS REPUBLICANS MEET Edward W. Hoch , of Marion County it Renominated for Governor. SO-CALLED MACHINE SLATE WINS Platform Endorses Matloaal Hepnb ' llran Admlalatratlon aad Polnta with Prfde to State Antl Trnst l.awa. Governor EDWARD W. HOCH. Marlon Lieutenant Governor WILLIAM J. FITZGERALD, Dodge City SerretHrv of State CHARLKfl K. DENTON, Attlea j State Auditor.. ..JAMES M. NATION, Erie; State Treasurer I MARK TLLLEY. Independence Attorney General r KKIl H. JAt-M!U. urernwuuu State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion E. T. FA1RCH1LD, Ellsworth Justices of Supreme Court, six-year term ...WILIAM A. JOHNSTON, Minneapolis R. A. BL'RCH, Salina Justices of Supreme Court, fnur-year term SILAS PUKl tK, Kansas 1 uy CHARLES B. GRAVES, Emporia Railroad Commissioners GEORGE W. KANAVAU t kainis. RYAN, CHARLES A. RYKETt. nsnrnnce Commissioner CHARLES W. BARNES, Osage county State Printer THOMAS A. M NEAL. I opeka TOPBKA, Kan.. May 2. The Kansas state republican convention today nomi nated the above ticket. The so-called machine slate, supported by the present state administration, was successful over the reform faction led by W. R. Slubbs. The Reaolntiona. The resolutions reaffirm the party's pride In the history and achievements of the national organization and adherence to its principles." They continue: The wisdom of Its financial policy so fiercely antagonised is now universally con ceded, while Its protective policy provokes controversy only between revisionists and stand-patters. Under tne magic 01 vnene wise principles the country has vnluted to the front rank among the nations in finance, Iq manufactures, in material de velopment and in general prosperity, while its wage-earners find remuneration twice as great aa under any other flag. The vig orous, able and wise administration of President Roosevelt commands our enthusl. astic SDDrovel aa It has wono the plaudits of our countrymen regardless of party. e especially approve his demands ror tne regulation of railroad rates and commend our senator and representatives in congress for their support of this policy. The resolutions demand the abolishment of free railway passes except to regular employes. The platform continues: We believe that platform promises are as sacred as butunesa contracts ana snouia oe aa falthfullv fulfilled, and we point with pardonable pride to the redemption 01 tne numerous promises made In our last state platform. Among the many wise enact ments of the last legislature we call apeclal attention to the adoption or tne various en art ments in tho Interests of tne on pro ducers which have already made possible the erection of eight Independent refineries, laws which the being conied In other states. thus widening the benefit of this beneficent policy and making certain the ultimate res toration or legitimate competition in tne oil business: to tne enactment ot a ran road law which has no equal on the statute books of any state and which Is In advence of anything congress In being asked to en act, and to the enactment of twelve ad ditional and supplemental laws affecting the Interests or passenger, ana snippers, making the most complete list of law. on the railY-oad. subject ever- enacted by any one legislature. We pledge ourselves to such amendments to these ensctments as time ana expert' ence may demonstrate to be wise. - CITY HALL JS CONDEMNED Chicago Official gays Honae Is Filled with Gases Injurious to Health. CHICAGO, May 2. The city hall was condemned today as dangerous to the health of Its occupants, and Chief Sanitary Inspector Hedrick said that Is should be vacated at once. Several months ago the county building, which adjoined the city hall, on tha east side, was torn down to permit the erection of another structure, and because of this the wall, of the city hall have settled several Inches and much of the plumbing has become disjointed. Inspector Hedrick said today that the building was so filled with the poisonous gases that Is dangerous to health. The unbealthful conditions now existing In the city hall, he declared, would not be tol erated for a day In any other building In the city. CONFERENCE ON OIL REPORT President. Attorney General and Com mlaeloner ot Corporations Talk ot Coming; Message. WASHINGTON. May 2. President Roose velt. Attorney General Moody and Com mlssl-iner of Corporations Garfield con ferred at the White House today on the special message which the president