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TIIE OMAHA DAILY- BEE : - VEDNTD A Y, J UNK 13,
TRLKPHONi: DOVGLA8 111.
"Wednesday Trill be your opiortunity to buy a fine bat at rest
The mopthr of May has been a busy one
In thli department. As a result there ar
about 110 hat left In tock which we shall
rloe out at low price. All thin season's
hats, every one good style, in black and
rolora. Then hats auld regularly from U
to IS. '
FINAL ' CLr.ARJXO BALE PRICE
WEDNEfifiAT IN BASEMENT, tUC EACH.
Cross:' Barred .Weaves in Col
' ored Waih Goods.
Fashion4, dictated plalda for 'the season
19o$ and thisldeS has been followed to the
fullest extent in the-artnus weavea as well
as style,; ..You'll rrM three crows-barred
weaves In Lawn b:.Vc, 1Sc and He.'
In Dimities at 18 5c and 30c.
In Bilk Organdies .at 3flc, and Un:
In SttkMonswllnes at anc end jc.
In Mercerised1 Fabric at Wc and :5c.
And thetm-nv tliei' -fabrics that are
choice and scarce.-.,.
Come, and see our line of colored wah
good.--Wa-hare the choice new styles.
Basement floor, eaet aide.
Underwear That la Cool for
Men Who Are Warm.
liCts ail admitted fact that our underwear
stock aland fur the most complete line
gress the, .right, to regulate commerce be
tween the states and. foreign nation".
Jildge' Mcrherson, In concluding, said::
It '-Is' Important for you to determine
whether the concession of 13 cents per
hundred, after August , from the ratea
covered by the schedules then on tile with
the commission was the result of a device
and whether done with guilty Intent. It
must have been, before you can convict,
the result of a device and with a guilty
Intent, because If the shipper did not know
It waa receiving concessions and did not
have a. guilty Intent, no crime would be
committed. As to device Is meant that
which Is devised or formed by deplan. a
contrivance, A project, a scheme to deceive,
a strategem or an artifice.
Instructions Refused.
After. the Instructions were finished Alex,
ander New and Frank Hagerman. for the
defendant packers, asked the court to
make the following instructions, which was
overruled I
1. The Jury will return a verdict for de-.
fendant. . ,
'. The Indictment In this case is Insuffi
cient to warrant a finding of guilt as
against the defendant.
3. The evidence, in this case is Insufficient
to warrant a finding of guilt against de
fendant.. 4. Jf the- shipment In , question was a
through export shipment to a foreign port
In a foreign "country, then tha verdict
should be lor defendant. .
6. If . you fail to- find that defendant did
some act In the western district of Mis.
sourl. then the -verdict should be for de
fendant.' I The tact . that transportation of the
shipment was through the western district
of Missouri is "not sufflclen to rest Juris
diction In thla court- and the provisions of
the act of congress of February 19, 1903
33 statutes at large, 847) Insofar aa they
purport to authorise a prosecution In any
dlsirkft through which tha transportation
may .hava been conducted la. aa to this de
fendant, violative of section 2 of article III
of the Constitution of the United States,
and of articles vl of the- amendmenta to
said constitution.
The 'case was given ta the Jnry at
10:40 a. m.' '
Agreement in Burlington Case.
After the Jury retired A. 8. Van Valken
hurgh, district attorney, announced that
the government and the attorneya for the
defendant had practically agreed upon a
statement of. facts In tha case of the Chi
cago. Burlington 4 Qulncy railway, which
la under Indictment charged with granting
concessions to the packing companies whoa
caae waa on, trial today. No witness will
therefore' be examined in tha Burlington
case, which probably will come to trial this
afternoon.
St. Loala Cases Continued.
ST. LOCIS, June 12.-The St. Louis hear
ing begun yesterday In the maximum rat
case, tinder the Injunction suit brought Inu
tile federal court by the eighteen proprie
tary railroads to test the Missouri maxi
mum freight rate law, has been continued
to July 1 to enable a number of railroads
to prepare statements. .
BIRLISGTON. l'A8B
TAKES
IP
Attorneys for Road CosteoJ that I
Joint, Ratea Are Fvbltshed.
KANSAS CITT. Mo., Juna It The caae of
tJM Chicago. Burlington Jk Qulncy Railroad
company,, chafged with giving rebates on
exports of- packing house products to Ar
mour ' Co., Swift and Company. Cudahy
Co., and the Nelson Morrla ft Co., waa
begun In the federal court here thla after.
noori." ffie caaea, which are practically
ldentleat:,wr combined for trial purposes.
Judge Smith McPherson presided.
Both sldea agreed to a statement of the
facta, in which it was admitted that a con
tract existed between the Burlington com
pany and the packers by which tha freight
of the latter was to be carried at a through
rata of about 49 centa from Kansas City
Ka., to .Liverpool and other foreign points.
