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The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXV-NO. 295.
OMAIIA, TUESDAY MORNINO, MAY 20, 1906-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
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LULL BEFORE STORM
No Echo of Saturday! Diittubanco in
Bnssian Parliament
GREAT CROWD BEFORE
PALACE
Psopla Gather Ezpoctinr
Sensational
Sequel to Defiance of Osar.
ROUTINE BUSINESS OCCUPIES THE HOUSE
Moat of Day Bpent in Debating Personal i
Liberty BilL
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COUNT WITTE AND WIFE 60 ABROAD
rsrattr Promt Will Hike am Ei
tea Stay I Geraaaay- and
Belglnna Takes Peaslsatstle
View ( Bltaatloa.
IT. PETERSBURG, May 28. There was
no direct echo at today's session of the
lower house of Parliament of the decisive
struggle which opened last Saturday, but In
anticipation of a sensational sequel acrowd
of considerable sire gathered outside of
Taurtde palace. There was much excite
ment In the corridors before the house met
An officer Identified as a colonel on the the
general staff created a stir by openly de
claring In the presence of a score of peasant
members that the time had come when the
army should support not the emperor, but
Parliament, which represented the will of
the people.
At the opening of the session some amuse
ment was caused by the reading of a coin
munlcatton from the minister of the Interior
asking for a credit of $24,500 for the recon
struction of the orangerle and laundry of
Dorphat university.
Another communication transmitted was
a project to grant general authority to open
private schools.
A member from Poltava proposed that
tho House Interpellate the minister of the
Interior to ascertain why the teachers ar-
rested four months ago had not been tried
or confronted with the charge brought
against them.
Committee to Investigate.
A petition signed by seventy-eight mem
ber proposed the appointment' of a parlia
mentary committee to investigate the abuse
of power of the present administration.
The debate on the personal liberty bill I
then resumed. The feature was a
speech made by M. Chetcheglovttoff, min
ister of Justice, in an exceedingly liberal
' tons, pointing out the need for supple
menting the proposed laws, which he In
dorsed with the bill, providing for the
reorganization of court procedure and oth
er to enable officials guilty of abuse of
power to b prosecuted clvflly and crimi
nally.
Ths minister' speech created much com
ment, especially a the government dis
tinctly repudiated all responsibility for the
minister' conciliatory remark on Satur
day, and In view of the fact that It was
rumored that he would be dismissed.
The outcome of the' minister's concilia
tory remark was to show how great 1 the
gulf between Parliament and the ministry,
the speaker who followed him aoorning hi
advance and declaring amid applause that
Parliament wanted instead of ths respon
sibility of. the judges the responsibility of
the ministry.
The personal liberty bill - was then re
ferred to a commltte.
Coant 'Wltto Goes 'Abroad.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 28. Count Wltte
and hi wife have gone abroad. After a
visit to their Slaughter at Brussels they In
tend to take-the- baths In Germany. The
count spoke In an exceedingly peaslnilstlo
vein to friends before he left St. Peters
burg.
Assasslaatioa la Odessa.
ODESSA, May 28. An agent of the secret
police was shot dead In the main street
here today. The assassin escaped. There
is Increasing public apprehension as a re
sult of the activity of the terrorists, the
purpose of . whose campaign Is believed
to be to compel the granting of amnesty.
The strike In the harbor continues. Seven
teen Russian steamer are unable to depart,
SNOW " FALLS AT ST. LOUIS
Temaeratere Drops from Eighty-
Three to Forty-Foor, Uwtit
for May.
8T. LOUIS, May H.-PTom a straw hat
temperature of 88 degrees yesterday morn
ing the weather has steadily grown cooler
until an overcoat temperature of 44 degrees
was registered this morning, drop of S
degrees In twenty-four hours.
Snow fell In St. touts for five minutes
this morning not enough for the weather
bureau . officially to report, but enough
flukes to show the precipitation was real
now. The temperature of 44 degree wss
the lowest May temperature ever recorded
la St. Louis.
NORFOLK. Neb.. May 3 (8peclal Tele
gram enow leu at (Stuart, Neb., yester
day. Today the storm area ha passed
beyond. I
MILWAUKEE. May 28.-A special from
Eau Claire, Wis, says: Thermometers
registered 8) degrees last night and Ice
formed In many place. Reports from
farmers and market gardener show large
damage to garden truck.
NEW YORK SENATOR ON TRIAL
-7w. .far? seeeag Time
for Alleged Conspiracy
ad Bribery.
Yi.Bnifjijri, asay a. The trial of
BUta Senator George K. Green of New
Tork and W. D. Doremu on charges of
conspiracy to defraud the government and
bribery in connection with the purchase of
certain stamp cancelling devioea for the
posiai service, waa oegun today in the
district supreme court before Justice Gould.
Tha defendant were arraigned and each
pleaded not guilty. This Is Green second
trial growing out of the poetofftce investi
gation. 'HI first trial resulted In an ac
quittal.
