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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL XXXV-NO. 301. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1906 -TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TiniEE CENTS. 1 V, r 4 HOW MEAT IS PACKED Prewident Transmit! to Concrwe Report of Inspectors Who Viiitd Chicaro. CONDITIONS IN WINDY CITY ARE BAD aoiinf Houses and Stock Yards Are Not Even Benonably Clean. IMPROPER USE OF CHEMICALS ALLEGED Erili Confined Largely to Canned and Prepared Meat Foods. MESSAGE RECOMMENDS CHANGE IN LAWS Eserntlve Wonld Have Inspection Contlnooos from Shipping; Pens to Tim Meat U Ready t for Food. WASHINGTON, June 4. -President Roose velt tort ay transmitted to congress the re port of Reynolds and Nelll on the condition of packing houses and the methods now In the preparation of food products at Chi cago. The letter of transmission and message recommending reform based on the report is as follows: 'I lie Senate and llout of Representa tion: 1 transmit herewith the report of .ia.i.e ftronsnn Reynolds and Commis sioner (.raries I'. Nelll, the special com-1 ...iilie ivniMii 1 appointed to Investigate the conditions In thu stock yards of Chicago u..u reiHirt thereon to me. Thla report is or a preliminary nature. I aubrnlt It to juu now becauaa It shows the urgent need ut Immediate action by the congress In lue direction of providing drastic and thor-lilUll-soing Inspection by the federal gov ernment of all mock yards and packing houses ami of tneir products, so far an tn latter enter Into Interstate or foreign commerce.. The conditions shown by even this short ItiHpvc-ilon to exist in the Chi cago stock yards are revolting. It Is lm penitively necessary, in the interest of de cency, that they should be radically tnuiiaed. Under-, the existing law 11 Is wnouy Impossible to secure satisfactory re sults. When my attenton was first directed, to the matter an Investigation was made by the bureau of snlmai Industry of the De partment of Agriculture. nen the pre liminary atatementa of this Investigation weie brought to my attention they showed such defects In the law and such wholly Unexpected conditions that I deemed It best to have a further Immediate Investiga tion by men not connected with the bu reau, and accordingly appointed Messrs. t Reynolds and Nelll. It was Impossible, ' under the existing law, that salistacloiy work should be - done by the bureau of anln-al industry. I ain now, liowever, ex amining the way in which the work actu ally was done. Inspection Labels May Bo Barred. Before I -had received the report of essrs. Reynolds and Nelll 1 had directed that labels placed upon any package of meat food products, should, state only that the carcass of the animal from which tho meat was taken had been Inspected at the time of slaughter. If Inspection of meat fond product at all stages of prep aration is not secured by the passage of legislation recommended, I shall feel com pelled to order that inspection labels and certillcates on canned pioduuts shall rot be used hereafter. The report shows that tha stock yards and packing houses are not kept even rea sonably clean and that the method of preparing and handling food la uncleanly ami rvutterous ua- manage -Ud -wtlns law th nailunal government iwa no power to fore liixpection of the many forms of prepared meat foods, products that are duliy going limn the packing houses Into Interstate commerce. Owing to an inadequate appropriation the Department of Agriculture is not even able to place Inspectors In ull establish ments desiring them. The prenent law pro hibits the "shipment of uninspected meat to foreign countries, but there Is no pro vision prohibiting the shipment of unin spected meats into Interstate commerce; thus the avenue of Interstate commerce are left pen to trattic In diseased or rootled meats. If, as has been alleged on seemingly good authority, further evils ex ist, such ss the Improper use of chemicals and dyes, and the government lacks power to ttmeoy them, a law is needed which will enable the Inspectors of the general government to inspect and supervise from the hoot to the can the preparation of the meal food product. The evil seems much less In the sale of dressed carcaase than lit the sale of canned and other prepared products, and very much less aa regards products sent abroad than as regards Uu .used at name. Suggests Fee for I aspect Ion. In my judgment the expense of the In epet tlon .aiouid lie paid by fee levied on each animal slaughtered. If this Is not done the whole purpose of the law can at any lime be defeated inrough an in sufficient appropriation, and . wherever there was no purtlrular public Interest In the subject It would lie nut only easy, but luium thus to make the appropriation In sufficient. If it were not for this con slderatlon 1 would favor the government paying lor ttie inspection. 'J lie alarm expressed In certain quarters concerning this leature should be allayed by a realisation of the fait that in no case. under luin a law, will the cost of Inspec tion exceed 8 cents per head. I call special attention to the fact that this repoil Is preliminary and that the In vestlgutiou is still uiilinlshed. It is not yet possiole to report on the alleged abuses in the us i( deleterious chemical compounds lit connection with canning and preserv ing meat products, nor on Hie alleged doc toring in this fashion of tainted meat, and of products returned to the packers as having grown unsalable from age or from other reasons, Grave allegations are made In refertuce -lo abuses of this nature. Let me repeat that under the present law there practically Is no method of stopping theje abuses, if they should lie 1 discovered to exist. I Legislation Is needed In order to prevent the possibility of all abuses in the future. 