Fhe Qmaha Daily Bee
Yur Mr.y Worth
THE OMAHA DEC
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OMAIIA, SATURDAY MOKNING, .TUNE 0, SIXTEEN PAGES.
VOL. XXXV NO. 303.
SINGLE COPY THKEK CENTS.
COREMYKIN TO GO
Czar Practically Decides to Aik Premier to
Beiien.
WARM DEBATE IN LOWER HOUSE
Cabinet Asks Thirty Dayi to Consider Law
Abol shing Death Penalty.
DELAY IN EXECUTIONS IS ASKED
Parliament Will Insist Request of Minority
Act as a Slay.
REVOLUTIONISTS AT MOSCOW HAVE RIFLES
Urknirn at Mills and Factortr Are
Hcularly Drilled an Soldiers
l Mm Onrf In the
Army.
fcT. PETERSBURG, June g.-According
to iM'H.iblp reports from Pcterhof, Emperor
XU-holHH hss about decided lo retire Pre.
niior ttorcmykln. from tho flrHt It was
apparent lo outsiders Unit M. Oore
mykln did not thn force, capacity
t-klll iifiM..iry to steer tho ship of
Hl:lc ill I he present crisis, and the em
peitir, who Ik extremely dissatisfied with
the premier's sorry failure to make any
headmay toward ,n rapprO'hemcnt with
tne lower House of Parliament la ready to
sacrifice hini. The emperor, however,
seems to be torn by conflicting counsels.
Tins cabinet Itself, under tho leadership of
M. Kokovsoff, the minister of tlnnn'ce. and
M. Btlnchlnskv, minister of agriculture,
the rivals of M.' Goremykln, is in open re
bellion, and with tho support thoy are re.
celvlng from the court the reikis are con
fident of being uble to unhorse M. Oore
lnykin.. Dispatches from the Interior con
tinue gloomy and show that the gradual
extension "of tho agrarian disorders and
partial strlkm now affect twelve prov
inces. The latent disturbances reported
are at KlrfT and Tver. Numerous
collisions between peasants and rural
guards have token place, out nothing In
the naturo of mass movement has yet oc
curred. Although the social revolutionists have
proclaimed a temporary cessation ff ter
rorists' rampulgn. there la little abatement
In the murders of police officials In the
Interior. '
nevolntlonista Drill at Moscow.
MOSCOW. June 8.-There is a notable In
crease lit revolutionary activity hera and
It Is evident the 'leaders are preparing to
take advantage of tho flrBt opportunity to
start an armed uprising. Tho workmen
of the faclorlcH and mills ore being sys
tematically armed with Mauser rifles and
drilled under the supervision of army re
serve soldiers. Revolutionary emissaries
have been sent In all directions Into the
country te incite tho land-hungry peas
ants to appropriate' land and strike on the
big estates.
in i r tTC t n- T ...... i .. 1 1 . & it Tn a ftvht
here yewterday between Persians wnom
locr.m tractors bad Imported to take the
places o' striking "longshoremen and a
mob of strikers a score of tho tatter were
.killed.
. IIELBINGFOH9. Finland, June 8. The
Finnish senate hus received an Imperial
order to frame h temporary regulation
prohibiting lor a year the Importation of
rifles or revolvers Into Finland.
Warm Debate in Da ma.
The storm jy-oduced by over-night de
velopments b??ke as 'soon as the lower
house of Parliament opened today, expos
ing tho split between the radical and more
moderate elements of the opposition and
proving that the leaders of the constitu
tional democrats will be able much
longer to hold their extreme allies of the
peasants' workmen group, who openly fa
vor Parliament shaking oft all govern
mental control and proceeding Inde
pendently. The firmer attitude of the gov
ernment, as foreshadowed by yesterday's
decision to demand a month's time for
consideration of the law providing for the
abrogation of the death penalty in accord
ance with the statutoVy privileges, was
further emphasised by Premier Goremy
kln's' reply to an interpellation on the sub
ject of the- Black Hundred publications,
which was communicated In writing, ft
practically amounted to a flat refusal to
make any explanation, baaing his refusal
uii the ground that the house was exceed
ing Its rights, as under article xl of the
regulations of Parliament It Is only em
powered lo "exact explanations upon mat
ters submitted directly for Its examina
tion" After reading this communication Presi
dent MourotmsefT announced that he had
written a letter to, the premier, insisting
upon a reply, maintaining that 4he publica
tions directly affected the dignity of the
house as a body, and upon a motion of
M. Petrunkevltch the president's action
was unanimously approved.
tiki Delay 1st Executions,
When the government's decision to In
sist on a month's delay of the death pen
alty bill contained in the form of a com
munication from the Ministers of War, the
Xay and the Interior, wa communicated
i'j the house. M. Xaboukoff, In behalf of the
constitutional democrats, offered a resolu
tion approving the government's decision,
b'it In the meantime demanding the sua-
lietiklon of all death sentences, contending
that the government must accept the no
tice of the bill as a stay of execution. This
wua the signal for violent protests from
the socialistic and peasants' workmen
group. - MM. Annitln, Yakobson and Al
ladiu aueccHKivcly mounted the rostrum. In
sisting that it waa useless to parley with
the enemy and that acts and not words
were necessary. The bill abolishing the
death penalty should Immediately be
passed, tie vera I times President Mouromt
elT was compelled to call M. Alladin to
order, as the latter continued his denuncia
tion of the government. 'During the course
of his remarks M. Alladin said:
"As soon as the reign of liberty began
the government commenced to publish
Black Hundred dlspatchea."