will send to congress next Friday, accompany lng Commissioner Garfield's report on the operations of tha so-called oil trust. The president's message will contain forceful comments on the result of the in vestlgatlon and it 1. expected will create a sharp arraignment of the methods of the "oil trust." Th nature of the recom mends t Ions to be made by the president Is not disclosed, but It Is understood they will be- direct and -positive in character. WIND STORM JN ARKANSAS Many Hoaae. Deatroyed and Lare Tract a of Timber Blown Down la Vicinity of Man. Held. FORT SMITH. Ark., May 1 Huntington and Mansfield, thirty miles from here, were visited by a violent wind and rain storm last night. Telegraph and telephone wires were blown 'down, cutting off all communication. Th streets of Hunting ton were flooded to a depth of two feet. Houses were unroofed and a number offim,Bf and stock raising. Through an buildings demolished. At Mansfield, three UQlmportn. wire out he developed blood miles from Huntington, large tracts of I pol8onlnBi whlcn vaulted In his death after timber .were leveled and fences for miles, destroyed. The warehouse of the A. T. i Both Wholesale Grocery company was de- j ktroyed and the St. Loul & San Francisco I bridge twisted out of line. IROQUOIS COMPANY FAILS Owaers of lllfateal Chicago Theater t'oafraa Large Liabilities and X Aaaets. CHICAGO. May 2. The Iroquois Theater 1 company of Chicago was placed In th hands of a receiver at Jersey City, N. J.. ', tod iv. : liabllit'ea of t:.0MM In damage suits, filed by scores of people after th burning' of j ' ,h l"1 ' T1,e merchandise credl- ! ', tors of the theater company have been I paid out of the proceeds of th sal of t... .1 . ... -ri.-, ,.- oumpny. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair aad Warmer Thnraday. Friday fair. Temperatnre nt Omaha Irsterdayt Honr. nea. . . 4i . . 4H 4H. . . R4 . . no . . nt . . nvt , . .vi Honr. 1 P. nea. . . ni . . " . . 61 . . AS . . n . . u . . A4 . . OS . . tso n a. m. n a. m. T a. m . a. m. n a. m. 10 a. m. 11 a. m. 1 m. . . . nt . H p. m. 4 n, ni . II p. m . II l. m . T p. m . H p. m . n l. m . CO-OPERATIVE HOME GETTING Annual Merlins; of Shareholders of Omaha Association Report on Beninese Krowth. The twenty-third annual meeting of the shareholders of the Omaha Loan and Build ing association was held In The Bee building Wednesday evening. For. several hours preceding the meeting an election by bal lot of three members of the board of di rectors was held, resulting In a unanimous vote for the' retiring members, Henry J. Penfold. Edward A. Parmele and Thomas Fltxmorrls. The principal business of the meeting was the adoption of minor amendmenta to the articles of Incorporation and consideration of the annual report of the financial con dition of the association. This Is a flat tering and progressive showing. The as sociation has a membership of 4.000, holding 24.000 shares, par value $200 each. Very few shares are paid up, most of them repre senting monthly payments only, hut the aggregate almost exhausts the association's capital of $5,000, hence an Increase In the npltnl stock was voted, subject to the ap proval of the State Hanking board. Assets amount to $1,141,550, an Increase of ,$2fi5,R31 for the year ending April 30. During that period the association enabled 110 members to build new homes and made 23 loans on homes already built, most of them being purchased by members. In twenty-three years of buslnens the association enabled 900 members to become home owners In Omaha and South Omaha, distributed In earnings $S56.52! and paid to withdrawing members principal and profits $1,415.2S4. The association will In a few weeks oc cupy Its own home, recently purchased. FUNERAL OF JAMES E. BOYD Ceremonies at 3 O'clock Thla After noon from Hla I.ate Home on Davenport Street. Funeral services for ex-Governor James E. Boyd will be held at 2 o'clock this after noon at the residence of the family, 190 Davenport street. The services will not be of a private nature, as was at first an nounced. They will be conducted by Rev. John Williams of St. Barnabas church. Many men prominent In the, publlo life of the state ar expected to attend, among them the state officers. The active pallbearers are: Isaac E Congdon, Warren Swltzler. James L. Pax- ton, H. H.1 Baldrlge, E. P. Peck, Charles W. Hull, B. D.' Barkalow and Charles Saunders. The honorary pallbearer, are Dr. George L. Miller, Judge E.