It also- waa agreed that no such rate was
published arid nled with the Interstate Com
merce commission.
Leslie -'Lyons, assistant district attorney.
In hla opening statement to the Jury, aald
that thla rate, which It would be shown
waa divided, between the Burlington, tha
Vacation Togs at tha Boys'
pfav-clftthfi are eelling; rapidly, Overalla and Romp-re. Engl-,
peer "Buna nd Sand-Digger Suite. Indian Sulu and Ktakl
Suits. Junior League ease wan
Little Girls' llfatt'h Play I)rw
-pwKh ploomera of fine blue
percale trimmed In turkey
red and pearl buttons,, ages 2
' to 5, at.t..-.. 95c
Taratlon Suit, of blue striped
ohtrttna. a one-piece overall
- ult. suitable for boya or girls.
area 3 to 10
t;irU' Overallt. of blue denim
trlmroed with turkey red and
c jearl buttons, cut full o ac-
. coin mod a i tne a&irta, t
. to '6, at 60c and JW
naby's first ralx of Overalla of
-1 iuv shining, -)arl buttons and
"FMnilrri . . . .
,-VrH tuv JllustrAted Catalogue.
UErJSON GrTHORNES
OIIAUAaJJElW
- ' -IMS Hougla Street
Final Clearing Sale ol Trimmed Dais
Wednesday al 98c Each,
offered. Our summer collection more than
maintain our high standard for variety
and excellence. Wear "roroknlt" summer
underwear and you'll experience a sens of
coolness and wholaaomenesa that you have
never felt before. Porosk'nlt lets your body
breathe. Bhlrta and drawers, all sixes, at
60c each. ..
"English Crepe," Ask to sea' this new
summer undergarment. Tha name tells
Just .what It Is, a very light cotton fabric
with crepe effect. Shirts and drawers, all
sizes, at 60c each.
Rlbbel Whit Lisle.- very elastic, fits to
the form, shirts and drawers nicely finished
throughout. All sixes in stock now, fine
value at "be each.
We ara agents for th. ;;Supekr Make"
union suit for men, .none better for tha
price. Let us show you our line; prices
are fl.on, 11.60 and $2.00 a suit.
Special sale of men's 60c Balbrlggan un
derwear at 3.V a garment. Main floor.
Ladies' Knitted Underwear.
The selling has commenced in this depart
ment. It'wlll grow more rapid "each day;
better buy your summer underwear while
the line of sixes Is complete. '
Ladles' fine ribbed gaus' Usl Vests," low
j neck, no sleeves, or low neck, short aleeves;
OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS.
Howard Corner Sixteenth Street
Lehigh Valley railway, the Grand Trunk
and Western, and the Toledo. 81. 'Lob.li 4V
Western, was a concession on' the regular
tariff. A verdict of guilty would, he -said,
be expected. ,
Judge O. M. 8pencet, of Bt. Joseph, who
represented the Burlington, contended In his
opening statement, first, that the contract
waa a valid instrument, and. secod, that
there waa no through rate from Kansas
City, Kas., to New Tork, Joint or pub
lished, to which the Burlington was a party
and hence no concessions could have been
made by Jt on eastern lines rates or from
the rates of some other than Us own road
and own rates. If . the defendant railroad
was guilty of anything it was guilty of
falling to publish Its contract rate. If It
had published It then no violation of law
ould have reeulted from a shipment under
It. The Indictment, he .contended. Is for
departing, or giving concessions from a
published Joint rate when no such rate, he
asserted, waa In existence., . . ..
George T. Roberts of Washington, as
sistant auditor of the Interstate Commerce
commission, the first witness called, pro
duced tariffs of all the roads concerned
covering the period In question'. .
Traffic officials of tjie Burlington, the Le
high Valley, the Grand Trunk and the To
ledo, Bt. Louis Western, and others will
be examined tomorrow.
TRIAL OF TORPEDO BOATS
"mall Vessels Intended for Philip
pine Will Bo Tested Frev- ','
Ions to- gallla. . .... . ,
k ' - -ft . -1 .!.'.'.) ' '
WASHINGTON,. Juno .ll-tTho -XaYy fla-
partment has , been nntined-thatth.- ttttle
fleet of torpedo boats which has been gath
ered at Norfolk for the purpose of being
sent out to. the Philippines haa boen cm
pleted, and so far aa the construction and
engineers are concerned, th boats, are
now ready -to be put through a course -of
trials to ascertain any weakness or faults,
so that these may be corrected on tha
horn station at minimum expense. .Thesa
trials will probably oocupy at least four
months, so it will be lata In the year be
fore the fleet can be ready to start on, Its
long voyage.