. president Mouromtseff here called the
speaker to order, saying: "That Is not
proved." ,
"It may not have been proved to the
satisfaction of the ndnlstry." replied M.
Alladin, but It has been proved to the satis
faction of the whole Russian people.
Constitutional Democrat Wis.
Wild cheering from the left greeted this
statement from the peasant party leader.
M Klpleguln of Kebaslopol. a nephew
of the late minister, of the Interior of
that name, offered a way out the embrog
lio by proposing a resolution inatructing
President Mouromtseff to go to Peterhof
in the natue ef the house and request
the emperor to suspend all death sen
tences. In his speech tn support of the
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GREAT STORM IN CANADA
Southern Penlnsnlu of Ontario
5nf pi from EnO to End by
Trrrlde Gal.
In
HAMILTON, Ont., June A trrrl'.lc
wind and rainstorm swept Ontario tnday
from ore -iiri nf the southern prnlnsul.i ta
t!io other, demolishing buildings, uprom-
In tree and IphvIiik llie telegraph lind
telephone lines In a tangled mass. Line
men who were sent out as far as Dtindaa.
five miles west of here, report that mllcS
of poles are down and that It will take
seV MHl days tn restore anything like norm;il
munitions. Nothing lik3 an accurate eel-'
mite of the damage can be given tonlg1
The vtonn Mtrtu k tills city .at 4:36 o'
this afternoon and for twenty r ,,-
.?VV
the wind tore through the strccti,
rate of eighty five miles an hour.
mense oak and maple trees were cu. off
at the base as cleanly as though a saw
had been used, buildings were demolished
and electrical wires of all kinds pros
trated. The street car service was sus
pended for four hours. Forty buildings
were blown down. The roof of the ware
house of the Deering Agricultural Imple
ment company was blown off and some
of the smaller buildings of the plant were
wrecked. The roof was blown off the
Hamilton Vinegar works and a whig of
the Hamilton club was raxed. The steeple
of 8t. Tanl's church was badly damaged.
Reports from the rich fruit farms In the
valley east and west of Hamlltnu state
the damage to fruit trees will reach many
thousand dollars.
This was ladies' day at the race track,
and the grand stand was crowded with
women when the storm broke. The horses
were paraded past the stand for the sec
ond race, hut they were sent hack to the
paddock. When the wind reached such
a velocity that It threatened to wreck
the stand a panic: seized the crowd. Mny
of the men climbed, over the fence Into the
Infield, where they laid flat on the ground
In the drenching rain.
The storm lasted less than half an hour.
Nothing has been heard from Paris,
Woodstock and London, cities west of her
In direct patn of the storm. Several pas
senger steamers which reached port to
night report having had trying experiences
on Lake Ontario.
' A large number of people In this city sus
tained slight Injuries, but so far as known
no one was killed.
Heavy Damage tn fhatam.
DETROIT, June 8. A News special
from Chatham, Ont., says: Thousands of
dollars worth of damage was done by a
terrific wind and rain storm which swept
this city early this afternoon. House
and buildings were twisted out of plumb,
chimneys were torn down and the street
blockaded with trees and other debris.
Bo far as known, however, no one was
seriously Injured. At the collegiate Insti
tute the wind tore the skylights from tho
building, throwing the girl pupils Into it
pan.lc. Wires of all descriptions are down
and traffic on the trolley line to Wallacj
burg is suspended, The long distance lines
out of the city are out of order and It Is
Impossible yet to learn the damage doni
by the storm In the country hereabouts.
A torrential rainstorm, accompanied by a
forty-mile wind, swept Detroit Just before
6 o'clock.1 The rainfall hi less than an hour
measures 1.,". Inches and the wind In Ave:
minute sprang' from a gentle six-mile
breese to forty miles an hour. Trees were
felled all over the'. city,' causing severe
damage, to wires' and putting several hun
dred telephones out of commission. Uncon
firmed rumors of Iobs of life on the river
were current tonight. One of these reports
was that eight lives were lost on the
I river near wolfs, a resort on the Canadian
shore; another was that a child had been
swept off the Belle Jsle bridge.
Both the Western T'nlon and Posjal Tel
egraph companies are making efforts to
reach Interior Canadian cities. Efforts to
reach Canadian points by way of the Grand
Trunk railroad's wire along its Sarnla
branch were also unsuccessful.
Reports from eastern Michigan tell of
a severe storm with considerable property
damage, but no loss of life.
WINERS ARE SHOT BY TROOPS
tate Constabulary and Strlkera Clash
la Pennsylvania and Eight
Are Wounded.
INDIANA, Pa.. June 8. The new mining
town of Ernst, on the Buffalo, Rochester
& Pittsburg railroad. ve miles from here,
was the scene early today of a conflict
between a detail of state constabulary and
striking coal miners, In which eight strikers
were wounded, three fatally. Shortly after
daylight a body of strikers, headed by a
brass band, marched from Anita mines In
Jefferson county to receive one of the
mine officials expected from Punxsutawny,
On the way to the station the marchers
encountered a detail of twelve members of
the state constabulary. As they passed a
member of the band fired his revolver at
the troops.
No one was struck, but the constabulary
Immediately retaliated with a volley from
their carbines.