PORT ARTHUR WINS THE PORT
Hesse Committee oa Way aad Means
Bottles Contest AgaJaat
fteblae Pass.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Ths house com-
nil Ilea on ways and means today settled
me port of entry contest between Post
Arthur and Sable Pass, Trx., U favor of
Port Arthur. The federal guverament thus
cunt control of the port Arthur tide-
PREMIER AND CABINET QUIT
rrlnre Conrad with Ofllplal Fa m 1 1 y
Rm(hi Becaaae of Customs
Tartar Differences.
VIENNA. May 28. Premier Prince Con
rad von Hohenlohe-Schllllngsfuerst ana
cabinet have resigned hecnuw of dissatis
faction with the proposals for the settle
ment of the common customs tariff of
Austria - Hungary.
The prince says that yesterday's an
nouncement from the Hungarian aide to
the effect thaht an agreement had been
reached wis unfounded.
Count von Condenhove, governor of Bo
hemia, haa been summoned to Vienna. It
regarded a probable that he win be
charged to form a new ministry.
It. n ., V. I aft.. vaitdMiv'i 4r,iin-t1
the emperor received Dr. Wekerle in prl-
vate audience and authorised him to an
nounce to the Hungarian Parliament his
majesty's consent to the common tariff
being henceforth called the autonomous
Hungarian tariff. When Prince von
Hohenlohe-Schllllngsfuerst learned of the
concession he summoned the ministers and
they all decided to resign.
BUDAPEST, May 28. The emperor-king
has empowered the Hungarian .government
to present the common cuV tariff be
fore the Hungarian Parllam ! an au
tonomous Hungarian tariff. . lden
tlcally the mint tariff under a
and is presented to Ptwiiament l
satisfy Hungary, which maintains
r to
It
has the right to an Independent c
area. The Austrian government t
opposed the concessions demanding
j
the tariff should come In force as
a gt
eral customs tariff for both countries
KING DRIVES HIS OWN CAR
Alfonso of Spain Heads Automobile
Parade Honoring; Princess
Eat of Bnttenberg.
MADRID, May 28. The feature of to
day' festivities In honor of the wedding of
King Alfonso to Princess Victoria, as the
Spaniards term Princess Ena of Batten-
berg, was an automobile parade. In which
a royal party participated. Two hundred
cars beautifully decorated with flowers and
flags and filled with pretty women in gay
costumes defiled through the streets, which
were packed with holiday crowds, on pass.
lng the royal palace King Alfonso, Princes
Charles and Ferdinand and the Infanta
Isabel joined the procession, the king and
princes driving their own cars. The route
was to the Pardo palace, where Princess
Victoria reviewed the parade.
GERMANY ON THE AXXIOIft SKAT
Kaiser Displays Keen Interest
for
Anglo-Russian Agreement.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 28--Oermany Is
displaying the keenest Interest in the ne
gotiations tr air Anglo-Russian under
standing. In vionne to its representation
Russia Cos omciaiiy aisciaimea any mien
tloii of making an agreement hostile to
Germany ard has promised to advise the
country of the terms before the agreement
Is consummated.
There is a strong Intimation that Great
Britain, as a general quid pro quo, is
ready to support a Russian request for the
opening of the Boephorus to the passage
at .vessels pf the BUvck sea fleet. -
Michael Davltt'a Condition Critical
DUBLIN. May 28 The physicians at
tending Michael Davltt issued a bulletin
at 8 o'clock tonight stating that- during
the day the patient had lost ground and
his condition was extremely critical. After
the second surgical operation, which was
performed May 18, Mr. Davltt never really
rallied, though the doctors were at first
hopeful . of his recovery. Today they be
came so alarmed that the last sacrament
was administered to the patient.
I prUlnaT la Core.
TOKIO, May 28. Another incipient revolt
has been started In Corea, this time at
Hongju, where .several hundred rebels ap
parently have seised and are holding the
town. Hongju Is protected by stroi g walls
and It will be Impossible to take it without
artillery. At the request of the Coreans
the Japanese have dispatched a force to
cope with the rising, which Is reported to
be the most serious thus far started.
Union, Potter aad dowry.
LIVERPOOL, May 28. The White 8tar
steamer Celtic, which will sail from here
June 2 for New York, will take among it
passengers Mr. and Mrs. Victor F. Law
son. Bishop H. C. Potter and Robert C.
Clowry.
FLOOD SWEEPS DOWN CANYON
Breaking of Dam Near Coleoada, Itev.,
Caaace Lose of Flvo
Lives,
RENO. Nev.. May 28. The most dis
astrous flood that has occurred In Nevada
In many years occurred this morning in
Qolconda, a small town about 200 miles
from here. It was caused by the breaking
of the large dam In Pole Creek canyon
three miles above the sheep shearing cor
ral of the Golconda Cattle company, ru
men were drowned and several are bsdly
Injured.
When the dam broke an Immense vol
ume of water poured down the canyon
carrying everything before It. When
struck the sheep shearing corral there
were a number of men at work and all of
these were carried away with the flood
Not a building or fence of the Golcond
Cattle company was left standing. The
track of the Southern Pacific railroad was
undermined a mile west of the town, and
all trains are eight to twelve hours late.