There are also some problems to . ba.
solved in the voyoge of the little boats
across the four aeaa, upon which tha fa
mous cruise outward . of. . Commander
Chandler's mosquito fleet - throws no light.
That fleet was mad up of torpedo boat
destroyers much larger boats than these
about to be sent out and ronaequently
with much greater steaming radius,' the
most important consideration en such a
voyage. The boats of tha new fleet are all
simple torpedo boat:., the Bagley, Barney,
Blddle, Tlngey, Thornton and Shubrlck,
averaging in displacement . only, about 165
tons, or a little more than a third of the
destroyers. So it Is believed that. It may
be necessary to assist the little boats by
towing them when their coal supply runs
low and the weather la auclt that, they
cannot be coaled, from the convoying ship,
and experiments will be made before the
fleet sails to determine the ability of the
convoying ' ship' to handla th "boats In
towing . Una.. After th experience of - th
first fleet and of Commander Uosley with
the dry dock Dewey, the naval officers
believe that they can .aecomplish almost
anything In that direction.
Frls-httnl Ls Llf
results from throat and lung" diseases. Dr.
King's New Discovery for eoughg and
colds is a sure cur, toe and $1. For aalo
by Sherman ft McConneil Drug Co.
Damont Choanal genator,
DOVER, Del., June It Colonel H. A. Du
mont wss elected United States senator by
th Delaware legislature which met In Joint
session at noon today.
and Girls' Own' Store
otuw.
Itoya' Engineer Sulfa Blue
denim aulta for boys, ages. 4 to
11, overall and Jumper piped.
In white, o pockets. Dries put
tons, military collar, ault.fl
Bovs' India u Suits of tan drill.
for ages ,i o 1, torkey red !
trimming and brass buttons,'
per Butt, ....t.i...V....50c
Boys' 1 Mllltay rnlfprma,'- ol
khaki cloth, blue- trimming
and brass buttons, ages 4 to
14. per suit ; . t0
Boys' ' Overall a. In plain klu or
brown check . denim., strong and
serviceable, agwa A- to It.... 0
Youths' Overall ...... -e, .We
PRE, jrx 1I i4.
to nothing in price.
drawera to match', knee length. - Merod
make, all hand trimmed, garmenta extra
large sixes. 85c each. .
Ladies', fine ribbed gause lisle Vests, high
neck, long sleeves, or low neck, no sleeves;
drawera to match, knee or ankle length,
made with tape top, all sixes, SOc each,.
Ladles' Fine Ribbed Oauxe Cotton Vnlon
Suits, low neck, no sleeves, knea length,
an exceptionally good garment, sixes 4-8, c
each.
Ladies' Fine Ribbed Cotton Corset Covers
for cool days, high heck, long sleeves, or
high neck, no sleeves, all alxes, toe each.
Main floor.
Hosiery.
We have all styles and all qualities of
Hosiery, from plain blacks, tha every . day
solid wear kind, to the daintiest of threads
In lisle and Bilk. , ', , -
Women's Gauxe Lisle Hose, with cotton
oles, high-spliced heels and toes, JGc per
pair, or t pairs for $1.00. -
Women's yBlack Oaaxe Mercerised Hose,
: double soles, heels and toes, SOc per pair.
Women's Fancy 'Hosiery; In all the newest
styles and shades, at 60C, 85c, $1.26, $'30 and
12.00 per pair. ... - .
Women's Blafk Oaux Thread Silk Hose,
$1.60 and 12 M) per.pair. Main floor. .
FIRE BREAKS OUT AFRESH
Eemainder of Oleo Department Consumed in
the 8ccmd Blaze. '
WORK IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS CONTINUES
Loss Sot Delnltely Determined, bat
is Generally Thonght to Be from
4180,000 to fll Tn.OOO Origin
Is Jtot Determined.'
The smouldering fire In the oleomargarine
department of Armour A Co., at South
Omaha, which haa been burning since 11
o'clock Monday night, was revived yester
day morning and for a time th larger de
partments again were threatened. All the
South Omaha fixe departments again re
sponded and It Is believed the fire again la
under control. It. Is now reasonably, certain
nothing .will be saved In .this department
and .th 'losses will mount up to consider
ably i above former estlmte's, ' ' reaching
probably $176,000, . $100,000 on ; the contents
and $76,000 on the building. The loss la Cov
ered by Insurance. ' '
Th building which was . destroyed was
100x100 feet in .dimension, two storiea .hJgh,
with brick walls, it housed the oleomarga
rine and beef cutting' departments of the
- .
