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EVENTS OF THE WKFK
Conforanc Beport on Etatehood Bill I
Up in Benate Tneaday.
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LIVELY DISCUSSION IS ANTICIPATE
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Senator Foraker Will Lead the Pirhl
AtVinit tha Baport.
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS IN HOUSE
Conference Eeport on Railroad Kate Bill
Will Come Up Today.
ANXItTY OVER MEAT INSPECTION BILL
Committee Will Take l"
ln4mrat Mir and Will
Try ta Hewort Te-
WASHINGTON. June 10 -The conference
report on the statehood hill will be taken
up In the United States Senate on Tuesday
and much Interest Is felt In the subject.
The report will probably be cslled up b?
lu-nator Beverldge. In charge of the report,
but fenmor Foraker has given notice thut
If the friends of the rport do not nmvi
In that' direction he will do so. No opT.o-l-ti-iti
to consideration Is anticipated, but
there is a, prospect of animated discussion
of the report on merits, and undoubtedly
consider hie time will be required for the
(determination of the Question. Senator
F-orsker will lead a fight to prevent agree
ing to the committee' report.
moot Report Today.
The business of the week will begin Mon
day with, the presentation of the majority
reports of the committee on privileges snd
elections In the case or Senator Smoot, but
the further consideration of that matter
will bs deferred for a time and the senate
will continue the consideration of the ap
propriation bills. Only one of these, the
diplomatic appropriation bill. Is now ready
for consideration. It will be taken up Mon
day and ns Soon as other supply bills ore
refly tl,ey will be placed before the senate.
The. rsnsm. sea level canat bill will also
be discussed further during the weekt as
opportunity offers, and It will be pressed
to a vote os speedily as possible. It Is not
expected that tbe conference report on the
railrond rale bill will again reach the
senate In time for further discussion during
the week.
' Important -.objects In Hoase.
There are - many subjects of Important
legislation crowding for consideration In
the house' of representatives this week.
.1 - - . . , ' I. Will ..111
r hi- the right of way.; and If uninterrupted
wM hp passed by Thursday. The District
, of Colgviis h the right to Monday urtrfcT
the ru'.es, hut' efforts are. being made fo
alf'frv 'i 'th! crier In favor of the civil
bis. : -
As effVM to hive theaenste change Its
motion . respfoUn.T the railrond rate- Mil
have f.l'ert. llils measure will have to, be
considered ) linutc before a second
, tfr-rf rence csn b held. It la planned to
, j. amsiio tMa. i.ha flwt,.blnes- Monday. Just
now far th. discussion will go end whether
'Iprclal ' ruli limiting debate will be
rousht lit, are details which have not yet
been determined. .The fact that, the house
la required to consider this, the first report
of the conferees, which. In effect, has ben
rejected hy the senate, will reverse the i
order of consideration on the second report
of the. conf-rees. gifing it to the hue
first and to the senste last.
The omnibus public building bill, carry
ing authorizations for puhllc buildings ag
grfrgHtlng more than JiO.000.00O. la to be
brought In and passed under a apeclal rule
as soon a the sundry civil bill has been
n't, to the senate. - . . ' ' ,
' The pure food bill will be brought for
ward as the next subject of consideration,
to be laid aside for the taking up of con
fi ence reports.-
Meat Inspection Bill.
' On of .the early actions of the week'
will be the funs'deratlon of the sgricul
tural bill with Its worrisome meat inspee-
tlop. amendment attachment. The plan is
t get this bill- Into conference at the
earliest possltye rnonient. Members of the
agricultural committee have beciwie. tm-
pressed with rhe necessity for haste In
any action tp. be.tsken. Continued and
Increasing Injury to the Uve atock interests
have een aef forth to the committee with
evident effect.' The committee will take
up the Beveridge amendment Monday, and
If possible bring In a report to the house
n that or tbe next day. A motion will
be made to disagree to all of the senate
amendments. Including the beef Inspection
piovls'on. and ask the senate for a con
ference. ' As K.Kin as the senate acts on tha In
d an appropriation Mil conference report,
which Is expected eiiv In t lie week, this
report will be called tip for r. ilon In the
house.
Tho ' statehood conference report. Ilko
wla. which Is to he tkei up by the sen
ate, will furnish business for the house
as soon aa sent ever.
ta Investigation to Continae.
Tha Interstate Commerce commission
will i-ontlnuo. its Investigation of the
methods of tha coal carrying and oil carry.
Ing railroads, holding sessions tn Washing
ton on Monday, in Philadelphia on Tues
day and proceeding to Cleveland on Thurs
day.' If tha investigation at Philadelphia
baa hot been concluded by Thursday, only
a Ktrtlon of the commission will go to
Cleveland, v
. Dv.rtng this week Great Britain will be
gin a series of elaborate naval maneuvers.
Tha'cbJect of the play at war. In which
tn warsblpa of various types will be en
gaged, la to- test the efficiency of tha new
admiralty plana for the protection of
British oommervo and the defens of the
.eacoat t.
: A ni.n.ber of colleges and universities
will hold their commencement exercises
this 'week. Tha class of 1M at West
Point twill be graduated on Tuesday. Tha
feature of the ceremonies at the University
vt Illinois will be an address by the Ger
man ambassador. Baron von Bternburg.
... DEATH RECORD.
. a folonel Renrr J. Lthaw.