The dead are:
THREE MEXICAN SHEEP HERDERS.
A ClllNKHB ClH)h.
ONE INDIAN BOY.
All were employed by the Goiernda Cat
tie company.
NEW GREAT WESTERN TRAINS
new Trains to Chicago aad Changes
la tko SernJre to the Twin
' Cities.
ST. PAUL. Minn., May 2s. The Chicago
Great Western will put in a new schedule
June I which provides for derided Improve
menu In the service between Chicago and
Omaha and St. Paul and Omaha. A ne
train will be established from Chicago to
Omaha, leaving in the evening and arriv
ing la the morning, and another from
Omaha to Chicago, leaving Omaha in the
afternoon and arriving at Chlcsgo In the
morning. A new through train will be
inaugurated from Bt. Paul to Omaha, leav
ing St. Paul at 11:30 p. m. and arriving at
Omaha at 11:50 p. m. The train northbound
rill leave Omaha In the morning, as at
present, am will arrive at St. Paul in the
evening. Simultaneous with these changes
train No. 4. leaving St. Paul in the morn
ing, will not have aay coaches for Omaha,
but will go le Kansas City Instead.
FORT OMAHA IMPROVEMENT
Poit Exchange, Sidewalk and Eoadwaji to
Be Constructed at Post.
RECOGNIZING NEBRASKA MILITIAMEN
Pending- Bill Provides for Iesonnce
of Certificates, feat Does Mot
Give Them a Pensionable
Btatas.
(From a 8taff Correspondent.)
WA8HINOTON. May 28. (Special Telegram-)
Quartermaster General Humphrey
today advised Senator Millard the War de
partment has decided to build during this
year a post exchange building at Fort
Omaha to cost approximately $25,000; also
the department will construct on the old
Fort Omaha military reservation as many
sidewalks and roadways they are able
with the appropriation at hand for that
purpose.
Bill to Reimburse Engllskmis.
Senator Millard has espoused the cause
of Wlllard RedcUffe, a BrlUsh subject.
who owned a fish hatchery at Delta, Colo.,
which was destroyed by a mob during1 the
strikes In that state several years ago.
Today he Introduced a bill to reimburse
RadcllfTe along the lines suggested In
President Roosevelt's message of 1904 that j
Radcltfre. be allowed $26,000 for damage
sustained In full of all claims against the
..United States by reason of the action of
' 's unruly citizens.
View Tacit oa Nebraska Mllltla.
A bill was introduced In the senate today
by Senator Burkett which has been knock
ing at the doors of confess for some years.
The bill provides that recognition of the
military services performed by the officer
and enlisted men of certain states and
territories, whose military forces Joined
1th the regulars In the '60s In sup-
lVressing Indian uprisings In the now state
of Nebraska, North and South Dakota,
be given certificates by the secretary of
war which shall Indicate their services.
There have been some other bills of slnv
liar character Introduced, but all seemed r handle district occurred today when sev
to point to the fact that the claimants eraj 0f the miners of the Hitchman Coal
desired to be duly recognized for the pur-
pose of filing pension claims against the
government. That has been the hitch all
along. The government Is not opposed to
recognising the valiant services, of theso
men of the territorial or border stato
mllltla, but there Is strong opposition to
placing them in a posltlou where they
can hold a claim against the government
for a pension or bounty. The Burkett bill
recognises their services, but should It
pass it would not give them a pensionable
tatus.
Two ew Pensions.
Tb" pension bureau today notified Sen
ator Burkett a pension of 88 has been
granted Mrs. Mary T. Woodward, Have.
lock, to date from April, this year, to
gether with such accrued perjlon as may
be due her husband.
A bill granting a pension of 830 to Liszie
. Newton, Humboldt, waa introduced to
day by Senator Burkett.
Nebraska Attorney Admitted.
This was "get away day" in the United
States supreme court, and aside from hand
ing down a number of decisions they ad
mitted to practice before them some twenty-
eight .attorney from various sections of
the country. There were two attorneys
from Nebraska who were admitted: Con
gressman John J. McCarthy of Ponca, who
was Introduced to the court by his col
league. Congressman Norris, and John
J. Thomas of Seward, who was admitted
upon recommendation of W. B. C. Brown,
a well known local attorney.
General Maaderson Improving.
Mr. and Mr. C. N. Diet of Omaha, ac
companied by Miss Blanche Stlckney of
Minneapolis, who have beeri in Washing
ton for several days on a sightseeing cx-
peditlon, left today for Atlantic City to
Join General and Mrs. C. F. Manderson,
who were guests at St. Denis. General
Manderaon's health Is greatly Improved.
Regrets for Barko.