1( no legislation Is parsed then the excel lent result acconipliwhed by the work of this special committee will endure only so long as ths memory of ths committee's work Is fresh, and recrudescence of ths abuses Is absolutely certain. 1 vrg the immediate enactment Into law of provisions which will enable, the De partment of Agriculture adequately to In spect the meat and meat loud products entering into interstate commerce and to supervise the methods of preparing tha, same, and to prescribe the sanitary condi tions under which the work shall bo per formed. 1 therefore commend to your fa vorable consideration and urge the enact ment of substantially the provisions as senate amendment No. 29 to the act making appropriations for the Iepartment of Agriculture tor the fiscal year ending June JU. 1W7. ss paswed by the senate, thla enactment being .commonly known as the Ueverlug amendment. THEODORE ROOBEVELT Tiis W httH House, June 4, lSou. A summary of the report follows The report says that two and onn-ha'f weeks were apent In the Investigation in Chicago, "during which we meni through the principal packing houses In the stock yards district, together with a few of the smaller ones. A day was spent by Mr. Reynolds in New York City In the Investi gation bt Its leadlug slaughter houses." The report says that In many of the rooms where water is used freely tho floors are soaked and slimy and the dark an. I dingy rooms are naturally not kept suit ably clean. An absence of clennllners was found everywhere, la ths handling of meat being prepared for the various meat food products. Toe parts that are sent from tho eooliag room to these departments where various forms of meat products are prepared are handled with no regard what, ever for cleanliness. Ths workers climb over heaps of meat, select ths pieces they wish snd frequently throw them down uik.ii the dirty door beside their bench. "In a word." the report adds, "we saw it shoveled from flltliv wooden flours. ipoiiuaiisd oa tWoud Pawv HOLIDAY OBSERVED IN RUSSIA Prominent Writer hanges Froat la Reference to Policy of the Dama. ST PETERSBURG. June 4 rrlnce Mestchereky. editor of the Grsshdanln. who, before the assembling of Parliament was constantly assailing tm autocracy nd bureaucracy, has now completely changed front and maintains that the lower house, unless the cooler and more moderate heads prevent the present tendency. Is destined to become a purely revolutionary body, lie calls upon President Mouromtseff to declire whether he desires to he a Hugat ch IT. who led the famous peasants' upris ing of 1775. or a Mlnln. the cattle dealer of Nlxhnl Novgorod, who saved the coun try from anarchy during the Interregnum preceding the establishment of the Roman ofTs. The emperor has received a peculiar dis patch from the Rlack Hundred organisa tion of Yekaterlnodar, asking him to com pose a censorship on the treasonable speeches of members of the lower house of Parliament. Whltmonday was observed as a general holiday throughout Russia. Honor for filiate Ttesjtment. MADRID, June 4. T, '.t of honor at the royal review at " nchel camp today was occupied hy ''v'adraa regl mnt, to which belonged . -J.cers and privates who were killed b explosion May 30 of the bomb hurled st and queen of Spain. The severely o tha Madras regiment received ovatv Morales a Degenerate, V MADRID, June 4. An autopsy HV veloped the fact that Manuel Morales would-be assassin of King Alfonso, was a degenerate. He belonged to a sect of an archists believing In the curtailment of births and marriages to the end that tha rich might be deprived of servants. Kana Denies Report. PARIS, June 4. Edouard Kann declares there is absolutely no foundation for tha report that the Rodolphe Kann collection of art objects had been sold to J. Pierpont Morgan. He adds that It is not even true that negotiations on the subject have com menced. I French Exposition. TOURICOING, France, June 4.-Presl- dent Fallieres, who was accompanied by Interior Minister Clcmenceau and War Minister Etienne. today Inaugurated the Industrial exposition here. Stringent police precautions against anarchists were taken. PRESS CLUBS ARE, TO MEET International Leagae Is Billed to Hold Session In Denver In Aagast. DENVER. Colo., June 4. (Special.) T. J. Keenan, president of the International League of Press Clubs, and Edward Keat Ing, president of the Denver Press club. neve selected the week of August 77 to September 1 for the meeting of the Inter national League of Press Clubs, which is to be held In Denver this year under the auspices of the Denver Press club... Acrarurementa havs been' mads for the Owmrtalwaopt of --the sHattltin" men on an elaborate scale, the entire state having joined In the arrangements for what Is expected to be the largest cauvenUrHa of newspaper men ever held In an Amer ican city. Efforts are being made to secure tha attendance of representatives of every newspaper of prominence In the United States, Canada and Mexico and there will be many delegates from abroad to