KANSAS CJTT. June Jo. Colonel Henry
J. LAtshaw, who at on time represented
the Fifth Missouri district in congress
and who has been active in Missouri pol
itics sine th civil war, died In thla city
tonight, aged 71 yeara. Colonel lshaw
In his early Ufa waa a civil engineer and
It first ram to Missouri to build what
I now one of tha Burlington lines In
northern Missouri. He was an intimate
friend and associate or tbe lite Colonel
Robert O. Ingwrsoll and they co-operated
la organising aa iUlnuU regtmcut dtuing
U.S uvll tu.
iGREAT templejs dedicated
Ti Mllllon-DoJIar t met a re l one
siene.
lOSTON. June It. On of the itiwt re-
j-kable religious demonstrations ever
" ; essed In New England orourrwl today
the new Ilfmn.nno christian Selene
- i In the Back Bay district was dedl
From every stat In the union and
" 1l part of the world came member
Jalth to be present at the dedicatory
k.i .ires. It was estimated that more than
40,000 Christian Scientists were In the city
today.
Blx services were held to accommodate
the vast throngs, but even then thousands
were unable to gain admission to the
temple. The seating capacity of the new
edifice exceeds 6.000 and at each service
today hundreds stood In the aisles and
In the rear of the church. The first service
was held at 7 o'clock this morning.
The sis services today were Identical
and each service was about two hours In
length.
The occasion combined both the annual
communion and the dedicatory exercises.
It consisted of the regular opening exer
cises, reading of the tenets of the church.
a dedicatory address prepared by Mrs.
Mary Baker O. Kddy of Concord, N. H.t
the founder of the religion, and read by
W. D. McCracken, the lirst reader of the
church, and a lesson sermon specially pre
pared for the occasion.
At the close of the lesson sermon. In ac
cordance with the usual custom of the
church. In response to an Invitation of
the first reader, the entire congregation
knelt In silent prayer. The congregational
singing was a feature of the services. At
the close of the service Edward A. Kim
ball of Chicago presented . reply of thanks
to Mrs. Eddy, for her dedication address
and for her general work in behalf of the
church.
Mrs. Eddy's address was a lengthy doc
ument and dealt In the main with Chris
tian Science tenets, referring especially
to the dedication of the new temple.
The new temple, which is entirely free
from debt. Is one of the most Imposing
structures In Boston and Is said to be the
largest church In New England. Christian
Scientists all over the world have aided
In Its construction and it Is Intended as
a tribute to Mrs. Eddy In recognition of
her labors for her church.
The original mother church adjoins and
forms part of the new temple. The con
struction of the new edifice has occupied
a little more than two years.
BENSON ACCEPTS SENATORSHIP
Kanaoa Appointee Also Annonee
Thtt, Ho Will Bo a. Candidate '
for Election. .. . "
OTTAWA. Kas., June 10 Judge, Alfred
Watson Benson of this city, who yester
day was offered the appointment of United
States senator to succeed Joseph R. Burton,
ststed today that he would accept the. posi
tion. He will officially notify Governor
Hoch -tomorrow . of his acceptance. Judge
B-nson expects to start for Washytgton
this week.
Jn an Interview today Judge Benson said
"I do tiot see why I should not admit a'
this tln4 that I have decided to acefpt
Governor Htjcti'g offer. ; I shall go to To.
pka tomorrow morning and formally In
form Governor Hoch that I accept the ap
pointment.
"I presume that I shall he a candidate for
re-election to the senate before the state
I legislature next winter.' My Inclination is
tn alr tli nnn1 tA send me back If mv
: .,.rvW(l nrc atlefartorT. Tho whole thing
I ,.,. . . rrl. tn m. t had never
for a moment considered my appointment
to the senate a possibility.
The statement today of Judge Benson
that he will stand for re-election next win
ter adds much Interest to the Kansas sena
torship, for which thera have been' several
avowed candidates. The term that Judge
Benson will fill expires on March 3. 1907.
A half doxen men In the state have either
publicly expressed themselves as being can
didates for the new term or, have been
prominently spoken of for the place. They
include W. R. - Stubbs of IawTence, rail
way contractor and former chairman of the
republican state central com'mlttee; Repre-
I tentative Charlea Curtis of the First Kan
I mis district: J. L. Bristow, editor of the
J Salina Journal and former fourth assistant
postmaster, general; Frank Nelson, state
superintendent of schools, and ex-Governor
William J. Bailey.
It is stated that F. V. Coburn, who last
night declined the appointment, had the
I n'easure of suggesting to Governor Hoch
the name of Judge, Benson.
LABOR DISPUTE IN ST. LOUIS
Bnlldlnar Operations Will Bo Ham
pored by Differences Between
Vnlon Orsranlsatlona.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., June 10. The Building
Trades Council yesterday declared a gen
eral strike on all buildings on which mem
bers of the Bricklayer and Stona Masons
International Union are employed. Th
master builders, as a result of this action,
cancelled th recently signed agreement
with the council.
Th agreement provided that no union
affiliated with th council should go on
strike without first submitting th matter
In question to arbitration.
It Is stated the strike resulted from a
disagreement between the unions. It "is
th general aentlmenc of the employers to
remain neutral, unless they are forced into
the light to protect their own interests.