When the smoke cleared eight strlkera
were lying on the ground and the others
had fled precipitately down the hill.
After the excitement had subsided the
wounded miners were removed to Adrian
hospital. As the result of the shoot:ng
a mass meeting arranged for this after
noon was cancelled and ' 8herlff Wettllng
has ordered the arrest of the leaders of
the parade.
All Is now quiet and no more trouble at
this time la apprehended.
The mines at Ernst are owned by the
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Coal and
Iron company.
On April 1 a strike was Inaugurated and
tne men nave neen out ever since. Three
weeks ago the plant was started with non
union men and a detail of the state con
stabulary has since been guarding the coal
company a property.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8 -Captain John C.
room, who commands the state coUnstabu
lary, tonight denied that his men had fired
into the strikers' party at Indiana. Ha de
clared that the shots came from sheriff's
deputies who were with the state police.
Captain Qroome said: "The strikers started
firing. Our men merely rode through them,
but the deputies got excited and returned
the volley. There were no carbines carried
by our men. They had only revolvers and
later went before a Justice of the peace
and showed him their weapons, proving that
not a ahot had been llred from them."
oatatla by President.
WASHINOTON, June 8.-The president
sent to the senate the following nomina
tions: Receivera of Public Moneva Cbarlea A.
Wilson, at Great Jails. Mont.; John K.
HUlman. Kalispell. Mont.
Mattress Makers Oraaatae.
IJkCRr88K. Wis.. June 8 Mattress
manufacturers of several western atates
met here today to perfect a trsde arbitra
tion. State urxamaaiione will be advocated
throughout the west.
STOCKMEN FOR 'INSPECTION
i -a-.
Ask Con press to Proride Law Which Will
Make it Thoronirh and Effecthe.
RAILWAY TO PREVENT LOSS TO INDUSTRY
Br crlilare mil Should Rr Amended to
rrovlrie fop Payment of tost by
th" vernment Instead
s'
' Parkers.
j. Neb., June 8. (Special Telc
,ViC second and closing session of
association
i today In tho big tent, where a vcter-
- U'y clinic was held by Irs. J. S. Ander-
son of Seward. J. II. Gain of Lincoln. C. A.
McKIm of Lincoln and II, Jensen of Weep
ing Water.
After tliis the business meeting was
held, at which the following officers were
elected:
E. E. t.owe of Hyaiuils, president; J. M.
Cook of Agate, vice president; K. M. Hearlo
Jr., of Ogaliala. secretary and treasurer.
The discussion that was a feature of the
business meeting resulted In the following
resolutions relating to the pncktng house
Investigation, which were telegraphed to
the Nebraska representatives at Washing
ton: For Rigid Inspection.
We, the Nebraska Stock Growers' associa
tion, in a regular meet Ing assembled, recog
nizing the great Injury and damage that
has fallen upon the live stork Industry by
reason of the investigation and reports of
the conditions surrounding the pneking
house products and the sanitary conditions
of the packing houses of Chicago, and
realizing that speedy action is necessary if
further daimige Is to be averted, hereby
Urge our national congress and especially
the Nebraska members thereof to pass sum
legislation as will improve and strengthen
government inspection of all packing house
mpat products and that will prescribe and
enforce tich sanitary regulations for pack
ing house"1! as will leave no room for criti
cism of their methods.
We as cattle growers recommend the
rending Beveridge bill be carefully consid
ered and revised before being enacted into
law. We as stock growers especially ob
ject to that provision of the bill which
would levy the cost of animal and meat In
spection upon the packers. Government In
spection of food products Is for the pro
tection of tho whole nation and the cost
should fall equally upon all who are bene
fited. The cost as provided in the Bever
idge bill will eventually fall upon the live
slock growers and permit more tribute lo
be levied upon an Industry already de
pressed. Therefore be It
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be forwarded to the senators and rep
resentatives In congress In Nebraska.
Winds (p with Ball.
The afternoon nession began in the opera
house and embraced, besides several mu
sical numbers, several addresses on such
subjects as "Disposal of Public Lands,"
"The Range" and "The United States In
spector," all of which were very interesting
and well received.
Tho early evening was spent in racing at
the fair grounds and an exhibit of blooded
stock, which is a commonality in this city
and country. The later evening was taken
up with a grand ball at the opera house,
which decidedly waa the social event of the
city and west.
The South Omaha commission men, who
ino '"" J, Z I
were hearty participators of the whole
affair, left In a speclar train alter the ball
for Hot Springs, where they will spend to
morrow, .returning jon the regular train
Saturday "evening, arriving In Omaha Bun
day evening.'
LANCASHIRE MAKES A PROTEST
Church Members Object to Bar
ring; Religion from
School. -
LONDON. June S. Thirty-three speeiul
trains brought to London this morning
12,000 Lancashire churchmen to protest
against the education bill. The protestors
arrived at various stations and proceeded
to Regent's park, where they massed, and,
accompanied by bands of music and carry
ing banners, marched through the principal
thoroughfares to Albert Hall. The proces
sion, was headed by the bishops of London
and Manchester and Included many clergy
mcu. There was an Immense gathering at Al
bert Hall and the streets In Its vicinity
were crowded. The chief resolutions sub
mitted to the meeting recorded In behalf
of the Lancashire churchmen an emphatic
protest against the' bill on the ground thnt
It is destructive In the elementary schools
and contained the assertion that the only
true safeguard of religious education in the
schools Is a continuation of the denomina
tional schools. Much enthusiasm wes
evinced. The bishops were the recipients
of frequent demonstrations in the streets
and hall.