the meeting. Flans for the entertainment of the via Itors will Include a complete tour of the state, a visit to the leading mining camps, the coal fields, the agricultural districts and excursions to ths mountains, where several unique features wilt bs Introduced Warren R, Given, secretary of the Detaver. Press club, has assurances from leading newspaper men throughout the country that they will attend the meeting In Den ver. Coincident with tha meeting of ths Inter national League of Press Clubs there will be held' a roundup of the Amalgamated Order of Mavericks, an organisation which will embrace newspaper people who are not affiliated With ths International League of Preaa Clubs. It Is expected that this order will be merged with the International League of Press Clubs during the Denver meeting. ' ' One of ths inducements held out to vis Ring newspaper folk Is a prise of a 11,000 old bar. wblcll Is to be awarded to the winner In a Colorado prise story contest DOCTORS MEETING AT BOSTON Aimerlran Medical Association and Other Societies Are Preparing for Annnal Conventions. BOSTON. June 4. overa,l thousand Physicians and surgeons from various quarters of the.I'nlted States and several distinguished medical men from abroad were hers today to attend the opening meetings of the annual convention of tha American Medical association, ss well as the associations of other physician and medical associations, which will be held this week In Hoeton. Tha first meeting of the American Medi cal association will come tomorrow, but the house of representatives, the governing body of the association, will assemble today to transact routine business snd complete arrangements for the convention. Among the distinguished foreign surgeons expected at the gathering are Sir William MacEwan. regtus professor st ths Univer sity of Glssgow; Prof. Alfred Duhrssen, the well known Oermsn gynecologist; Prof. Alfons von Rosthorn of Heidelberg, Prof. Max Joseph of Berlin, Prof. Frled rlrh Irendelenburg. chief of the surgical olnlc kt Lelpslc, Germany; Dr. Theodore Tuffler of Paris, and Prof. Msx von Frey o: Austria. Delegates to the ninth annual meeting of the American Gastro-Enterological as sociation also assembled here today. COTTON ACREAGE IS LARGER fiovernment Board Finds Increase of Over Sis Per Cent In Area of Planted Groond. WASHINGTON. June 4. The crop es timating board of the bureau of statis tics of the Agricultural department finds estimates of the total area planted to cot ton In the United States for the year to bo about 18,tS.00 lucres, an Increase of about 1I.S84.O00 acres, of about 1 .00 acres or (.2 par cent as compared with the total estimated acreage planted last year . The average condition of the grow. Ing crop on May ii was H i. ss com pared with If. i and II per cent at the corresponding dates In ltOa and 1104. re spectively, aud a leu-j car amrage of II I per oant, . PACKERS DENY ALL CHARGES Chicaeo Meat lines Make Extended Eeply to McVflill-Reynolds Report THEY SAY THEIR PLANTS ARE CLEAN Methods Are Sanitary sad Their Prodacts Wholesome Reports of Two Expert Biologists (looted. CHICAGO. June 4. Eight of the big pack ing establishments In Chicago Issued a Joint statement tonight replying to the charges made In the Nelll-Raymond report of thn Investigation of the packing plants snd President Roosevelt's message to con gress. The packers declare that their plants are clean, their methods of manufac ture sanitary, their products wholesome and that for years doctors, chemists, sani tarians and official Investigators from prac tically every clvilixed nation who have made examinations of the meat packing plants have been satisfied In every In stance with the conditions existing in this Industry. Despite this, the packers assert, that they stand ready to adopt any prac tical suggestions for Improvements. The companies which signed the statement are Armour A Co., Swift and Company, Nelson Morris V Co., O. H. Hammond Co.. Omaha Packing company, Anglo-American Provi sion, company, Llbby, McNeil tt Llbby, SchWarischlld, Bulsberger & Co. The statement follows: Text of the Statement. The nueetton raised as to whether dis eased meats are sold by our packing houses is one on which the whole world wants Ihe facts, and the truth must be told it me nyat and live stock industry Is to have a "fcnuare deal." Thin vital side of the whole Question, however. Is absolutely ig nored in President Rooselevt's messsge and all but omitted from notice in the Neili-Revnnlds renort. Kverv Dound of meat In our packing houses comes from animals which ere In spected and passed by trained veterinary agents of the Department of Agriculture. i nia is ine aonoiuie iaci. e ". Interested In animals condemned, before slmighter. We do not buy them. Every animal boustht bv us Is Inspected both before and after slaughter in accordance with the strlntcst Inspection regulations ever devised in any country, not even ex ceptlng Germany. Every animal carcass that does not pass this rigid Inspection is condemned and disposed of under the per sonal supervision of the agents of the I'nlted States Department of Agriculture. The administration at Washington Knows these facts. The writers of the .Nelll Reynolds report know them. That these are the facta la reluctantly aomuiea in their report, but even this slight assurance to the public Is almost burled in the tall end of what they nave written. Many Animals Condemned. We have been believers in rigid animal and meat Inspection since the Inspection whs. first Inaugurated. We have shown our belief in It bv shouldering for the benent of the Industry an annual loss of approxi mately H.W,U otir loss on animals which are bought as nealtny ana conaemneo. on Inspection after slaughter. And now. In spite of persistent misrepresentation. we are heartily In favor of making this In snection more efficient. If that can be done. and of extending operation of the law to cover the sanitary conditions of the pack inn houses. ' It is to be regretted that Meesr. Nelll and Reynolds did not get a practical light on their subject before writing a report in which It Is apparently assumed that blood. grease and the "every day Incidents of animal slaughtering are dirt.