Meetings wer held today by the. stone
mason's and laborers' unions Indorsing
th strike, and It was decided to tie up
every building Job in the city on which
bricklayers are at work. Hiram Lloyd,
president of the master builders' associa
tion, said today that he did not know to
what extent the strike would go. but only
work on which bricklayers are employed
would be afTected. The extent of the strike,
he said, would not be known until to
morrow. BRITISH MAY GAIN LAND
Dntrk May ! Territory In loath
America Becaose of River's
. Coarse.
THE HAUL'S, June 9.(8peclal Cable
gram to Th Bee.) Commenting on the
Rio de Janeiro treaty regulating th fron
tier between Surinam and Brasll, the Ned
erlandsrh Btemmen recalls that the fron
tier between Dutch and British Guiana Is
also doubtful, as th liver Corantln. which
was supposed to run st right angles to
ths coast, has been found to turn south
ward Just above Us Junction with the
Brown liver, so thst if the Corantioe be
maintained as th frontier a large part
of Surinam becomes British.
Th paper desires that tn expedition
shall b sent to Investigate the triangle
bet ecu Ui CviantUie and Brown rlvti.
CASSATT ANSWERS QUERIES
President of Penniylrania Company Hu
Himself Iarestieated.
OWNS NO STOCK IN COAL COMPANIES
Has Tr Owned Interest In Key
tone nr Rerwln. White Corpor
ations While Employed
by Company.
PHILADELPHIA. June 10,-The special
Investigating committee appointed by the
board of directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company and acting for all the
lines of the Pennsylvania system tonight
made public the answers of President
Cassatt to the questions propounded by
the committee In one of Its circulars sent
to officers and thousands of the employes
of tha various lines. Mr. Cassatt takes
up tha questions seriatim, and In reply to
tha first query as to whether he has any
Interest in any coal company or other
enterprise located on the company' lines
since January 1, 1900, says:
I do not at present own any slock in
any coal company whose mines are locat-d
on or whose cosl Is shipped over tne lines
of the Pennsylvania railroad system..
Until the Jlst of December lest I owned
190 of the 4.000 shares of the Millwood
CohI and Coke company (par $60), a stock
which I subscribed for when the company
was formed, about the year 1872. and paid
for it at the subscription price, which, to
the best of mv recollection, whs per.
There was no mnrket for this stock as It
only pnld dividends at Irregular intervals,
but last fall an off or was made for all the
stock by the owners of the adjoining land
and my stock was sold with the rest.
I own KiS of the jK.AOO shares of the com
mon stock of the Union Switch and Sig
nal company (par which I purchased
about 18M at the market price, whlcli, aa
nearly aa I tin recollect, waa J5 per
share.
I own 46 of the 2,500 shares of stock of
the United States Metallic Packing
company (par $1001, which I bought about
1SX6 at the then market price at which I
think was Hbout $50 per share.
I own 2,'t of the 165,000 shares of the
preferred stock of the Pennsylvania Steel
company (par $100). This stock 1 purchased
at various times, my first purchase hav
ing been msde tn October, 1901, some
months after th acquisition by the Penn
sylvania "company of a. majority of the
shares of the capital stock of the Penn
sylvania Steel company. My last purchase
was made on the 8th of May of thla year.
The, average price paid by me was J&7.79.
1 own 2.000 of the 450,000 shares of slock
of the Cambria Steel company (par $50),
which I purchased at a cost of $34 per
share on May 2, 190U. Those shares re
placed l.tiOO shares of other stock of the
said company, ail of which were bought
by me after the Pennsylvania company had
acquired a majority of the shares of the
Cambria Steel company, but which I had
subsequently sold.
Ko Commission on Sal.
Mr.. Cassatt said he had not directly per
formed any service In connection with the
receipt, transportation or delivery of any
freight snipped by or consigned, to any of
the companies above named.
In repiy to another question he said he
had not performed any duties in connection
with the -distribution or allottment of car
or the furnishing of sidings, equipment,
motive power, dockage or other accommo
dations for any of the companies named,
unless the purchase of locomotive and
cars for the general business -ot the Penn
sylvania Railroad company and the fur-'
mulling ot sidings, under the authorisation
of the board of directors, may be held to
come WUlilu the scope or the qa est Ion
asked.
President Cassatt says he has never re
ceived any commission, compensation, gift
or gratuity of any kind from any shipper
on the Pennsylvania's line or any of the
flv companies be mentions in his lirst
answer.
In reply to the question as to whether
he is pecuniarily Interested in any cor
poratlon. association or Individual doing
work for or furnishing materials or sup
plies to th Pennsylvania system, he says
that the flv companies mentioned In his'
first answer make sales to the Pennsyl
van la Railroad company and with the ex
ceptlon of. these companies, he Is not In
terested or concerned In corporations or
Individuals referred to In the query.
He says he has not performed, and Is
not now performing any service In con
nection with work done for. or the pur
chase or receipt of materials or supplies
by the Pennsylvania railroad system, ex
ceptlng that he has. In accordance with
established custom, purchased the steel
rails for the entire system. These pur
chases are reported to the board of dlrec
tors for their approval.
X Interest la Conl Companies.