- Wakeley, Count John A. Crelghton, W. A. Paxton O. W. Unlnger. John C. Cowln, M. T. Bar low and Owyrg.W.-Tfodreg.i ' , ' Th. burial will be In the Prospect Hill cemetery. DECISION AGAINST EQUITABLE 5ew York Appellate Hold That Mrs, Yonnw's Complaint ., Against ' Direct ore I. Good. ALBANY, N. Y., May 2. The appellate division of the supreme court today handed down a decision affirming the in terlocutory Judgment ordered by the spe. clal term against James II. Hyde,-In tho action brought by Mary 8. Young of Sara toga Springs, against the Equitable Life Assurance society, and the persons who have been directors thereof during the last three years. Mra. Young brings the action as a pol icy holder in the Equitable society and as the owner of one share of stock, to re cover for all the sum. wasted during the three yean, It being alleged that such waste occurred, either by the affirmative act. of the directors or by the negligence and Judgemt is asked that they be com pelled to account for the sum. thus wasted and restore to the treasury of tho cclety. j The director, will now be compelled to Join Issue on the fact, ot" allow Judgment to pas. against them by default. THREATS AGAINST TURKEY Great Britain May. Sultan ' Mnat Withdraw Hla Troopa Prom Taball. I LONDON, April 2. "Unless Turkey quickly withdraws It. troop, from Tabah Great Britain will take action which wilt bring the sultan to his senses," said an official of the foreign office today, Thu. far England haa shown extreme patience, listening quietly to the conten tion, of the Turkish ambassador that the district occupied belongs to the sultan', empire, but Insisting that the troop, .must be withdrawn before the boundary ques tion is discussed.' It la thought probable that Great Brit ain's action will b In th nature of a demonstration by th British Mediter ranean fleet at Turkish ports. DEATH RECORD. Frank H. Daabaer. GLENWOOD. I.. May 2. (Special. Frank H. Daahner, one of the oldest and most Influential men in Mill, county, died at bis horn lu Lyon, township at 4 o'clock this morning. Mr. Dtuthner settled In Mills rituntv in lh and became wealthy thrmiirh . two weeks' Illness. Mra. J. H. MrCuaaell. Mrs. J. H. McConnell. weil known during her residence In Oroaiut, died Tuaday morn ing at Pittsburg, Pa The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at. Jacksonville, ill. F. R. McConnell of this city ha gone to attend the funeral nf his brofler's wife. While in Omaha Mo. Mj'l'unnell's husband was superintendent of motive power for the Union Pacific Railroad company. Th fam ily left here about live years ago to settle at PltUburg. Aatupay oa M omaa'a Body. ' CAMBKllxiE. Mass.. May 2. An in quejit into the death of Mrs. Leone Mum ter. wlfn of Prof Muenter, for whom in pullce are searching, waa ordered today. Traces of arsenic ai polauning are said to have been found at th aulopsy rme.ntly held over Mra Muenier's body. Place tor Otto krlut). ALBANY. N. Y , May IL-Otlo Kelaey. hitherto cmnpt roller, was today appointed upertiitendnil ui Insurance. RUSH TO SELL STOCKS Almost Fanio Conditioni Pre rail in Wall Street Markets. MILLIONS IN PAPER PROFITS DISAPPEAR Decline Uncovers Lire Stop Low Orders and Marpni Are Wiped Cat. SALES LARGEST FOR MANY MONTHS Total for Day Reaches 2,445,000 Bbaret, with 700,000 Bold 1'irst Honr. ANACONDA LEADS THE BIG SLUMP Alight Rnlllea follow Pront Te-lna- br Hearn Collapae ot Dne to Sew. Affrct!na Earning Capacity of Stocka. NEW YORK. May 1-Not since th Northern Pacific panic of May $, 1901, has there been such a spectacular decline in price, on the Stock exchange a. there wa. today. Ha.vy selling, almost regardless ol the prices offered, began with the openlug of the market and from that time till near the close the tone generally wa. weak. There wero rallies from time to time when the bears bought stocks to cover the sales they had made at higher prices or when some strong financial interests sent In buy ing orders to protect shares In which they were intereoted, but each rally except th last on Just before 3 o'clock, was followed by a resumption of the selling movement. The day's trading was extremely heavy. rising to the total of 2,445 000 shares. Nearly 700.000 shares of stocks changed hand, iu the first hour of trading. Excitement at Openlna-. Considerable excitement marked the open ing of the exchange. Yesterday's lata de cline had prepared the brokers for lower