- -In contrast wltn their view, we call attention to a re port on packing house conditions by Prof T. J. Burrlll, Ph. D..vlce president and professor of bacteriology of the L'nlvurslty of Illinois, and Fror, H. H. Grlndley. profes sor of chemistry at the same Institution. . - Two Ei ports (sooted. This report by Profs. Burrlll and Grlndley wnicn recites the results or an investiga tlon made within ten days, is offered by the packers as their commentary on the detailed allegations or Messrs. Nelll snd Reynolds. After going Into details and asortlng that general conditions In the meat packing Industry are as good as could he expected under the circumstances, their re port says: "Our observations makes it Impossible for us to believe the horrible stories re cently appearing in print, or that anything approaching the described conditions in this Industry really exists. It was apparent to us that thework of ths government ln- SDectors WAICrione In atrlf't unnnrAanr-m with the regulations Issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry. The condemned carcasses or parts of carcasses are followed by these officials, notwlthstsnding statements to the contrary, to the rendering tanks and these taiiks are sealed and unsealed In their presence and only In their presence. If these men are competent for their work, and they appeared to us to be performing their duties, It Is impossible for the pack ers, If they so desired, to use unlawfully condemned animals or carcasses. we paid particular attention to the charges that the employes spit on places which come In contact with th nrruinet We saw only one man expectorate during our Investigation, and he was a govern ment official. The packing business la for butchers and anyone having any connec tion with the actual work has no use for areas suits or kid gloves, as It Is not mllll ners or Jewelers work. We did not find anything seriously repugnant to cleanliness or wholesomeness In the operations or pro cedures, but we did find a desire on the part of all employes with whom we came In con fact to avoid unclean practices." Ready for Sugaest Ions. Continuing, the packers say: In the light of what we are doing, we have a right, we believe, to protest against hasty and empirical judgments that serve only to put weapons in the hands of foreign competitors of the American live stock and meat producing industry. This phase of the question cannot be evaded. At the risk of being accused of trying to hide behind the farmer, we say that haaty, ill-digested. In temperate criticism of American packing houses, strike not at the packers, but st every farmer who raises a hog, sheep or steer for market. Without the foreign mar ket created by the packing Industry, the American stock growers' business would be absolutely stripped of prottt. When Investigation by Messrs. Nelll and Reynolds was undertaken, we assumed that its purpose was to forward Improvement In parking house conditions, if improvements could be devised, rather than to gather am munition for an attack upon the live stock snd meat producing Industry. Acting upon this belief we Invited from these investi gators and from President Roosevelt any practical suggestions they could make for the Improvemont of packing house condi tions and at the same time wa guaranteed that the suggestions would be carried out. We know our methods are good, but we stand ready to adopt any practical sug gestion in the line of Improvement. We do. however, must emphatically dissent from the opinion that the way to better the public's food supply la to attack the source of production that is already under thorough government supervision. EQUITABLE ORDER MODIFIED Dlrestors Can Charter Ma Sow Adopt the Providian- for tnnll.-v ilon. ' New NEW YORK. June 4. On the application of the directors of tbe Equitable IJfe As surance society, the Justices of the Ap pellate division of ths supreme court in Brooklyn today unanimously decided to permit ths directors' plan of mutuallntton to be carried out. The petition for a modi fication of the Injunction order obtained by Franklin B. Iord. a minority stockholder, preventing the adoption of the mutsallxa tlon plan as projected a year ago was granted. The modlflestion leaves the stockholders free to adopt the modified charter al the meeting called for June II and for the directors to take final action thereon at the adjourned meeting June i V - Delegation for Edward Onshs-st-l.srge. BALrtRTOE, HOWARD H.. Kaldrlgo DeBord, attorneys. CORNISH, EDWARD J.. President carter White Lead company. COWELL. ROBERT.. Thnmss Kllpatrlck A Co., dry goods. CONNELL. W. J.. Attorney at