After concluding his answers President
Cassatt makes, the 'following statement tu
th special .jmniluee:
Tou will observe that the only coal stock
mined bv me since becoming Dresldent of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company is 160
shares ot the Millwood ioai ana i.,one com
mnv. which stock has been sold, but In
view of the reputed rumors of my lelng i
holder of stocks of the Keystone i-ool ana
Coke romtany. the Berwind-Whlie Coal
Mining company and the Henrietta I'okW
company, and or my Detng interested in
the firm of Cassatt & Co.. 1 think It proper
to state that 1 never owned or had any
inter st In the stocks of the Keystone
Coal and Coke company or of th Henrietta
Coal company, nor have I ever had any
Interest in the nrm or cassatt Co.
never owned any atock of the Berwind
White Coal Mining company while an
officer of the Pennsylvania Railroad com
iwny, either during my former connection
with the company, which terminated by my
resignation of the vice presidency In the
tall or or since i oecnme president
lu . but when In lkfW Mr. Charles J
Herwind. then head of the partnership of
lirrwlnd. White A Co.. formed the present
Barwlnd-White Coal Mining company to
take over the business of that firm. F pur
chased 4(0 shares of "the stock of th
company and paid for it at the then nur.
kket price, which waa 26 per cent of Its
par value. I sold this stock In li. You
will observe that It, was purchaaed four
yeara after I ceased to be an offloer of
the company and waa sold eight years be
fore 1 was elected to the presidency. I
never had any Interest In the partnership
of Berwind. White 4 Co.
HYMENEAL
Hoaghtoa-Falk.
TECUM9EH. JS'eb.. June 10. Mls Dor
othy Nellie Fslk and Mr. Everett Haugh
ton. well-known ypung people of thla city,
were married at th horn of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Falk, at
7 o'clock this morning. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. F. M. Sturdevant
of th Baptist church in th presence ot a
few relatives and friends. Mr. and Mis.
Haughtou departed on a shorty wedding
trip and will return and go to housekeep
ing in this city. The groom is the son
of Mrs. B. R. Haughton, and grew to man
hood In this city. .
Coacdoa-Walaa.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. June 10. (Special.)
Ouy Congdon and bride, formerly Miss
Agnes Walsh, returned this morning from
North Platte, where they were quietly
married Friday evening. Conductor and
Mrs. Andrew J. Wslsh, parents of the bride,
witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs.
Congdon stol a march on their friends
snd also upon the bride's parents, al
though the latter willingly consented to th
wedding, and quietly Hole away to Js'erlh
Piatt Thursday night.
TELEPHONE IN RAILROAD USE
It Vnlne la Ktnlalteo by l H. Korty.
Superintendent of t nloa
Paclfle Telegraph.
The calling together of Union Pacific
traffic officials and employes to listen to
Instructive pspers of Intense Interest by
the head officers In the various depart
ments proved most popular with the em
ployes. Over 1W were present Wednes
day evening at the Commercial club
rooms to listen to the papers. One of
the most Interesting to the public was
the discussion on telephones, led by J.
H. Korty, superintendent of telegraphs
and telephone on the Union Paclfle. Mr.
Korty ssld:
' The telephone Is becoming a most valu
able aid In the operation of trains in
large yards and terminals, and quick work
Is necessary because of the constantly In
creasing volume of business.
It Is most necessary that the train dis
patcher, telegraph office, yardtnsster, car
Inspector, roundhouse, twwera and( switch
shanties Should be supplied liberally with
telephones. By liberal use of the tele
phone between thene. much time often may
be saved for freight conductors and whole
frsln crews -and alsa In expediting th
starting of train. -
Teh-phones are soon to be constructed
In connection with . the automatic block
system now being Installed, as they will
place the dispatcher In rlore touch with
the non-telrgraph ststlons.
Portsble telephones may also be placed
on trains for use on these wires In
emergency esses,
On some other sections of the road It
la contemplated to introduce the onm
poslte system bv means of which one wire
nuv be used slimiltsneousiy for telegreph
Ing snd telephoning. Trains will be
equipped with portatw composite telephone
apparatus, enabling i conductors to reach
the dispatcher or nearest telegraph office.
Several composite circuits are already In
use on this road, whereby. In each case,
several ststlons on a district are thus
connected with, the dispatcher and much
valnphla n.e derived therefrom bv the dis
patchers and trainmen conferring with
each other. Where the use of the com
posite Is impracticable, the most econom
ical arrangemeni m to uii
wir. between a. siding and nearest tele-
grsph bfflce and connect with telephone
This places trains at sidings within reach
of the dispatcher.
Experiment Wltn teiepnones on uaiiio
sre In progress on this road which, It Is
hoped, may result In devising apparatus
that will mske it possible for the en
Hn..r and conductor to successfully carry
on conversation and compare their under
standing of orders. .....
A wrecking car on each division Is sup
plied with two portsble telephones, and a
reel carrying one-quarter mile of Insulated
wire for" use at wrecks, wojihouta. etc.,
which are used to place the temporary
telegraph office in communication with the
repair worlt. tne covtrea irr
stretched along the ground. The arrange
ment keeps the division office promptly ad
vised as to the progress of repairs, etc.
The movement of trains oy teiepnonio
nrri-m In certain localities under proper
safeguards is possible, and Is already twin
done on some roads. .m tne union rncmc
between Council Bluffs and Gllmore in
conjunction with the block signal system
the movement of trains is very grrniij
cilltatcd by use oi teiepnonea oy tne ais
natrh.r in one or tne towrs.