Congressman Burke has learned how
much he Is esteemed by his colleagues since
he returned from the late "unpleasantness'
in South Dakota. Mr. Burke has received
with a good deal of feeling the regret of
the house leaders, particularly those of
8peaker Cannon, that he is not to be a
member of the sixtieth congress. He takes
his defeat philosophically and says prob-
ably it is a good thing for him. He will,
however, attend the state convention,
which meet next Tuesday. It is generally to show their contempt and disregard for
thought Philo Hall ot Brookings, the pres- the order of the court and for the pur
ent attorney general, will succeed Mr. Pa ot preventing it from hearing the
Burke.
Dr. Emerlck of Rapid City haa been men
tioned a a successor to Congressman Mar
tin. Senator Ktttredge, owing to the debate
on the type of the Panama canal, will
probably not go home for the atate con
vention.
Minor Matters at Capital.
congressman Met. art ny today recom
mended R. 8. Honey for postmaater at
Uehllng. Dodge county, vice the present in
cumbent, resigned.
Congressman Pollard has secured a pen
sion of III for Alfred D. nice, Lincoln.
Congressman Kennedy waa advised today
that George E. Clark, Omaha, has passed
all the examinations for admission to the
military academy at West Point and has
been notified to report at the academy on
or before noon June II. Mr. Clark won out
In a competitive examination held at the
Omaha High school last summer and was
recommended by Mr. Kennedy,
Postmasters appointed: Iowa. Bertram,
Linn county, Milton B. Plummer, vice
J. F. Hunter, resigned; Vincennes, Lee
county, Henry Chronicle, vice Quartls
Mont, resigned. Bouth Dakota, Provo, Fall
River county, Ursa S. Jessup, vice W. H.
Garwood, resigned. Wyoming. Croton,
Crook county, Annie Tubbs, vice Maude
Hunter, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Atkins, route 1, Allan M. Stewart, carrier;
Amy M. Stewart, substitute. Spraguevllle,
route 1, Levi H. Alexander, carrier; Sam
uel W. Branscomb, substitute.
LYNCHING IN NORTH CAROLINA
Two Haadred Cltlsoaa Hang
Aecased of Marderlng
rotker-la-Law.
Man
WADKSBORO. N. C. May S.-A mob of
300 cltlseus last night lynched J. V. John
son, accused of murdering his brother-ln-
law. Johnson was In Jail, the Jury In his
case having disagreed on the first trial.
The mob broke dowa the doors after knock
ing the sheriff unconscious, and hanged
Johnson to a tree.
Deep Saow la California.
ORIV1LLE. Cal.. May . Reports from
the adjacent mountains' state that one of
the worst snowatornts known in years Is
raging, me f now in places tmlng orteen feet
daep. The streams are frosen over and
the miner are unable to obtain luniung
water for their OftvraUona,
Illinois coal strike ends
Operators Agree to Pay Scale of Three
Years Aao Miners Flake Or
tala Concession.
CHICAGO, May 'JL Coal operators In
Illinois have decided to yield to the de
mands of the miners for the scale of 1908.
The question of a settlement Is declared
to be a matter of detail and by the be.
ginning of next week mining will be re
sumed In Illinois with union men.
In return for the restoration of the 1908
scale of wages the Illinois miners have
agreed to pay the wages of shot firers and
to ask for the repeal of the law by the
next legislature. They have agreed also
to Indemnify, the operators for the loss
sustained through the action of pit com
mittees In calling unauthorised strikes.
This latter grlevarice was one of the most
serious objections the operators had
against the union. Under the new agree
ment the union will be responsible for the
conduct of the miners and guarantee that
no such strikes will be permitted In the
future.
At a conference here today between rep
resentatives of the Ohio and Illinois
operators, the latter asked to be released
from their agreement not to settle with
the miners until a settlement should be
reached also In Ohio and Indiana. The
request was granted, leaving the Illinois
operators free to settle with the union
miners. The scale committee of the oper
ators and miners will meet In Springfield
tomorrow and submit a report to the joint
convention Wednesday, which will. It Is
believed, end the long suspension.
The question of a settlement in Illinois
baa been left by the miners to a commit-
tee consisting of President John J. Mitchell,
Herman C. Perry, president of the Illinois
district, and W. D. Rsn, secretary of the
district. These officials,, with ' an equal
number of operators have agreed to the
terms of peace and will recommend the
signing of a contract In the convention
Wednesday
The strike has been In force since April
1 and Involved 66,000 miners.
First Break In Pan Kan die
STEUBEN VILLE, O., May 28. The first
break In the miners strike in the Pan-
company at Benwood, members of tho
United Mine Workers, entered the mine
anj resumed digging coal. The failure of
tne United Mine Workers to continue the
payment of strike benefits is the cause of
the defection which It Is thought will
spread and especially among the foreign
workers. It Is-reported that the. Eastern
Ohio "standpat" operators will place the
mines of the Provident Conl company at
St. Clarleville at work Tuesday moYnlng
with nonunion workmen.
Miners' Kxeeotlve Board Called.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 28. A call has
been issued from the headquarter of the
United Mine Worker of America for
meeting of the national executive board in
this city Monday next.