The visitors for the most part were fac
tory employes, forming a typically Lanca
shire crowd, but all classes were repre
sented and they all came at their own ex
pense. Consequently the pr.otest was more
significant than most of such demonstra
tions. LOSS ADJUSTMENT IN 'FRISCO
New Rale mt luderwritera Enables
Companies to Make Payments
t Out,
OAKLAND, Cal.. June 8. The Board of
Underwriters of the Pacific, at a meeting
held here today adopted sweeping changes
in their policy toward loss adjustments,
with the parsage of the following rule:
Beginning with next week the subcom
mittee's reports on losses will he filed with
the secretary of this board, who will pre
pare copies of them and distribute them to
the respective officers. Seven days after
this the companies that desire to do so will
proceed and pay their losses regardless of
the action of any other companies.
This will obviate the calling of any meet
ings of the companies Interested.
"The great majority of the companies are
acting squarely," said Secretary Moer
hardj. of the Board of Underwriters at the
conclusion of the meeting today. It Is
against the unscrupulous few that we have
to guard. The square majority can now go
ahead and do business."
In the matter of Commissioner Wolf's de
mand for signatures to the agreement to
extend time for filing 'proofs of loss, the
board decided that here, too, the companies
would have to be separated, leaving each
corporation to take care of such Individual
action as It sees At. The board decided
to give no support to any company which
does not show good faltb with Its patrons
PURE FOOD BILL TO PASS
Illinois Representative Reassures Mr.
Hlnshaw of Nebraska as to
Intention of Hoase.
NTA8HINOTON. June 8 In reply to an
Inquiry from Representative Hinshaw of
Nebraska, Representative Mann of Illinois
has made an. emphatic statement to the
house that so far as he knew it was the
Intention of the house to consider and
pass a pure food bill and he had no doubt
it wil become a law at this session.
CANONIZING A SAINT
This Impressive ceremony as
performed by Tope plus X In
the beatification of Julie
BilUart. Is described by
EDWARD R0SEWAT1R
IN NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE
FATAL WRECK IN MISSOURI
Fireman Killed and Others Hurt
When Collision Oeenra on
Iron Mountain.
ST. I.Ot'IS. June 8. A collision between
passenger trains occurred on the Iron
Mountain road near Mengo, 115 miles south
of here, early today, resulting In the death
of a fireman and Injuries to twenly-two
persons.
The northbound passenger train had
stopped to take a switch to let the south
bound train pass. Before the train had
entered the switch the southhound train
dashed Into it. badly wrecking the engines.
killing a fireman and injuring twenty-two
others.
Later advices from the Iron Mountain
wreck are to the effect that one person
was killed and twenty-two injured, a
number seriously.
The dead:
F. N. RICHARDS, St. Louis; fireman of
northbound train.
Tho Injured:
Louis Taylor. St. Louis; engineer of
northbound train; hands crushed.
Samuel Cohen, messenger, St. Louis; arm
broken.
George Porter, St. Iuis; neck wrenched.
J. M. Douglas, negro porter, St. Louis;
bruised.
George Beckerlv, Indianapolis.
MfN. T. J. Tllley, Helena, Ark.
Claude Tllley, Helena. Ark.
Mrs. Mary Bailey, Helena, Ark.
Mary M. Brown.
Miss Katie Brown.
George Thompson, Little Rnckv Ark.
Ed Becnell. tramp: leg ciushed.
Mo.se Brown, nearo Immn: lev crushed.
Mrs. J. L. Lanier, Memphis, Tenn.; head j
bruised
Charles Hodge. Bergman, Ark.
William Levi, Guerdon, Ark.
William Jones. Guerdon, Ark.
8. A. Bnikeley, Guerdon, Ark.
P. A. Rollins, Guerdon. Ark.
Carson, baggagemastcr.
E. C. Shourds, conductor.
The injured were taken to Poplar Bluff
for medical1 attention.
At Iron Mountain headquarters it was
paid that the engine of the southbound
train became unmanageable and that the
engineer was powerless to stop at the sid
ing. Clad only in his pajamas. Rev. JI. M.
Want, pastor of the Methodist church at
Vlrden, 111., was the first to undertake the
rescue of the passengers from the wreck.
Unaided he pulled Fireman Frank Richards
from the wrecked northlwmnd) engine and
laid him by the wayside. Richards soon
after died. Continuing his Work. Rev. Want
threw heavy ' timbers from off Engineer
Taylor. Other passengers came tn his
assistance and he- orgiiuixed the work of
fuccoritig those who had been Injured. ""
MINERS GAIN CONCESSIONS
President Mitchell Carries Point at
Kansas City and Strike
Will End.
KANSAS CITY, June 8. When the sub
committee of the conference of southwest
ern coal miners and operators met today
to submit to the full conference the agree
ment on their differences adopted last night
It was predicted that the strike In this
part of tho country would be declared oft
during" the day. The mine presidents of
the districts comprising Kansas, Indian
Territory had on May 30 agreed to the
proposition offered by the operators, but
the Missourians held out, fighting for cer
tain small concessions. It was theee dif
ferences that John Mitchell, president of
the United Mine Workers of America was
called here to clear up, and when the con
ference closed at midnight last night after
fifteen hours of argument he had succeeded
in gaining the concessions from the opera
tors.