Official and private cars, while standing
on side tracks at Important terminals, may
be quickly connected with private branch
exchange, or local snd long distanc lines.
thus giving tne occupants or sucn cars
telephonic -service as at their offices or
homes. Such an arrangement Is In vogu
t the Omaha Union station.
tjnnm distance telenhone llnea between
division and district terminals would afford
Invaluable service, to operating and trefne
departments in giving orders and exchang
ing Information which now overburden the
telesrrarh wires. I look forward to the
time. In the not dlstsnt future, when th
telephone service of the I men Pacinc win
be co-extensive with that of the telegraph;
with long distance telephone circuits along
th main line rapaNr-of oeJiafsctory use
between the extrem .limits of the road.
not as a rival of -th telegrapn but rather
aa an auxiliary thereto, and as a direct and
quick means for personal conversations
between officials, agents and others. Bitch
system has Its particular advantage nw
th other, the telegraph being the best
where a record is required.
From the foregoing It will be seen that
the telephone can be utilised In many ways
to great advantage on railroads. Future
requirements In this line, both as to utility
and economy, will suggest themselves from
time to time and these coxes should be
brought to the attention of proper parties
for consideration.
COLONIES WAIT ON BRITAIN
Shipping; Interests of Sonth Africa
Desire Imperial Conference oa
Their Trade.
CAPE TOWN, June . (Special Cable
gram to The Bee.) The conclusions of the
shipping conference, held at Pletermarits
burg, hava Just been published. Th whole
series of resolutions wer adopted unani
mously, a Portuguese abstaining from vot
ing. In view of the dispatch from Lord Elgin
the conference leaves to Ihe Imperial gov
ernment the responsibility of dealing with
the situation. "It considers the reductions
offered tn Sir Donald Curries letter In
adequate, and - opposes the extension of
the rebate system proposed in it. The
conference recommends-that pending the
proposed Inquiry by the Imperial govern
ment Lord Rlgln shall be asked to nego
tiate with the shipowners In conjunction
with colonial agents for further reduction
of rstee on the basis that government
freights shall remain free and other-shippers
be treated alike for a term of one
year, with prVj1ons regarding sailings
and arbitration a? "aid down by th Lon
don conference. Th report further rec
ommend th South African governments
to accept any Invitation to participate In
th inquiry which it urge the. Imperial
government to Initiate at the earliest pos
sible moment.
GIANT FIRECRACKERS EXPLODE
Two Mea Serloaaly Injraod by Acci
dent la a Firework
Factory.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ill., June 10,-An ex
plosion ' of 1.600 giant firecrackers in a
fireworks factory today burned George
Beckman and Henry Brorkmeyer so seri
ously that they may die and badly dam
aged ths factory. The building Is located
on the outskirts snd is known ss the fire
works station shop No. 17. Th men were
loading the giant firecrackers. Beckman
stated, and In dusting some powder from
the bench a spark wss caused, setting off
Ike 1.600 giant firecrackers. Other em
ployes succeeded In extinguishing the
flames that followed before they reached
other explosives.
AT REST AFTER LONG LIFE
ssonn
Mrs. Harriet H. Rowland, Nearly Haa.
d red. Years Old, Barled at
- Fareat I .awn.
Mrs. Harriet B. llowland, who lived to
the ag of SS years and I months,
was burled yesterday afternoon at For
est Lawn cemetery. Re. Newton Mann,
minister of the Cnltarian church, con
ducted th service st ths horn of Mr.
Harriet- A. Hough, Mrs. Howland's eldest
daughter, who lives st 1604 Leavenworth
street, where Mrs. llowland died Friday
morning. Th sg of th venerable
mother lent unuaual Interest to the ob
sequies. Many who knew her during her
thirteen years resldsnva lu Ouiaha at
tended lb servlcss.
SONS CHARGED WITH MURDER
Conmsr'i Jury Holdi Jsim and Koah
- Headley for Death of Their Fathtr.
YOUNGER BOY ONLY FOURTEEN YEARS 0C0
Mother Believes In tJnllt of Sob and
Say She Is Afraid They
Might A Wo Kill
Her.
CRAIO Neb., June 10.-tSpeclal.)-Th
coroner's Jury today laid th murder and
robbery of Jacob l Headley at the door
of his two sons, Jesse. 1. and Noah, 14
years of age, and ordered both boys held
for th crime. The eldest son Is held as
the principal and the younger as an ac
cessory. Robbery Is ascribed as the mo
tive for th deed.
Neither boy dlspfsy great analeqy over
his predicament. Neither seems st all to
realise the enormity of th charge pre
ferred against him. Both Insist that the
last time they saw their father was when
ho ate breakfast prior to going to Teka
mah and they declare their Innocence In
a sort of listless. Indifferent manner,
which would Indicate the weight ot their
situation had not fully born down upon
them.
Mrs. Headley believes In the guilt of
her sons. She doe not talk much shout
the crime, but sdmlts she thinks her elder
son. animated by lust for money, which
Is said to be his ruling passion, led th
other boy Into the crime of taking their
father's life. She seems Indisposed to exert
sny grest effort or spend much money
trying to free them.
Jesse Hesdley hss been Implicated In
several criminal offenses. He once stole
a team of horses from his father and ran
away with it. On the occasion of a visit
to the home of an uncle the boy stol $M
from the uncle and haa born a bad repu
tation generally.
When the mothr w.as asked If she would
exhaust her resources to fre her sons,
she replied that she wss afraid if the
boys killed their fsther they might ss
readily kill her.