law. JCDSON, FRANK W.. President Commercial elub. M'CAGI E. JOHN L.. trqpldent McCsgue Investment Co. WHARTON, JOHN C. Wharton. Adams A Morgan, attorneys. YATKS, JOHN T., sovereign clerk Woodmen f the World. Omaha first Ward. BOCK, H., Capitalist MAHONEV. FRANK. ueputy county assessor. PRIBYL, VAC. h-dltor Pokrok Zapadu. WILLIS. E. A.. Pressman. i Omaha Second Ward. BANDH AT'ER, F. W MooKHeeper. CORLISS. F. W.. President Waterloo Creamery com nan v. HOTE, FRED H.. Hoye 4 Bridges, building contractors. LEE, MICHAEL. City Inspector. Omaha Third Ward. COLE, W. W.. Manager Krug Park. 8HOOP, W. H.. Superintendent court house. ZIMMAN, HARRY B.. . Member city council. Omaha Foarth Ward. BTRNE. HARRY 8.. Fidelity & Deposit Co.. guaranty bonds. CLARKE, F. N., Manager Brandels bank. FISHER, K, 8, President Typographical unloi FOSTER, WILLIAM A justice or tne pesce, . HENRY, DR. W. O.. Physician and surgeon. Omaha Fifth Ward. CRAIG. J. Y., Park commissioner. DONA HOE, A. J., Switching foreman Mo. Pacific yards. FARRELL, COB NELlCS. virooer. SHEPARD, GEORGE F., investments. STONE. BEN J., flour and feed. Omaha Sixth Ward. BANDLK, FRANK W., ttegisier or aeeas. BLACK, EDWARD. Newspaper man. FINK, ROBERT O., County treasurer. JACOBSON, JACOB L.. Manufacturing Jeweler.. Omaha Seventh Ward. ADAMS, JAMES II., Wharton. Adams tk Morgan, attorneys. ER WIN, OLIVER S., . . President McKlnley club. RYDER, JOHN J.. ' Clerk county board, THOMA8. BENJAMIN Attorney at law. Omaha Eighth Ward. FLEMING. GUY f' Clerk register of deeds. ' HI' MM EL, JOSEPft B., Former street commissioner. SMITH. EDWABD!A,'V Attorney at law. SMITH, FRED 1. Attorney at law. -PriniairJes Take Place Tuesday, July 3. GENERALJOHN C. NEW IS DEAD Father of Mrs. W. R. McReen, Dies , at His Homo in Indianapolis. Jr., INDIANAPOLIS, June 4. General John C. New, for many years proprietor of the Indianapolis Journal, died of dropsy tt his home late this afternoon. Around his bedside were his wife, his son, Harry S. New, vice chairman of the national re publican committee, and his daughter, Mrs. Ernest H. Burford of this city. An other daughter, Mrs. W. E. McKeen, Jr., Is en route here from her home at Omaha, Neb. Mr. New had been sick for about a year. He was a life-long friend of Benja min Harrison and was consul general to London under the Harrison administra tion. Mr. New has been sick for nearly a year. He was born In 1831 at Vernon, Ind. He was educated at Bethany college, Va., and studied law In the office of former Governor Wallace of Indiana. He served a term as clerk of Marlon county and was appointed by Governor Oliver P. Morton, Indiana's war governor, quartermaater gen eral during the civil war. He aerved a term In the state senate and. entering the banking business In 1875. President Grant appointed him United States treasurer, which position he resigned the following year, when he bought the Indianapolis Journal. He was chairman of the Indiana republican committee In the campaign of 1876 and in 1X82 President Arthur appointed him assistant secretary of the treasury. He resigned this position in 1884, when as state chairman he took charge of the cam paign In Indiana. He was tha personal manager, of Benjamin Harrison, and when Mr. Harrison was nominated for the presi dency in 14K8 Mr. New was appointed con sul general at London. At thla time he xnsferred his Interests In the lndlnaapolls Journal to' his son, Harry S. New, vloe chslrman of the republican national com mittee. Mr. New was prominent In the republican national convention at Minne apolis In 1K2, which renominated General Harrison for the presidency. Mr. New de voted the last ten years of his life to his interests here. NEW YORK TO GREET BRYAN Democrats of Nation May Aasemblo at Gotham Some Time in Aaguat. NEW YORK. June 4.-A reception in which democrats from all over the country wll take part will be tendered to Willla.n J. Bryan In Madison Square Garden in this city on hlx return from a trip around the world. William H. Hoge of this city, chairman of the Commercial Travelers' and Hotel Men's Anti-Trust league, today re ceived a letter from Mr. Bryan, written at Constantinople. In which he acepts the Invitation of the league to be present at the reception, which will be under the auspices of the league. The executive committee of the league will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the preliminary plans. It Is expected that Mr. Bryan will visit London In time to spesk at a Fourth of July celebration and will arrive in thla city about August 1, Borne states have already promised to send delegations, and It is expected that a large contingent of Missouri democrats will at tend the reception, which is Intended to be of a national character. The executive committee of the league will call upon the different commercial travelers oigaulaAtlwfag asking; for thstr co operation. - .. Rosewater for Senator Omaha Ninth. Ward. BRA1LEY. F F.. County coroner. CUNNINGHAM. M O., Attorney at law. DUNCAN, ROBERT, Meter Inspector, water company. FLODM AN, P. E., Jeweler, plnnos and sewing machines. JOHNSON. W. ERNEST. Secretary Iwrence Shot .company. RICE. GEORGE D., Hald sc Rice, coal. Omaha Tenth Ward. BEHM. JOHN F.. Buperlntendtnt Kountie estate. PRUNING, FRED, Coiintr commissioner. CORNEER. 