The agreement renews the 1B03 scale of
prices for the period ending March 81, 1C.
It affects approximately 32,000 miners m
Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory and Ar
kansas. The strike has been In effect since
April 1.
LEGISLATORS FIGHT FLAMES
Louisiana lawmakers Lend Aid
In
sating the State Capitol
from Destruction.
BATON ROUGE. La.. June 8.-The sav-
Ing of the state capitol from destruction
by fire last night was accomplished in a
spectacular manner with Governor Blanch
ard, assisted by many Ixiui.slana legislators
dressed in their night clothes and by hun
dreds of citizens supplementing the Are de
partment. The Are started from defective
wiring near the roof of the senate chamber
destroying the capital's eastern wing above
the Arst floor. The loss was between 850,000
and 8100,000.
Among the valuables In the senate
chamber wheie the roof fell in was the
famous painting. "The Battle of New
Orleans." valued at 140,000.
Governor Blanchard directed the work of
saving valuable papers. The legislature
now being in session, the senate will meet
today in the EJks theater.
The capitol is an Imposing piece of archi
tecture on the bank of the Mississippi. It
was first built in HIT and waa destroyed
by tire during the civil war. The present
structure was erected in 1880.
DRAW BACK BILL NOT NEEDED
California Represents t We Assures
Democrats that People Do Not
Desire Tar I ft Coneesalous.
WASHINGTON. June a -Representative
Gabies of Tennessee and Williams of Mis
sissippi, have called to the attention of
the house to the fact that the jvays and
means committee haa failed to take anv
action on the bill to grant San Francisco
a rebate on building material, Mr. Wil
liams aaylng the failure waa due to
"stand patlsm"
Mr. Kahn of California has made reply
aaylng that the relief would not extend
over a longer period than one year and
the people of lian Francisco who are In
terested, practically agree that to extend
the provisions of a draw-back bill for
a period of less than three years would
prove of no advantage whatever. The
people of California had ample assurances,
he said, that the orders from 8.n Fran.
Cisco for structural steel would he given
priority over all other business and prices
of that commodity should not be advanced.
DAIILMAN downs insurgents
Mayor Faces Indignation Meeting; and
Answers Categorical Questions.
FIRST WARD INDIGNATION COOLS OFF
i
r'.ffort to Pot the City's K.xeentlve on
the Pan Heanlts In 'Root for All
HU Opponents fiave Pete
F.Isaaser.
When history of the present becomes
school book classic and the venerable party
with the oldest case of dyspepsia springs
tKat distressing novel assertion that all the
great are dead, to proe It lie will tell how
Mayor Jim Dahlman put the blocks to the
First Ward Democratic club in a rear room
at Tenth and Hickory streets, Omaha, on
the evening of June 8, 1906.
The majority of tho fifty members present
came intending to make his honor very
sorry he had ever thought of filling a city
hall Job with a republican. They adjourned
convinced that next to Bryan, Jim Dahlman
is the greatest living democrat, and to
tackle a keg of beer. President R. F. Wil
liams, who In opening, said he lielieved the
democrats were few and far between who
approved the mayor's course during the
few weeks he has been in office, dismissed
his ftoek with soothing words and etiolo
gies all around. In the words of Dave
Rowden. "Of all the sidestepping ever done
by Bob Fltzsinmxins, Jack O'Brien or any
of the champeens, you fellows are the best
that ever got out of the way." Those who
proposed to touch a match to his honor
and then devour him fell over the benches
to say they didn't mean It.
Mayor Exterminates Ills Foe.
Mayor Dahlman did It all by a speech.
This speech was In reply to a list of type
written questions propounded by the gen
tlemen who were 'Indignant" and who
wished to make him feel bad. But If the
mayor had any shadows of melancholia
hovering over him they didn't show. He
went after the outraged persons much as a
large, healthy cat pursues a family of
plump, enticing mice, and when he had fin
ished he seemed to have exterminated the
mice, with the possible exceptions of Pete
Klsasser and one Conroy.
The meeting opened with the muffled
roll of drums and tho 'unmistakable Indi
cations of trouble when President Williams
addressed the club and told it that many
democrats of the First had insisted upon
denouncing the acts of Mayor Dalilman
In choosing republicans for some of the
offices. Mr. Williams said that on one oc
casion no less than twenty malcontents
had swarmed to his house and raised so
much fuss in demanding a special Indigna
tion meeting, that he was compelled to In
vite them all in doors to prevent losing
caste with his neighbors. All sorts of in
flammatory resolutions had been placed In
his hands to be Introduced, he said, but he
had stood out against such a revolt and
compromised, on a set of questions to be
asked the mayor.
Dahlman Appears Dorian; Debate.
C. Q. Cunningham, John Power, Dave
Rowden and others sought to stave off
(he questioning and were making a biuve
tight to do It, in the midst of a parlia
mentary-tangle of gigantic proportions and
much, suppressed excitement when Mayor
Dahlman, himself, walked in the door.
His reception was rather cold. The de
bate proceeded and, catching the drift of
it, the mayor. said he had come down ex
pressly to answer questions and would bo
delighted to have them shot in his direc
tion. Whether or not to propose the ques
tions was left to a committee composed of
Dan Cornell, C. G. Cunningham and one
Conroy.