SUPREME COURT AFTER MOB
Alleged Lyncher of Kd Johnson of
Chattanooga, Ten a-, - Cited
for Coatee pt.
WASHINGTON, May 88 The govern
ment has taken steps to punish the per
sons who are responsible for the lynching
in Chattanooga, Tenn., on March 19 lat-t
of the negro Ed Johnson, who, under sen
tence of death for criminal assault, had
been allowed an appeal by the United
States supreme court from the . circuit
court of the United States for the eastern
district of Tennessee. In the supreme court
today Attorney General Moody filed an In
fo. .nation requesting that, in ac. irdance
,-ith the acts committed by the parties
named, it issue a rule upon each of them
to show cause why they should not be
I punished for contempt of the court.
I The persons named as defendant are
I John F. Shlpp, Frank Jones, Matthew
Galloway, C, A. Baker, T. B. Taylor, Fred
Frauley, George Brown, Jermiah Gibson,
Marlon Perkins, Joseph Clark, "Nick"
Otan, "Sheenle" Warner, Luther Williams,
Paul Pool, William Marquette. William
Beeler, Claude Powell, Charles J. Powell,
'Bart" Justice, John Jones, A. J. Cart
wright, A. P. Cartwright. Henry Pargett,
William May, Frank Ward, John Varnell
and Alfred Hammond.
It waa stated also about t o'clock of that,
night the defendants and a Urge number
ot other persons combined and conspired
to lynch and murder Johnson wtth Intent
appeal for the purpose ot preventing the
prisoner from exercising a right secured
to him by the laws and constitution of the
United States. The facts attending the
lynching are given In the information filed
and the statement Is made that although
Sheriff Shlpp returned to the Jail while
It was in possession of a mob he nor Dep
uty Gibson did anything to prevent the
lynching, but in fact aided those engaged
in it.
The court granted leave to file as re
quested, making the rule returnable on
the secpnd Monday of the next term of
court. October 15 next.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. May 28. The
action of the attorney general of the
United States came as a surprise here,
the local grand Jury having failed to find
any Indictment against the lynchers of
Johnson, although strongly charged by
Judge McReynolds. It Is supposed that
the evidence adduced was insufficient to
make out a case against any suspect. Ten
of the men named by the attorney general
are officials and his deputies. The others
are not widely known or prominent.
PROTESTS AGAINST SM00T
Seaato Flooded with Neatly Boaad
aad Trimmed Volamos of
Women's Blgnatnres.
WASHINGTON, . May 28. Protests
against the retention of Reed Smoot as a
senator of the United States flooded the
senate todsy. The petitions came from j
various states. All were prepared in neat
form, enclosed In handsome leather and
cloth bound letter files, trimmed with
brass fastenlnga The petitions were
signed by women In every case and were
presented as follows: Minnesota, by Sena
tor Clapp, there were (.802; Indiana, by
Senator Hemenway, 8.S41; New Hampshire,
by Senator Oalllnger, IVt
Kentucky, by
Senator Blackburn, about 1.800; Alabama,
by Senator Morgan, 801; Kanaaa, by Long,
14.842; North Carolina, by Senator Sim
mons, 2.0SW.
It Is said that during the week petitions
will be received from every slate and
territory in the United States.
Klectrlcal Eaglaeera.
MILWAUKEE. May S. The annual con
vention of the American Institute of Elec
trical Engineers opened hero today, aiaay
daiegau ao la attend an on.
ELBOURN AND TEN OTHERS
Former City Clerk and Election Officer
Indicted by Grand Jury.
TAMPERING WITH THE PRIMARY RETURNS
Cbarge Laid Against Elnonrn, While
Jedgrs and Clerks Are Held for
Corrnpttoa at the Polls
May 1.
Indictment against former City Clerk
William H. Elbourn, charging that he tam
pered with the ballots cast at the primary
election this spring, and against the ten
members of the election boards In the
"kcond and Third precincts of the Third
ward for "willful and corrupt neglect f
duty" at the city election were returned
yfsterday at noon, by the county grand
Jury. Warrants at once were placed In
the handa of Sheriff McDonald and three
deputies detailed to serve them.
At 2 o'clock Mr. Elbourn appeared and
gave himself up. He waa taken before
Jvdge Sutton and released on 11,000 bond
given by the American Bonding corapan
of which Mr. Elbourn Is an agent. Tho
ten election officials were taken before
the court at I o'clock and all gave bonds
In the sum of 260 each.
The Indictment against Mr. Elboilrn con
sist of five counts, all based on the same
alleged offense. They charge on or about
April S, he altered and changed the marks
on fourteen ballots csst at the primary
election April 3, by erasing the cross in
the square opposite the name of S. K.
Green leaf and putting a cross In the
square opposite his own name.
Brontch Boosted by Changes.
The erasures were discovered at the re
count of the vote by the canvassing board
and they were sufficient to give Elbourn
a majority over Greenleaf, who won out
for the city clerk nomination by a small
margin according to the returns of the
Judges. Other erasures made gave W. .T.