8. A., Union Fuel company. MINER. BERT C, Bookkeeper. NOVAK, ANTON F.. Clerk, Nebraska Clothing company. Omaha Eleventh Ward. BAIRD, E. A., William Bslrd A Sons, attorneys. BLACK. C. E , Black, Ihe Hatter. BURKET. H. K., Undertaker. WEAD, F. D.. Real estate and rentals. Omaha Twelfth Ward. ANDERSON. NELS J . ' Csrnentee snd builder. DILLON, JOHN T.. Attorney at law. FLANNAOAN. IRA, Street railway motorman. KENNEDY. WILLIAM, Advertising manager. The Bennett Co. WELLER C F. President Richardson Drug company. Ronta Omaha. ADK1NS, W. P., Holmes-Adkina company, livery. ANDERSON. DAVID. Real estate and Investments. BEAL HERMAN. County surveyor. DWORAK. FRANK, Grocer. GU8TAFSON. E. L., Clerk, Packers' National bank. JOHNSON. GEOP.3E M., . ' Laborer. KOUT8KY, FRANK, Former mayor. MASLOWSKY, B., President Lithuanian club, ROTHHOLZ, HENRY. Merchant. SI890N, REV. F. M., Pastor Methodist church, TRAINOR, P. J.. County commissioner. URBANSKL JOHN M., Clerk. Coantry Precincts. AKERLUND. A. P.. Farmer, Valley. , Dl'CKER, L. C. Farmer, Union. KEIRLE. C. J., Kelrle Ice company, Florenoe. LEAVITT, H. P.. Attorney-at-law, Dundee. RIGGS. JAM E8 H., . Editor Waterloo Oasetts, Waterloo. ROLFS. H. J.. Farmer, Chicago. 8CHOMER. HENRY. Farmer, McArdle. SHUMAKER, J. W., ' Farmer, Elkhorn. ' BOIX3MON, E. G., County commissioner, Benson. WALSH, JAMES. Farmer, Benson. DISORDER IS REVOLUTIONARY v Ambassador Thompson Be porta on Outbreak at Oananea, llexico. FOMENTED BY JUNTA IN ST. LOUIS Statement Made by Mexlean Foreign Official Donhted by Consnl in Monnd City Situation. Under Control. WASHINGTON. June 4. Mr. Thompson, the American ambassador to Mexico, has telegraphed the State department In i answer to Instructions relative to the Cananea disturbances that the outbreak there was revolutionary In character, fomented from headquarters at St. Louis, 'Mr. Thompson was charged to remind the Mexican authorities of the responsibil ity upon them to care for the lives and property of American cltlxens at Cananea and also to invite suggestions as to how our government might co-operate to thst end. His conversation with Minister Mar steal of the foreign office brought forth the atatement from that official that a revolutioutry Junta operating In St. Louis seised upon the discontent existing among the miners at Cananea to stir up a revo lution directed against the Mexican gov ernment itself. Mr. Galbralth, the Ameri can consular agent at Cananea, and Colo nel Greene, the head of the copper mines located there, have also been In communication- with the State department relative to the riots, and the aubstsnce of their communications Is thst the laborers' wages had been reduced from an abnormally high scale to the ordinary Mexican basis, . so the revolutionary propaganda spread rapidly among the discontented miners. Sltaatloa I'nder Control. Two Americana and ten Mexicans were killed In the riots, according to Mr. Gal bralth's report, dated Saturday, and twenty arrests were made. . The Mexican government, according to both Mr. Thomp son and Mr. Galbralth, Is In complete con trol of the situation st Csnanea and troops are In pursuit of strikers that escaped into the mountains. in answer to the invitation to suggest lines upon which the United States govern ment could co-operate to suppress disorder and protect life and property, Mr. Thomp son reports that the Mexican Foreign of fice has intimated that it would be glad to have the United States government make every effort to apprehend any of the revo lutionists or strikers who participated in thu riots and may seek to escape across the border into American territory. .The In structions to this end will be given at once to the local authorities In Arizona and Texas. General Bell, the chief of staff, today sent orders lo Colonel Watts, com mander of the squadron of the Fifth cav alry, which went from Fort Huarhuca to Naco, Arts., to return to that post. Mexican Coasal Doahts Statemeat. ST. LOUIS. June 4. When Mexican Con aul Serrano was shown the dispatch re lating to Ambassador Thompson's telegram to the State department he made the fol lowing statement to the Associated Press: I do not know of any Mexlean revolu tionary headquarters In St. Louis. Several months ago revolutionary newspaper called Keiceneraclon was published here; the editors were arrested and later fled. I think that lnatance must have Iven rise tn this report of revolutionary head quarters In St. Louis. T. J. Wolfley. St. Loula of the Greene interests, said representative Ths Csnanea trouble Is caused eatlrely NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Partly f lood? Toesdayt showers and Cooler at Mikl or Wedaeaday. Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday! Honr. prt. Hoar. -ltea. a. m on 1 p. m TM n. m (US s p. m 1 f a. n,,,,, Wl it p. m n. m en 4 p. m T7 ft a. m ill K p. m ..... Til to n. m fi fl p. m T 11 n. m TO T p. m TT ia m ra p. m th ft p. m TO COBURN TO SUCCEED BURTON Kan.-ws Senator Reslarna and fioT ernor Appoints Agrlenltnrlst to Succeed Him. TOrEKA. Kan.. June 4.