While they were examining the interro
gations In a rear room former ' Sheriff
Power was called upon for a speech. He
replied by denying that he had done any
thing to prevent Tom Flynn being ap
pointed street commissioner. He said false
reports had been circulated about him re
garding allegiance to Bryan and he de
clared to heaven that there was not a bet
ter Bryan man in the United States than
he.
C'onnell and Conroy of the committee
reported in favor of propounding the ques
tions, but Cunningham presented a minority
report on the grounds that It amounted
to a personal affront and could not be re
garded by the mayor except as an open
Insult.
Mayor Asks for Justice.
Followed more wrangling, which was
solved by' the mayor demanding to hear
the questions and saying he was not afraid
to answer them or questions from any dem
ocratic club on earth. " He prefaced reading
the questions by a speech.
Three or four months ago I started out
to carry tills city for the democrats. When
I started hundreds of my party told me I
had no chance at all. One of the first
meetings I attended was with this club
in tills very room. I told you that when
the cumpuien was over we would have a
clean sweep. I waa made the leader of
the campaign, and 1 wus made reHponslble
for it. Right here sits a councilman (re
ferring to Klsasserl who said a number of
times that If the ticket was elected it was
Jim Dahlman who elected It. I defy you
to deny It. Every man on the ticket said t.
My friends traveled ua far as 7W) miles
to come to Omaha to spend their lime
and money in my behalf. I stood by every
man on our ticket and worked to have him
elected as well as myself. Every one of
you knows I battled for It. And tonight
I would like to ask whether you men who
stood In the democratic ranks fought for
oillees or principles? It Is for principles
iliat 1 fought, but you must have tho
iifllees or you can't deliver the goods. Von
have met here tonight to criticise me, as
T take it. You are going to take me to
tnsk for appointing republicans.
Good Government His Mend.
Every speech I maae 1 declared our fight
whs one for Rood city government. The
people will receive this if the city council
does Its duty, as I believe It will. When
we have done that we will have done much
more than u few Jobs can bring to a few
men. Whether It means the loss of all the
influence and friends I have. I will not
miay one inch from the path I think is
right. I want to serve notice on you now
that, as true aa you have been to me In the
campaign, If you must part from me be
cause of differences over the Ailing of a few
places, you must go, because It is I who
Is to be held responsible fur my administra
tion. If you think you can lead me ever so
lit'.le from hat 1 think is right, this
meeting has been called in vain. If I
made pledges tu be elected mayor of
Omaha they are Just as sicred to me as
any pledge that is written in the plat
form. I! you will break one pledge, you
will break another. I hive outlined my
policy and I will follow it as long as the
Almighty permits me, legardleus of any
thing any man or set of men tnlnks I
ougut to do. The mantle of responsibility
is on my ahoulders and not on yours. It Is
easy to criticise on the Mreet corners,
but you will find It very different when
ou are in the post lion of trul.
Replies to the Questions.
Tne mayor then turned his attention to
the nutations and proceeded to burn them
up. after assuring President Williams that
only s small proportion of the club mem
bership of was present and that he waa
nut given a square deal thereby.
The first question asked if he thought
he owed greater obligations to republicans
than to members of his own party. The
(.Continued on Second Pag.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska-Fair atnrria
and anndnr.
Paee.
1 Raaslan Premier to Re Fired.
Stockmen for Strict Inspection.
Mayor Dahlman Downs Insnrarents.
Packers Horry the t'lennlna I n.
2 Mailt nn Penn lvanln Policy.
Rnrkett Makes Ills Maiden pec.-h.
3 News from Ml Tarts of Nebraska.
4 Fire Insarance Hatea to He Raised.
Iowa Rallronda Win n Point.
5 Railroad Rebate Case Araaed.
Financial Retlew of the Week.
W Cadets Receive Omnha Friends.
T Proposed Tas on Personal Incomes
H Diamond Case Goes to the Jary.
t oinf t relghton's Home Burned.
10 F.dltorlal.
11 Florence Rnand to Have a Ferry.
Commissioner Cornea for Openlna.
!Vew Kag-Raylng Plan a Success.
Vi "portlna F.renta of the Day.
1.1 Flnanclnl and Commercial.
1R Council HI an a and Iowa News.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Dev.
5 a. m..... AO 1 p. m Tn
41 a. m (IN p. m ..... . 7tt
T a, m At 3 v. m T
8 a. m U . 4 p. m
f a. m Its .N p. ni NO
10 a. m To p. m 0
11 a. m 7X T p. m T1
ISm 7.1 M it. m TO
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HOME.COMING IN KENTUCKY
Exercises In Louisville and Frankfort
to Re Followed by Reunions
In Every County.
LOUISVILLE, June 8.-Arrangements for
the entertainment of thousands of visitors
expected for the festivities of "Home Com
ing" week have been completed. The hotels
have already booked nearly all of their
rooms and space In hundreds of boarding
houses Is being allotted. The program cov
ers three days, beginning June 18. Hon.
Henry Watterson, Governor Beckham and
Mayor Barth will extend the welcome,
which will be responded to by former Gov
ernor David R. Francis of St. I-otils.
Thursday, June 14. will be-."Foster day."
A statue of the composer of the famous
song "My Old Kentucky Home," will be
unveiled. Hon. Sid B. Redding of Little
Rock. Ark., will be orator of the occasion.
Daniel Boone will be honored on the third
day. A statue of the famous pioneer will
be unveiled with appropriate exercises.