Broatch, for mayor, a larger number of
votes than A. H. Hennlngs, several hun
dred dollars being wagered on the relatlvo
positions of these two candidates.
These are the men who served aa election
officers in the two precincts where crooked
work Is said to have been done, several of
them btung colored: Second precinct. B. J.
Callahan, Moses Milder, D. A. Ruben, Lou
Carter, W. Runkles; Third precinct, Robert
Wisdom, Charles Risoman, Jerry McMahon,
James Shea. Frank Will Jama
The number of indictments wss some
thing of a surprise, though action against
Elbourn and members of election boards
had been forecasted owing to the nature
of the testimony It is known was taken
before the Jury.
Charges of wholesale manipulation of
voting machines were made immediately
after the city election, mostly In Third
ward precincts. The grand Jury has ex
amined a large number of witnesses and
ths Investigation is said to have been
thorough. It I charged that member of
the election board manipulated the lever
for the voter contrary to the law.
After mrking tha report the grand Jury
adjourned until Thursday morning, owing
to tho death ot Mrs. Susan Anthony,
mother of A. T. Anthony, one of tha mem
bers of the Jury.
Rlooara Not Afrnld.
"Until I make sure and see the terms of
the Indictment I cannot discuss it fully,'
said Elbourn. "I will say. however, that
If Indicted, the charge must rest on the
fact that I waa the custodian of the bal
lot boxes. It could not be anything else.
because no evidence could be procured to
show that I tampered with the ballot or
had any hand in such a transaction. I
know that no such evidence is procurable,
because I know of my own acts. I have
not the least doubt In the world that If
am indicted the charge will be shattered
all to pieces at a trial. The Indictment
Itself would not worry me, but 1
should dislike very much the cloud '
will put me under until I am cleared."
Details of Other Bills.
One of the Indictments against the elec
tlon officials charges Jerry McMahon with
unlawfully entering the ciulained en
closure In . front ot the voting machine
with one John Doe. Another that Jerry
McMahon a'nd Robert Wisdom went Into
the booth with John Gilbough. On another,
Moses Milder, Lou Carter and William
Runkles are accused of allowing David
Ruben and E. J. Callahan, other memberb
of the board, to go behind the curtain
with Simon Kattelman. Callahan and Ruben
are Indicted on a separate bill on the
charge of going into the enclosure with
Kattelman. David Ruben la charged In
another Indictment with going Into the
booth with one John Doe, and Charles
Riseman is charged with going Into the
booth with William R. Sheppard.
Jerry McMahon, Robert Wisdom, James
Shea, Frank Williams and Chsrles Rlxe
man are charged on the same bill with
allowing George Crow to go Into the
booth with Richard Roe and with allow
ing T. J. Fluray to go into the booth
with John Doe. Jerry McMahon and
Charles Riseman are also charged with en
tering the booth with William A. Gil
baugh. Milder Forgets His Coat.
While the indicted members were giving
bonds an amusing Incident happened.
Jacob Milder appeared in the court room
to sign the bond for his son and one or
two others. He came hurriedly ' from his
work and forgot to put on his coat. Judge
Sutton told him he could not appear be
fore the court in his shirt sleeves, so
Milder went out to find a coat. The first
man he struck was Bailiff Fields, who
started to take off his coat to give to Mil
der when the thought struck htm that he,
tee, would be censured by the court if he
appeared without that garment. Milder
tried on a number of coats belonging to
men wbo were about the hall before he
found one that would fit him. He then
went back to the court room and trans
acted his business.
BILL GOES TO THE PRESIDENT
Deaatared Alcohol Meaaare
Aloag for Actloa by the
Executive.
Meat
WASHINGTON. May 2a. The denatured
alcohol bill, with the senate amendments,
was sgreed to in the house today on mo
tion of Mr. Payne ot New Tork, the
author of the bill, and aent to the president
for his signature.
TWO YEARS FOR ILLEGAL VOTER
William Bogga of Kansas City Pleads
Gallly aad Goes to Peal,
teatlary.
KANSAS CITY, May 28. WUliajn Hoggi
pleaded guilty hre today to attempting to ; to he about tu (ail in order to avoid an as
vote illegally at the recent election and j sessment of the sum a. Justice Whit,
was aenlenoed to two yraxs In the poullea- I Kenna and Lay united la a dlsoantiug
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"bowers Tuesday and Wednesday
Cooler In West Portion Wednesday.
Tcraperatare at Omaha Testerdayi
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MEAT INSPECTION MEASURE
President Roosevelt Confers with
Senators Bcverldge and farter
on Measure.
WASHINGTON, May 2. An important
conference was held at the White House
today regarding the meat Inspection amend
ment of Senstor Beveridge of Indiana to
the agricultural appropriation bill.
The president discussed the question with
Senator Carter of Montana and Prof.
Charlea P. Neill, commissioner of labor,
wio Investigated certain packing houses
and later talked over the matter with Sen
ator Beveridge.