-Foster Dwlght Coburn. the widely-known agriculturist. was appointed I'nlted States senator by Governor E. W. Hach late this afternoon to succeed J. Ralph Burton, who had re signed earlier In the day. Mr. Coburn fias not definitely accepted the appointment. Mr, Coburn was not a candidate, nor has he been a candidate for the election to the sent seat to be filled by the legislature next year. Mr, Coburn was born In Jefferson county, Wisconsin, In 1846. He served In two Illinois regiments during the civil war and setMed In Knnsss In W7. He has served for the last sixteen years aa secre tary of the Kansas State Board of Agri culture, and is well known all over the world for his agricultural rerorts. Mr. Co burn's home Is In Kansas City. Kan. He was a commissioner of live stock exhibits at the St Louis exposition In 1904. United States Senator Joseph R. Burton of Abllena, after a conference here this morning; with several close friends, placed his resignation In the hands of Governor Hoch. The resignation was sent to the gov ernor shortly before noon. The resignation was extremely brief. It reads: June 4, 190S. Sir: I hereby resign as a United States senator for the state ir Kansas, to take effeet Immediately. Very respectfully, JOSEPH R. BURTON. To his excellency. Governor E. w. Hocn. Senator Burton left his home yesterday for Topeka and Immediately upon arrival here thla morning went Into a secret con ference with his close friends to talk over the situation. These friends Included Bailey Waggener of Atchison, a democrat; W. P. Hackney, George Flndley and a few others. As had been his custom' since the charges of Irregularities were first brought against him, Senator Burton declined to talk for publication before going Into the conference this morning. However, It had been freely stated that the senator would place his resignation In the hands of Gov ernor Hoch before the day closed, and when lt( finally was handed to ths execu tive no surprise was exhibited by the state officials and politicians here. DUNKARDS MEET AT DAYTON Fifteen Thonsaad Delegates Camp In tho Woods and Will At- tend Barheeae. DAYTON, O., June 4. The yearly con vention of the old German Baptist church of America, commonly called ths Dun ks Me, opened a' week's session today, at Bnglewood, near this city. It 1s estimated thar there are 15,000 delegates and visitors present. They have been coming from all over the United . States . for the last ten days in vehicles, on the trains and many walking. They are camping, in the woods and are being fed on the grounds. The program consists of several sermons by leading Dunkard ministers, both men and women; a barbecue, for which twenty beeves have been ordered; a public foot washing of the members of the church and a grand song service at midnight Sunday night. The church has decided that next year It will hold its convention some place In Cali fornia. SLATE IN SOUTH DAKOTA Inanra-eat Republicans Agree Upon Cnndldntes for All Offices Ex cept Congressman. SIOUX FALIJ3. S. D., June 4.-Tnsurgent republicans who expect to control the state convention tomorrow, tonight agreed on a ticket, except a congressmsn from the Black hills, where two candidates. Mayor Frederick N. Emerlck of Ranld City and Colonel W. H. Parker of Deadwnod, are In the field. The platform will declare for state primary law, for equal assessment and taxation of property belonging to rail roads snd other corporations, for an anti- pass law and for a corrupt practice law, which will reculre candidates for office to make sworn statements In reference to campaign expenses. DRUG FIRMS CCME INTO COURT Sixty Defendants File Appearances In Antl'Trnat Snlt In Indl spoils. INDIANAPOLIS. June 4 -Sixty drug and proprietary medicine firms, located tn vari ous parts of ths county filed written ap pearances In the federal court today as defendants In the rase of the United States against the National Association of Retail Druggists. The bill of complaint was re cently filed by District Attorney Kca!lng under the direction of Attorney Genera Moody In an effort to break up an alleged combination known as the "drug trust There are ninety defendants In the case. DEATH RECORD John A. e. PA PILLION, Neb., June 4.-8peela!.)-In the death of John A. Nye at Deadwood yesterday passed away the llrst worship ful master of the first Masonic lodge char tered i In Nebraska, it being Nebraska lodge. No. 1, chartered at BcUcvue in 1W, and later moved to Omaha. Dr. John It. Maxwell. KEOKUK. la, June 4 (Special. i-Dr. John It. Maxwell, Iowa state golf cham pion In 19JC, and TrananiiHslsiippl gulf champion in 13, died of Brlght's disease in this city last night. John H. Maxwell. KEOKUK, la., June 4 -Dr John R Maxwell, Iowa state golf champion In 1900 and transmississippl champion In I'JUi, died of Brlght's dlaesse last night. Child Drowns la Waahtnh. HASTINGS, Neb.. June 4 -(Special Tel. egram.) Elsie, the 1-yt-sr-old child of Mr. and Mrs. George Keene, died by drowning In a wash tub at her parents' houie this morning The Infant climbed over the edse of the tub and fell In. Her mother was st work about ten feet away with her back turfted and when shs discovered ths child In the water Ufa was almost ex tinct. The Uttle girl died la few min Maryland Statesman Eeiiprl With Heart Attack and Expire in Five Minutes. CONSCIOUS TO THE LAST MINUTE He Had Been 111 for Months, but Was Considered Much Better. LEAVES WIDOW AND SIX CHILDREN His Only Eon, Arthur Fue, Jr., It Member of Maryland Assembly. ' LONG PROMINENT IN PUBLIC LIFE He Was First Kleeied to the Seaato la 1&M1, aad Has Been Leader of Party Most oft the Time. WASHINGTON. June 4 -Arthur Pue Oof man. United States senator from Mary land, died suddenly at his residence In this city at 8.06 this morning. While Senator Gorman had been 111 for many months, he had shown some Improvement lately. Heart trouble was the Immediate cause of death. Up to the moment of death Senator Gor man was