There will be an attack on Fort Boones-
boro by Indians and other features tending
to the spectacular. The grand ball closing
the events In Louisville will' be given that
night at the armory. Three thousand
couples are expected to participate.
Saturday, which is known at "Greater
Kentucky day," the scene shifts to Frank
fort, where the cornerstone of the new
oapltol will be laid In the presence of Gov
ernor Beckham and former governors of
Kentucky. The week following, every
county in the state, outside of Jefferson,
will have a "home coming."
Among the arrivals today was J. W,
Owens of La Platta, Mo., who made the
570-mlle Journey on foot and pushing a
wheelbarrow. He Is a native of Hart
counts'. Kentucky.
Nearly every- railroad In the United States
has gfanted special rates and long time
tickets and 10,000 persons are expected to
spend from one to two weeks In the state.
COMPROMISE ON STATEHOOD
Snargrrarlon Made that No Convention
Be Held If Either Territory
Is Oppoaed.
WASHINGTON, June 8.-A basis of com
promise., if not the exact form which is
said to be acceptable to a majority of the
senate, for the settlement of the differences
on the statehood question has been submit
ted lo Senator Carter. This provides for a
vote at the next regular territorial elections
of Arizona' and New Mexico to be held In
November, for delegates to a constitutional
convention to frame a constitution for
proposed new state and a vote on the ques
tion of statehood to be submitted In this
form: "Shall Arizona and New .Mexico be
united as one state?" If a majority In each
of the territories vote in favor of Join
statehood, then the delegates to a constltu
tlonal convention will be railed together.
If a majority In either territory Is recorded
against statehood, then the convention will
not .assemble. It eliminates the expense of
holding a , constitutional convention In the
event the decision of either territory is
against statehood and avoids confusion of
the statehood question with an election for
state officers.
DAVIS OBJECTS TO VENUE
Manager of Iroquois Theater Would
Have Case Tried In An
other Place.
CHICAGO. June 8. Arguments on the
motion for a change of venue on the
charge of manslaughter against Will J.
Davis, former manager of the Iroquois
theater, were commenced today before
Judge Smith. It Is probable they will con
tinue for several days.
Counsel for Davis Insisted that all classes
of people In this city are still so prejudiced
against Davis on account of the fire In the
Iriquois theater, where so many lives were
lost, that It la Impossible for him to have
a fair trial In Cook -eounty. It was as
serted by the attorneys that they had more
than 10.00 affidavits by persons who ad
mitted having prejudice against Davis.
TANK FALLS INTO BUILDING
Seven Persons ttrrlously Injured by
Accident Which Nearly Destroys
Pittsburg Structure.
PITTSBURG. June 8 -A lo.OOU-gallon
water tank crashed through the three
story brick building at 337-145 Liberty ave
nue this afternoon, causing the rear wall
lo fall out and injuring seven persons so
that they bud to le taken to hospitals.
The building whs occupied by Jacob Kite,
a wholesale butter and egg merchant: 8.
M. Petty Wall Paper company, and T. b.
Mercer &Co.. wholesale boots and shoes.
The injured were Thomas 8. Mercer and
his son, George, three women and James
Koblnaon, a teamster mho was delivering
goods at the rear of the building. The
women were bookkeepers and stenograph
ers in the various establishments. All of
the Injured will recover.
Senate t'oilmi Nominations
WASHINGTON
illn- Th.
u!ic o j ne senate, in
executive session, today confirmed the fol
lowing nominations:
Register of the Laud Office C. M. Cade,
ahawntre. Okl., at Guthrie. Ok!.; J. Henry
Smith at Seattle. Wash.; Alexander J. Cook,
receiver cf public money at Vancouver,
Wash.
PACKERS IX HASTE
Managers of Chicago Plants Rush Work of
Cleaning TJp.
PRESIDENT SENDS ANOTHER REPORT
Investigation by Department of Agriculture
Supports Specialists,
QUICK CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
New Toilet and Dressing Booms ProVided
for Employes.
GIRLS MOVED TO LIGHTER QUARTERS
Haste Toward Reform Wnnli Ki
Amnsina. gays Report, If It
Were Not Do Nearly
Tragic.
WASHINGTON. June 8.-In response to
request from the house committee on
agriculture, President Roosevelt today for
warded to Representative Wads worth, the
chairman of that committee, the report
made to him by a committee of the Depart
ment cf Agriculture regarding conditions
In the Chicago meat packing houses. Ac
companying the report was a letter from
the president in which he points out that
there Is no conflict In substance between
the Neill-Hcynolds report and that of tin
agriculture department expert.
The president quotes letter saying that
the packing house proprietors are manifest
ing almost "a humorous haste to clean up.
repnve and even to plan for future
changes. New toilet rooms are being
provided with additional dressing rooms
and clean towels. .The president's corre
spondent says that "the haste toward re
form would have been amusing if it were
not so hejtrly tragic."
The president says his investigations
have not been completed, but "enough has
been developed In my judgment to call for
Immediate, thorough-going and radical en
largement of the powers of the govern
ment In Inspecting all meats which enter
into Interstate and foreign commerce." ,
Text of Letter.
Following Is the text of the letter of ths
president to Chairman Wads worth:
The White House. Washinaton. June I.