At tho conclusion of the conferenoe Sen
ator Carter dictated the following state
ment bearing upon the president's attitude:
The meat Inspection amendment placed
on the Hgrlcultursl bill has met with the
opposition or tlie packers ana ineir ine(iu,
who seem to be bending every effort to
defeat it. The president says that If the
amendment is enacted Into law he will be
content to remedy the evils complained of
there through the law.
If. however, the amendment is defeated.
he will feel constrained in the discharge
of his official duty to the public to. send to
congress the reports in his possession re
sting to the h buses existing In tlie pacKing
houses. He feels that It is better to re
frain from maktna the reports public, not
through any regard for the beef packers
particularly, but by the thought that nny
official statement of the facts would Injure
the stock raisers of the country, thus mati
ng them Innocent vu:tlms ot a line or
ibuses for which they were not primarily
In any sense responsible.
The only answer that can oe moae to mo
consumers of our nieats at home ami
abroad will be the enactment of a law
through which an efficient and sufficient In
spection shall be made.
Senator Carter said that the packers have
asked for more time in which to consider
the amendment. '
"One of the principal questions which
they are considering." he said, "Is whether
they or the government shall pay for the
Inspections. It seems a foregone conclusion
that they will decide that Uncle Sam shall
pay for the work."
Senator Beveridge points out that the ex
pense will not exceed 5 cents on a carcass
of beef and S cents on a carcass of hog.
While the aggregate of expense will be
probably ll.5C0.OiW a year. It will be so
widely distributed that it will not fall as
a burden on the packers.
NO PRAISE FOR INDIVIDUALS
Personal Commendation of Soldier
Heroes at San Frnnclsoo
Will Sot Be Made.
WASHINGTON, May 21, Army officer
and privates who played an Important part
in fighting the fire and relieving the tarv
lng and suffering in San Francisco will not
be singled out for special' praise by the
War. department. It 1 contrary to the
policy of the army to mark a few men for
individual commendation, unless their serv-
loes be such that It demands instant recog
nition. Generals Fuuston and Greely and their
associates were so busily engaged at the
time of the California disaster that they
had no time to pay attention to reports of
heroic deeds by soldiers and to make rec
ommendations. The general praise of the
troops and officers of the army is believed
by the War department to be preferable
to an attempt at individual commendation
which might work injustice to many de
serving officers and men whose heroism
was unknown to the department.
SAVINGS BANK IS CLOSED
lastltatloa Saspcaded by State Ex
aminers aa Reenlt of Reports
of Condition.
JOPLIN, Mo., May 28. The Joplln Sav
ings bank was closed this morning by
State Bank Examiners Wade and Cook
under instructions from the secretary of
state. The deposits aggregate 184,000; capl
tal, 110,000. The assets are small. George
W. Layne, president of the bank, Issued a
statement pledging to pay every depositor
In full. It Is stated that the failure re
ulted from report circulated recently re
garding it condition.
The Ozark Coal and Railway company
which 1 owned by President Layne, owes
the bank about 140,000. -The coal and rail
aay company Is said to have been a los
lng venture. The law authorises a bank
to loan only 2B per rent of its capital stock
to one concern.
President Layne, who owns 8.000 acres o
land In Arkansas valued at about $"ft"0,
has offered to turn over his personal prop
erty to repay depositor.
TAX ON RAILROAD FRANCHISES
gapreni Conrt of lulled States Ip
holds the New York
State Law.
WASHINGTON. May 28 The case of
the New York Central Railroad against N
L. Miller, comptroller of the state of New
York, involving the New York state law
imposing a franchise tax on railroad prop
erty In that state was decided by the su
preme court today favorably to the state,
the opinion being delivered by Justice
Holmes.
The case Involves taxes of IS89.O0O and
the decision rested on the permanent sites
of car which had been assessed. The
court holds that the sites of the cars are
in New York, no matter how much of tin
time they are out of the slate.
The right of a state to compel railroads
to place cars in track designated by state
authorities is decided adversely to the
state in a decision of the supreme court
today in the case ot the North Carolln
Railroad Company against the Southern
Railway Company.
DEWEY ESTATE WINS ITS SUIT
Baakrnpt First Natloaal Baak
Orleans Loses salt Agalast
Stockholders.
WASHINGTON. May 28. -The ease of th
bankrupt First National bank of Orleans,
Neb., against tlie late Charles P. Dewe
I was decided todar in Iewev a favor bv tha
1 supreme court of the United States. Uewey
was charged with transferring lie shares
; of the bank s slock when he knew the bank
LID FAILS TO STICK
Corerinc . of Secret Eesaion Comet Off,
Exposine Democrat at War.
ALL TAKE OATH TO TELL NO TALES ALOUD
Funkhoueer, the Chief Imurceiit, Leads In
inrrection Against Mayor Dahlman.
SLOGAN IS TO FIGHT HIS APPOINTMENTS
Progress Impeded by Lack of Knowledge of
Chief Executive's Flans.
SOME WILD ANTICS OVER CITY ENGINEER
Lea Rabid Partisans Havo Llttto
9ar Agalast Republicans All
Agree oa One Thing,
Discord.