conscious. His condition during the last week had Improved so much yes. terday the fumlly had hopes of shortly taking him to the country. He partook of some nourishment at 8 o'clock this morn- Ing, but at 3 o'clock he was selxsd with a heart attack and died In five minutes. Family at Bedside. At the bedside were Mrs. Gorman, Miss Ada Gorman, the senator's eldest daugh ter, and the nurse. When the attack came physicians were sent for, but the senator was dead before they arrived. Senator Gorman's Illness extended over a period of five months. He had not left his house since January. IB. He suffered In addition to his heart affection with more or less stomach trouble. A week ago last Saturday he was seized with a heart at tack and it was thought then that he could not survive, but he rallied and seemed to get very much better. Up to late last night he was In the beet of spirits and chatted with various members of the family. Aa soon as he passed away word was sent to the senate. Senator Gorman leaves a widow and six children, as follows: Miss Ada Gorman. Mrs. Wilton J. Lambert, Mrs. R, A. John son, Mrs. R. W. Hills of this city, Mrs. Stephen Gar.ibtill of London. England, who arrived 'here a week ago. and Arthur Pus Gorman, jr., of Laurel, Md., a member of ths Maryland assembly. Sketch of Career. Senator Gorman long bad been a notable figure In the national congress.- He flrtt took his seat In 1881 and served continu ously for eighteen years, and nearly ail of that time ' he 'was the leader of ' hla party In the senate. Winning early a rep utation for sagacity and the keenest Judg ment in congressional affairs, he attained prominence not only aa ' a ' leader la the senate, but tn the, country at larfe, and -by many was considered tha most avail-' able man In his party for the presidency. He was chairman of the executive com mittee and managed the campaign that re sulted In the election of Cleveland In 1M4. The most notable contest of his congres sional career, and one which attracted to him wider attention than anything else. was when he led the senate minority In 1890-81 and defeated the federal elections bill. To his sagacious leadership and adroit management his party friends at tributed the defeat of the measure which was so obnoxious lo tbe south. Leader In Seaato. When the democrats had control of ths senate Gorman was the recognised leader of that body. It was at that time that tha tariff bill of 18H4 was passed, and although the Maryland senator was not a member of the finance committee, he had so much to do with shaping that measure that his name Is often given to it, and, tn fact, it is frequently called the Wilson-Gorman tan ft. It was during Cleveland's last admln's tratlon that a break occurred between the democratic- president and the leader of the party In the senate. In a speech, which always will be remembered by those who heard it, Senator Gorman severely ar raigned the president.' To this opposition the defeat of 6enator Gorman a few years later Is attributed, although bis party lost Maryland In the silver campaigns. As soon aa the democrats regained control of the state he was at ones re-elected te the senate. It was a tribute to his leadership that as soon as he was again In the senate he was made leader of the minority, and although the seniority rule is strictly en forced, Gorman was given committee plaaes that were equal to those he had held after long continuous service. , Senator Gorman .was vigorously opposed to the acquisition of the Philippines snd fought the ratification of the Paris treaty with all the forces he possessed. Knowing that strong pressure was being exerted on democrats who were standing with him, he urged an early vote, while fiiends of the treaty held back until ths necessary two-thirds of the senate was secured. Condemning extravagance In puhllo ex penditure. Senator Gorman's pleas for economy voiced the views of his party thst less money should be spent for big ships mid more for river and harbor improve ments. Grief Is General. Senators and representatives, committee employes, police and pages all knew Sena tor Gorman Intimately, and grief la gen eral. The news of his death reached the capitol building about 8:60 o'clock, when It was filling for the day's work. Every arrival was met with the announcement that the venerable minority leader had shifted life's care and found rest from the illness that had kept his seat In the senate vacant practically all of the present session. The announcement In nearly every case brought i forth spontaeouH eulogies such as seldom are given to any man, and especially to an Intense partisan who had been a leader of a great party. The expressive tributes, so tnanimnus in bespeaking the lovable ness of the man and silent concerning the Incidents of political strife, best evidenced the marked esteem in which be was bald. Several of the most tin portal nt commit tees which invariably meet on Monday de voted nearly all of the time they were In session to discussing ths high places Sena tor Gorman had filled In life at the capi tol. It is understood funeral services will be private snd held st the Gorman home. The senate will be represented by a com mittee of It meinbeis, chosen from col leagues who, served with him for many yeais. Senator Gorman. In a snittew request addressed to Mow. Oorntaa, asked that no state funeral should be Mk4 iss said las (Continued on Second Page J i I