My dear Mr. Wadsworth: In accord Willi
your request I send you herewith the two
reports of Inspection by the committee ap
IKiinted by tne Department of Agriculture
on April 5 and 14. This committee huu
aireauy been appointed when . 1 notitleii
the secretary that I desired that such a
commission should be appointed In order lo
maae the investigation. Subsequent com
plaints lo me and the consideration of com
plaints already made showed that the.
cnarges were not only against the pack
ing nouses, but also to a certain extent
reuected upon the action of the govern
ment inspector and 1 came to the con
clusion that it was best to have an in
vcsugatlon by outside Individuals. whu
couia not be charged with being in any way
interested jn tn mattsr. Accordingly be
fore the completion of the Investigation
by the Department of Agriculture 1
directed Mr. Nelll and Mr. Reynolds lo
make an investigation, the first report of
which has been laid before congress. Much
testimony has been offered to us which
has nol been considered in this report, for
Mr. Nelll and Reynolds In tins report con
lino themselves to stating In more or less
summary way the facta aa to which they
had been eye witnesses; and what they
have said cannot be successfully con
troverted. - No Conflict In Reports.
Some of the ground traversed by Messrs.
Nelll and Reynolds is not toucned upon In
the report of tne committee ol tne agricui
tural department. As to the ground cov
ered in common by tne report ot me two
invtsiigating committees mere Is no con
flict in substance as to the important met
iers, althougn tnero is a maraea alnerence
in emphasis, this being partially due lu
the greater length and ueiail ot Iho report
of tne committee ot tne Department of
Agriculture, in my judgment tne emphasis
ot tne report of Messrs. Nelll and Heynoias
la ahunuantiy justined by the tacts.
To show the immediate and extraordinary
chunge tor tne belter, witich the mere fact
of their Investigation is aireauy bringing
about in tne condition of the pacatng houses
In Chlcagolt is only necessary to instance
tne following portions of a letter received
trom a most competent and trustworthy
witness in cmcugo, whose name I will give
the committee it it so dualres:
Letter from Chicago.
"CHICAGO, Friday. June 1. -On, Monday
I began a tour of all the great packing
houses, going first to Llbby s, then Swllts.
Tuesuay an Hi.- nio.iu.ig olscussed
changes that ought to' be made and caught
a glimpse of the awakening at Armour a.
in the afternoon viunea ine piaui wim un
superintendent.
Wednesday rested and contemplated the
awakening of Packingtown. it is miracu
lous. Thursday 1 did Nelson Morris, with
the superintendent. ..eisiui Morris
lias done much lo make things better. By
the time the next inspecting party arrives
they will have still more new lavatories,
toilet rooms, dressing rooms, etc.. Cuspi
dors everywhere, and signs prohibiting spit
ting. In most the awakening seemed lo
come by force from without. There was
the slightest indication that the 'still,
small voice' was at work also.
"At Armour's, at my suggestion, I mad
no pretense of making an Investigation,
but frankly announced my dealre lo e
things for myself and to get a fresh im
pression of conditions, as I had not keen
the plants since before the strike. On every
hand there wss indication ot an almost
humorous haste to clenn up, repnve and
even to plan for future changes new
toilet rooma, new dressing rooms, new
towels, etc. Swift's and Armour were both
o cleaned up that 1 was compelled to cheer
them on their way by expressing my pleas
ure at the changes. .
sausage Girls Moved.
"The sausage girls were moved upstair,
where they could get sun and light, they lo
have dressing rooms, elo.
"I asked tor showers and lockers for the
casing workers at Armour's and got a
promise that I hey would put them In. The
canning and stuffing room, clilpptd leeC
and beef extract al Armour s seemed really
quite good, in all of luese rooms I tic gills
work.
"At Llbby's the girls are to be put Into a
blue calico uniform whim tl.ey will buy at
lalf price. They are putting ;n toilet rooms,
'which they say are temjrary, and thai
when the building is remodeled Ihey win
have these, put in a better place. 'I he hast
toward reform would have been aiiiult6 11
it were not so nearly tragic.
"They Hied to win my help on the ground
that loss of foreign lra: would mean hard
ship for the workers in my neighborhood
and I must say 1 do share this tear, but i
cannot see the wisdom of my coining nut
publicly and saying thai I ua ludieatloiia
of an awakening, for 1 wunl the changes
to be radical and jiermanenl. even though
we all have to Butter for the present."
Investigation to Continue.
I wlwh to repeat that my Investigation
are not jet through. 1 am nol prepared lo
make a nnal aiaiement, eiinei as to so
much of the complaints as concern the
management of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry, or aa to certain of the gravel
charges in connection with tiie adulteration
of meat products, as well as other mutters
Hut enough has been di selcped in my Judg
ment lo call for immediate llioroogh-golng
and radical enlurgemt nl l the puwere of
the government in Inspecting ull meata
wl.lt 1 1 enter into interstate and foreign
commerce.
Unfortunately the uiladeeda of those who
are rcsiNim-thle for the abuses we design to
l urn win I'ling iiicroii alio ' tianiage noi
, ,. . i,. t,. ih. ...
stock growers, the ranchmen ami farmer
of the cou'iti y. The onlv wav pel malleoli v
to protect und lienefit thefc Innocent stock
growers, the farmer and ranchmen. I to
aecure by law the thcrooRii and adequate
inspection for which i have asked, Sin
cerely yours,
(Higuedl THEODORE ROOSEVELT'
Hun. Jams W. Wadsworth, ahalrmag nyi