IMPROVEMENTS AT JtORTH PLATTE
City t.'oaacll Order SeToral Miles of
Hew Sidewalk Ia1d.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. June 10-tSp-clal.)
Th city council held a prolonged
session Tuesday evening, the midnight hour
haiing passed before the aldermen ad
journed. During this meeting a number of
important mstters were considered.
Th commute on sidewalks made a re
port recommending that all wooden or
board sidewalks within the corporate limits
be condemned and that the street com
missioner be authorised to tesr out all
dangerous walks wherever they may exist.
The commltte also recommended th pass
age of an ordinance for the construction of
sidewalks on a long list of streets, regard
less of positions, and the city sttorney was
Instructed to draft an ordinance providing
for the construction of these sidewalks.
Two ordinances, one relating to official
time and the other providing for a perma
nent survey of street center lines from which
to properly lay sidewalks and curbing, were
pasted. An ordinance regulating the laying
of sidewalks was also read for th first
time.
The chairman of the atreet commute was
empowered to have th slough at Eighth
and Cottonwood streets drained' by tapping
the sewer and putting in a cstc'.t basin.
The city engineer was Instructed to msk
estimates and the cicy clerk to advertise
for blda for construction of sidewalk ap
proaches and street and alley crosswalks.
Grading , was ordered" as follows: Front
street from Dewey to Cottonwood, Pine
street from Front to First, Third street
from Dwy to West End and Grand arenue
from Second to Sixth. -
Several communications from residents
were read. Isaac Dillon complained that
part of Twelfth street had been fenced and
he desired the fence removed; one from W.
8. Dolson asking for the gutter grade and
the construction of s crosswalk and on
from F. ,W. Richards protesting against
the probable action of the councls In con
demning sidewalks.
EPIDEMIC OF SPOTTED FEVER
Pnbllo Gatherings In Brokea Bow,
Aaselmo aad Meraa.
BROKEN BOW.' Neb., June W.-tSpeclal
Telegram.) The dread malady that has
made Its appearance in certain sections of
the county in the last ten days claimed
Its fourth victim lsst night in the person
of Arviila Wachter, the 17-year-old daugh
ter of Alpert Wachter. living nln miles
north or here. The girl waa taken alck at
..ii. . , j V " wca at
u iimn ;cniirui; auernoon ana died at
S o'clock last night. The body was burled
today. Dr. Spaulding of the state board
and County Health Officer Dr. Pennington
pronounce the disease thst of spinal men
Ingltls or spotted fever. Other physicians
sr dissgreeing. Pennington Issued sn or
der this morning qusrsntining churches,
schools sild Pisces of public gatherings in
tn towns or Anseimo. Mema and. Broken
Bow to prevent the epidemic from spread
Ing. The dlseaae la purely local and does
not effect the general public. No services
were held In th churches todsy. W. B.
Abey, the third victim. Is not expected to
live during th night. Bo far th disease
seems to have confined itself to on lo
cality. Death Da to Caaeleeaneaa.
GRAND ISLAND, June 10. (Special.)
The coroner's Jury Investigating the death
of George Dressen. the B. & M. section man.
who was run over by the csrs a ltd died
a few hours later from hemorrhage and
the shock, found that death resulted as
stated and was caused by the careless
ness of employes. The evidence of the
train men showed that there was no one
on the rear car of the string being pushed
and which backed down upon the laborer.
The funeral or Mr. Dressen took place to
day st West I'nlon. the former home of
the deceased, in Custer county.
Jndge t'ronase at Fremont.
FREMONT. Neb.. June 10.-(8pecial.)-The
circus snd Judge Crouiis both rani
to Fremont Saturday, and tbe Judg took
advantage of the crowd In town to renew
acquilntanc with old frlenda and boost
his senatorial candidacy. District court
was also in session and became a scene
of his electioneering, Judge Hollenbeck,
the democratic Judg of this district, kindly
Interrupting court proceedings with a re.
cess to enable the democratic candidal
for th republican nomination to solicit
support of th lswyers and lltlgsnts.
Jap KlUed by Train.
OGALALLA. Neb.. June 10. (Special.)
egram ) Train No. I run down and killed
a Japanese who was riding a velocipede
car on th tiack about noon today gear
Biule .
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MAE HAYES IS FOUND GUILTY
Woman Who Swallow Three Haa-dred-Dollar
Diamond la
Convicted.
After deliberating Just twenty-four
hours the jury In the case of Mae Hayes,
tried for swallowing a $308 diamond be
longing to T. L. Cosnbs Co., brought In
a verdict at 11:30 a. m. Sunday of guilty,
fixing the value of the diamond at $300 and
asked the leniency of the court In behalf
of the defendant.
The charge on which the woman waa
tried was grand larceny. Th trial waa
before Judge Sutton of the 'district court,
and Max A. Roesslg was foreman of the
Jurj-.
Mrs. Hsyes. or Thomas, as she is called
In the Indictment, tok th verdict with
little show of emotion. She did not weep
a she did during the appeal of her attor
ney for mercy during the argument be
fore th Jury. Sh seemed to be nervous,
but beyond this did not show sny signs of
breaking down. She consulted a few min
utes with her attorney, W. W. Dodge,
before being tsken back to Jail by Deputy
"herlff Ftryker.
Mr. Dodge wss disappointed in th ver
dict. "I still believe." h said, "that th
tat failed to make a technical case
against her. The evidence of Msloney and
Furen wss conflicting on some points snd
they did not show felonious intent."