'And now." said Councilman M. F. Punk.
houser at the conclusion of the first secret
session held by the eleven democratic mem
bers of the new council, "I would ask
that each man here stand up a a pledge
that he will not reveal anything that haa
been said here In this room today."
In compliance with his bidding the new
councilmen stretched their limbs and
vowed that they wouldn't tell a thing;
that the proceedings would be kept deadly
dark and the public would not hava
rounds even for guessing at their
thoughts. This after a free-for-all caucus.
rhlch the mayor' possible appoint
ments were discuaxed and with a failure
to decide on any of them.
The single achievement was an agree
ment to hold up all of the mayor's appoint
ments tonight, to adjourn to Thursday
evening and In the meantime to have an
other secret session, at which the slate
will he dissected and the program toward
It made up.
Z I m man Lone Absentee.
It was the first time the new council
met as a committee. All the members wera
present, but Councilman Zlmman left tha
star chamber early, so he csnnot be ac .
cused of telling. Who, then, Is the traitor
that betrayed this profound secrett Some-
ne must have talked, for the wall of tha
committee room at the city hall are thick,
the doors are sound and of oak and there.
no closets in which the inqulsltlva
ewspaper man who was ejected from tha
seance at Its beginning could have hidden.
In open session there appeared to be no
business to transact. Following custom.
Temporary President Bedford was placed In
the chair. The situation was carefully
canvassed and it was duly agreed there
was nothing before the body. Buttkj
room did not clear so rapidly as waa ex
pected and Councilman Brucker wa moved
to remark:
"Say. let' get together by ourselves.
There are some things we ought to talk
over."
Plenty to Talk Aboat.
Mr. Brucker' suggestion wa hailed with
manifest delight, v There were a deal of.
things the members wanted to talk over
concerning action In lopping off the heads
of appointees that an intractable, mayor
had decided upon without asking advlco
or assistance from the councilmen. Espe
cially was it rmphaalxed that freedom wa
desired from newspaper reporter. There- .
fore, on the first chance It had, the new
council buried Itself up to the neck In
mystery and proceeded to have a cat and
dog time of It for two solid hours.
The first appointive office taken up was
that of city engineer. At once a virulent
sentiment developed against Andrew Roae-
water, present incumbent, whom It waa
supposed the mayor would name. Council
men Bridges and Elsasser were pronounced
In their antagonism and there were other.
Councilman Zlmman defended both the in
tegrity and technical ability of the en
gineer and told a few thing about tha
memorable paving specification fight of
1904. In a few minutes, however. Zlm
man was called away, and after that the
real fun began, for the single republican
member of the council and the only man
really familiar with city affairs wa not
among them.
Not So Kaallr Downed.
But it wasn't so easy to down Rosewater,
even then. He had friends of a tentative
nature for Instance, Bedford absolutely
refused to commit himself when asked to
do so towards the close of the session.
Again and again it was proposed to take
vote on the matter. lDlsasser wanted to
"pass the hat" for a secret ballot; others
wanted to "stand up and count noses."
Certain councilmen seemed mightily afraid
of the Utter plan. Time after time, when '
anything definite was proposed, a Babel of
tongues put the proposal to flight. There
whs no attempt to dispatch matters In a
regular way.
In the midst of the fiasco Funkhouser,
who did 60 per cent of all the talking,
started to give his opinions on the pro
posed reappointment of Tom Lee for city
prosecutor.
"I want to say right here and now that
I'll vote against this man Lee," said net
"why, his own father doesn't want hint
reappointed."
This was about tha time that Elsasser
thought a vote wa going to be taken on
Rose water. He shouted:
"None of that for me. You can't tangle
me up on the Lee proposition and this on
at once. One at a time."
Somewhat la the Dark.
A dlbtrust of all' republicans wa voiced
by some of the councilmen, but their great
est embarrassment lay In the fact that
they did not know whom the mayor wag
going to name for various olhcea,
"Who la 'he' going to name for health,
commissioner?" demanded iXinkhouser.
"Who Is 'he going to name for street com
missioner, building inspector, plumbing
inttpector and for the other Jobs? It see i as
to me we could quickly dispose of the
business If we knew."
"But we don't know," responded a Ou
frere. It was upon this frank admisaioaj
that the perspiring statesman sprung the
plan of referring the. Iiehlman appoint
ments tonight to the general committee for
consideration.
Being without the aid of counsel tho
statesmen overlooked section 7t of the
charter, which says plainly that failure to
confirm amounts to a refusal and "it shaU
be the duty of the mayor on every regular
council meeting thereafter to submit other
appointments for such offices, if the ap
pointee thereto be not confirmed, and to SO
continue until approvvd by tne council. No
name shall be submitted successively more
than twice for the same office." Hut, of
"". this can be remedied by prolonging
the meeting and not adjourning and then
calling a special meeting as outlined In the
secret caucus.
Coancll Hns Active Part.
Whether required legally or not tradition,
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