prices and heavy transactions today and the attendance on tho floor was very large. It was known that the commission houses had heavy orders to dispose of securities as early as possible and also that there were forced sales to be made where cus tomers carrying stocks on margin had failed to respond to calls for more funds. Within a few minutes after the trading be gan many stocks touched new low records for the year. There was much confusion as It seemed that every broker had order. to sell and was anxious to get rid of his stocks without a moment's delay. At first the interest centered In the half dozen stocks which have been the market leader. for some time past. Anaconda, which closed last night at 24R, opened at 234, and Immediately sold at 232, a loss of 14 polnta. Northern Pacific, which closed yesterday at 190, opened at 1S8, and on a "running scale," sold at 1W, 15, then back to UK and 187. Amalgamated Copper opened at DOTiifjW, a. compared with 10(4 at the close yesterday, and Union Pacific, which ended yesterday at H2, first appeared today at 142, 141, 140. . t Bla- .lamp la Anaconda. Anaconna' was. tne uojer 01 mucn com ment. . Today's opening "prle,e't . ZU-was (8 points below the high price of th. rear, which was oft February 1$. Twelve months ago the stock sold a. low a. 10O4. After the first ten minutes there waa a fair sized rally on covering by shorts, which carried St. Paul abov yesterday's closing prices, and the others from 1 to 2 point, above the low; but soon after 11 o'clock there was another violent slump, which carried prices In many Instances lower than ever. Copper broke through 99. The weakness grew more pronounced dur ing the second hour, when Union Paclflo was hammered down below 139, Smelter below 139, Reading down to 116. Anaconda below 230, Amalgamated Copper below 9$ and Steel preferred to 102. All Support Withdrawn. At noon support seemed to have been en tlrely withdrawn and there wa. absolute demoralization. Nobody seemed to want stocks at any price and they were thrown over so fast that the ticker tape was from five to ten minutes behind in reporting th tales. There was another rally at 12:1a, bat thla was followed by a drive against Reading, which carried it down to 112. After $ o'clock it appeared that there wa. no further liquidation in light and prices ral lied to the beat of the day. There wa. no definite new. to account for the heavy selling and consequent col lapse In prices. Wall street heard many rumora of hear pool, formed to depress prices, of alleged financial difficulties and of alleged impairment of confidence in the values of some of th securities listed on the. exchange, but nothing developed to give substance to any of these reports. CLUB WOMEN TAKE UP WORK Elahteen Become Sponsor for that Many Dcllaaaent Children, la Jnvcnlle Coart. Eighteen member. of the Omaha Women's club have agreed te become sponsors for aa many delinquent Juveniles who find themselves in the band, of th Juvenile court. Judge Sutton has already entered on th policy of paroling out the boys and girls who are In the custody of the court and who have no proper homes of thair own. H has done thl. in several case, and It has worked well. A a consequence Mrs. Towle, assistant pro bation officer, presented the matter at a meeting of the Women's club and eighteen of those present gave their enthusiastic endorsement to the plan and agreed to become foster parent for a child. Those who assume the care of a child will be asked to aevot a certain amount of time to Us welfare aad must see that it la provided with a home with suitable surroundings and Influences. Judge Hut ton will probably call tbe eighteen women together soon sod hav a talk with tbeia about their duties. H Is thinking ef ap pointing each on of tliem a special pro bation officer in charge vt th child. Th plan Is aaid to work well La other cities. BOND COMPANY IS IN COURT Called State. Camaalaeloaer ta W lad la rt A a-air of a Chi cago CsiMri, CHICAGO, May f. Appllca-tan for a re ceiver fur th American Raaerv Baud company waa mad and granted bar to day by Judge Bethea in the federal court. The 'Western Trust and Saving, bank Was appointed receiver, In bonds of IJO.OU). The applicatlnu for th rcelvr Was made by Wirt UL Humphrey. United Slate, commissioner. The company has been slopped from do lug buitueaa In three states and haa fir aoin tune been under Investigation ol the postal authorittea