However, h thanked the Jurors for the
attention they had given him and for the
recommendation of leniency.
When., the Jury retired Saturday fore
noon the first ballot Is said to have stood
10 to 1 for conviction. Th two voting
for acquittal clung tenaciously for a ver
dict of not guilty until after 11 o'clock
Sunday morning, when they gave in and
consented to accept the verdict favored
by the majority. Judge Sutton waa called
and it was Jc.et 11:30 when the verdict
waa read, Just twenty-four hours after
the Jury had gone out.
Judge Sutton. In discharging the jurors
from further service In th case, thanked
them for their work.
"Jurors are Ilk soldiers." h said.
"They hsv to serve their country for
very small pay. but this service Is neces
sary for the protection of life and prop
erty." The crime for which Mrs. Hsyes haa
been convicted Is so unusual that attor
neys hsve been unable .to And a record of
a similar case in the records of the court.
She and J. T. Hayes, with whom she hss
been living as his wife, and a man named
Simpson came to Omaha from Texas
about May 1 All three 'of them had bad
records In the south, according to infor
mation received here by the police. Short
ly . JJtet JtinarrivaJ.J aeeordiog. tiMrs.
Hayes story, Simpson skipped out with
16. ell she and Hayes had. She told sev
eral persona she Intended to stesl the
dlsmond In order to reimburse them for
the loss of the money.
May 11 she stsrted out to make the
rounds of the jewelry stores. Th sus
picions of some of the jewelers were
aroused by her actions and they Informed
other jewelers to look out for her. D.
tectives Maloney and Drummy started out
to "make a search of th stores for the
woman. They found her at T. L. Combs
A Co.'s store, where she was looking at
soma diamonds which wer being shown
her by Mr. Furen, th diamond salesman
Detective Maloney took his station out
side the diamond room snd watched her,
While Mr. Furen's back was turned h
saw her place one of th gems In her
mouth. Mr. Furen also missed the dia
mond and he asked Mrs. Hsyes where It
was. She told him he had put It awsy(
and then the detective rushed In on her
and demanded the diamond. Her mouth
was searched, aa well aa her hair, hat
and clothing, but no trace of It was found.
LAKE MANAWA GETS A CROWD
Thoasaads Seek Saaday Recreatloa
by the l Cool Lake aad Its
Sarronadlnsrs.
Summer recreation was sought by an Im-
. , . , , , ,
, attendance being the largest so far this sea-
son. Norden's bsnd gave a concert after
noon and evening that Is seldom equaled at
any first-class musical. Tha marked Im
provement of Manawa's musical feature
this season is securing much commendation
from all. Th flute ard French horn duet
by Messrs. Penderson snd Quick scored a
big fait, these two soloists being musicians
of wide reputation.
The rowboats and launches were taxed
to their capacity. Bathing was also a pop
ular feature, about iM taking a dip In
the clean clear water.
The big roller coaster waa crowded after
noon and evening.
Professor Andrew made a thrilling balloon
aeiension. and when in mid air performed
hazardous acrobatic feats. The Japanese
ball gam was largely patronised. Th elec
tric studio was crowded all day, hundreds
having their plcturea taken. The penny ar
cade waa the scene of much life and ac
tivity, many taking a peep at th great
variety of moving pictures In the 1 c.-nl
theater. The Merry-go-round, bowling al
ley, shooting gallery, novelty stand and
baby rack were visited by many.
The Immense crowds were well handlej,
ther being a two-minute car servlc after
noon and evening.
LIGHTNING STRIKES OIL TANK
Fir la Kansas Field Destroys Ma
chinery Faasplne; Oil lo
thleago.
NEODESH A. Kan.,
atrurk an oil tank containing 17.000 barrel
of oil, th property of the Prairie Oil and
Gas company, a Standard Oil branch here,
today and caused a fir loss of tlU.ouo.
Th burning oil set fir to th pumping
ststlon and all th company's buildings,
including some of the largest pumps in
th world, wer destroyed. Th destruc
tion of these pumps will stop the pump
ing of oil to the Kansas City and Whit.
Ing, Ind., refineries snd may cause the
Prslrie company to cease buying oil, as
the storsge capacity is almost exhausted.
The hot oil fUw In evsry direction, burn
ing tbe men who were fighting the flames.
Non of tboru r seriously hart.
DAY SCENTS DANGER
Cbanodllor of Syraou UciTffsiiy Delitert
Eenaatiooal Baccalaureate Sermon.
EXECUTIVE ACCUSED OF ABUSING POWEF
Chare That Re Coerce Senate and thi
Courts.
MONARCHY WITHOUT THE NAME
frator Baye Mr. Rooserelt Appeali to Lone
Frepared Prejudioeg.
GOOD WORD FOR bIG CORPORATIONS
Corporations Said tn Bo Xatorat
Prodaetloa of the Spirit at
the Age aad India
pensaMe.
STRACl'SE. N. T.. June lO.-Cuancellor
Day In his annual baccalaureate sermon
today reaffirmed his at.ltud toward large
corporation, saying, they were th logical
result of the grest stride that th world
waa making. He again Issued a warning
against the assumption of too much power
by the president and in referring to the
repotts of conditions In psrklngtown
slaughter houses said that If the one
hundredth part of what was printed was
true people would b dying by tens of
thousands.
The aermon In part was as follows:
When senators snd represent stives recetv
orders from the executive, when nppesls to
popular passion are msde to force them to
srtion to which their sound Judgment and
honest convictions are opposed, tne govern
ment hy the people and for the people
becomes a misnomer and a deception. In
that hour we are a monarchy without
the name.
It is to be hoped thst we ar not sn
dased and daft by an office that has grown
great with our greatness that it may lie
permitted to set aside courts, senators and
congresses.
Recently pressure was nrougni Dy a mes
sage, the purpose of which the senators
Instantly understood and which evidently
was Intended to ar-peal to the ionf-preparett
prejudice of th people.
is this tne metnoo; oi legislation to wmou
this great nation has descended? Is this
new wav th best vat to mak our laws?
The people should awaken to the danger
that threatens representative government.
we have fallen into a scanaai-mongrring
epoch. The foul hsrples of slander hsv
created" a condition, snd sll the civilised
world is nauseated at the thought of us.
It has cost us tens of millions of money
and the respect of mankind. It will and
should cost our self-respect If we do not
burn out with the caustic of a hot Indigna
tion this sore of slander.
Munchausen Stories,
The scandal monger who drags the peopl
through slaughter houses to exhibit In
loathsome forms the food of their tables
by exaggerations and Munchausen ston
of things that always must ho offensive
st best are mistaken sgltators, especially
dangerous to us as a people at thla time.
A man writes a book or publishe a eeiita
of magasine articles and makes frantio
efforts to have a condition of frensy cre
ated that will sell his foul smelling pages
to a peopl delirious with th fever of
sensationalism. If what such a scandal
monger says were, an hundredth part tru
th people would be dying by tens of
thousands from the poisons of th meats
thev eat. or the doctors sr sll rntstsken
about th toxic effect of such putrid things.
But there are ttundred of - thousands
who nevwr-ask a quesHim -or apply- tha
simplest snalysls to any charge. A scare
line ln a "yellow paper" Is .equivalent to
the verdict of a Jury, and th people upon
this verdict pronounce . sentence ot dam
nation.
- Erorybody Bad bat Accased.
This Is the epoch we are In. Nothing
is right. Everything I wrong. Every
body is bad except the accusers. Every
body seems to b on the verge of being
drawn into the filth and sitae of .damna
tion or the deadly firedamp of suspicion.
Committees are sent out to bring baok
shocking things, and If they come back
without them others are sent with more
sensitive olfactories. Those whose Judlcinl
temperament untit them for hysteria are
threatened with dismissal or branded aa
remiss In duty. The people who wait for
both sides of the case are tools of trusts.
How long can a nation endure such a
condition of things" They threaten the
stability of all forms of - business and
create universal distrust. Shall ws publish
to the world that we hsve no courts tor
the correction of evils, but tht we must
leave sVich things to magasine writers and
makers of sensational literature and the
Investigation of smelling committees who
are seeking things to condemn, and to spe
cial executive message to be read by all
nations while the protesting voio of the
accused for Justice is overwhelmed and
drowned In th roar of popular frensy and
sentence Is pronounced by th ea part vr.
diet- of tha press.
Our hope Is the solid, sober, Christian
substratum of ' Intelligent thinking, which
ever hss been and ever will be the secu
rity of our Institutions and th hope ot
our land. ,
LCOP PARK IN ASHES NOW
of Cat-Off Islaad
Baraa.
"Loop Park." a drinking and dancing
resort south of Courtlsnd beach and Inside
the street csr loop, wsa totally destroyed
by fire at S JO last evening. The explosion
of a csn of gasoline wag report' aa hav
ing been the cause of th fir. The place
was operated by Joseph Wsgman, who
opened the resort three weeks ago, after
selling his saloon' at 723 South Blatesr.t!
street. The loss was estimated at $..000.
fully covered by Insurance.
The building was a one-story structure.
150-75. Ther being no fir protection la
the vicinity the building burned to the
ground, making quits a blase for awhile.
The ' watchman at Swift's Icehouse said
he was told by the owner' of the saloon
that a can of gawllna kept In a hole under
the floor of the saloon exploded from som
unknown cause, shsklng th building and
throwing Wagman to th floor. Etveryon
escaped without Injury. Th lire depart
ment did not respond. Th saloon was
located In Iowa territory.
BIGGEST COUNTY TREASUP.C.R
William Usirk Weighs Over Fear
Hand red and Did Set) Fatten ' '
at Fabll Crib.
William Uotch. the Urgent county treas-
tirer In the I'nlted States, la registered at
! the Murray hotel from Papllllon. Mr.
Gotrh weighs AY! pounds, but carries his
! weight with much grace. H promptly
I denies snv ssperslons thst he was fat
June 10 -Lightnlng I ,.,, lh. nllh1lp crib, and offers aa avl.
dence the fart that he started to take on
adipose tissue long before Jie became treas
urer of Sarpy county. With Mr. Ootch la
hla wife-.
Mr. Gutch says he dislikes th sttentlotis
paid him by peopl who sometime mis
take him for a circus attache'or a put
food advertisement. Mr. Ootch and wir
ar Just iap for a duy or so on pleasure.
Troops Meters from 'Frlooa.
CIIKIENNE, Wyo.. Jun 10-i8pelal.
Tha Eleventh Infantry, which has bees,
doing police duty In Ban Fyanciaco for sev.
era! wks, returned te Tort Huso all to-
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