Manager. R. C Howe said K waa lmpoesibl
definitely to ddermln the loss -until the fire
was entfrejjj. Xiqdei; cqpfroiynd.aa.lnveat
gatlo'n could be. made pf-te:oenp8 of
.the ..double jcaljar... under. 4.h.er.WO,,stori
abov,- ground.' THi'es- -cellar.' contained
large quantifies' of 'oleornargs rlhe and neu
tral lard, perhaps 1,000 barrels. ! It is likely
they are entirely destroyed. If so the loss
to tha stock; wjll be much th greater Item.
The loss tp the building., provided the walls
below -ground are not entirely ruined,', wilt
be about $75,000. The loss to the stock,
however, will . be much, greater. ... JX .waa
Intimated at th manager1 office at abov
$100,000. Beside this there. Will be some
loases to the surrounding buildings, which
ar variously estimated. . t , -
Threaten to Break Owt Aaats.
Several time during the. afternoon yes
terday th Are In ' Armour .Co.'s 'plant
threatened to break, forth again. Streams,
of water were poured into It -ll day. Th
origin of the fire haa not been ascertained.
In spite of the dlsaatrous fir and tha at
tentlon .It required, the work In the- other
departments went on nearly aa usual. All
of the- office force were ajt work. The bef
killing mas continued until noon, and bogs
were killed all day long. On department
of the cooling rooms waa disconnected from
the large pipes through which the. am
'monia, gas is pumped to produce the refrig
eration and immediate steps have been
taken to furnish' a temporary connection.
The heat of the burned department waa too
great yesterday to permit of laying th
necessary pipe across th ruin to th old
connection, but every, preparation haa bean
mad to do lt aa soon as th wreckage
ceases Ao smoulder. When the fire alarm
was turned In yesterday forenoon,, it waa
thought for a time that the killing of hogs
would have to cease for the reason that all
jthe Water supply might be needed for the
Increasing fire, but after a pause the work
was renewed with full force.
Coroner Brailey was In the city last even
lng and swore In a Jury to examine Into
the cause of the' death of Fireman Cor
nellus Denhy, who lost his life while fight
ing the fire Monday night. Th Jury viewed
the remains at 1 leafy A Heafy's undertak
lng rooms and will' meet thla afternoon at
1 p. m. The funeral of the unfortunate
man will be held Thursday morning at 8
a, m. Hla, body will be laid to rest In St.
Mary's ' cemetery wftb appropriate honors
by th .fraternal order In which he waa a
membor,' th Ancient Order of Hibernians
VOLIVA - SPENT: ZION'S cash
faeh Is Lmpreuloa Left by. Testimony
of Friend of Dowl at
Chicago. -.-
CHICAGO,' Jun i:. Fielding H., Wll-
hlta, secretary of th organization tnTt
had charge of th Mexican colonization
acham of John Alexander Dow I a, today
resumed hla testimony In th trial of tha
Zlon City controversy before Judge Lai
die. He declared that no conceaslon had
ever toen under advisement with a lead-
lng family In Mexico.
'Why waa not that purchase made?"
asked Dowle's attorney.- '
'Wall, at tha time th money, over $111,
000 in the Zlon City bank, waa not avail-
able
-Why notr
''Th money was net In U bank,"
Th witness Intimated that - th fund
which ba4 bn subscribed for th Mexi
can enterprise had been diverted t other
uaea under tha Vollva -regime. Vollva'a
attorneys objected to tlls . line of testi
mony, but It waa allowed to stand.
-TUIbbm HtlsUtloa krftrnd.
. WABlflNOTON, Jun lS,-Tlii Tillman
bill prohibiting corporations"! roiu making
campaign contrtbutiona 'undr penTty bt a
fin which th senate pase4' kiff Wan re
ceived by" th" nous and "lefer'red rnj the
commltte on election of president,
prcaldent and marabers of eongrea.
lerilbg tUvar Tnsr, Utb and Dodg.'
POSTMASTERS TARE THE CITY
, . - . - r
Nubji of KebrUKg Eaisstbe Being Handed
- r- Them by Pahlraan.
PAIMER INTRODUCE MAYOR, WHO SPEAKS
Contention Is Opened with .a Bts.
tloa to Two Honored Visitors
. Wka Are Welcomed
to Omaha.
The third annual convention of the Ne
braska Association of postmasters convened
In th south court' room In th federal
building Tuesday afternoon. The postmas
ters began arriving Monday evening.
Secretary -Wealey J.' Cook of Blair estab
lished headquarters' at .the Millard hotel
Tuesday morning, where the Incoming
Nasbys - were equipped With a crimson
badge npoa registering' and paying the
requisite fee. . The badge is surniounted
with a portrait button of Postmaster Gen,
eral Cortelyou and bears the legend "Third
Annual Convention '' Nebraska Association
of Postmasters." ';'
The opening: prqceedluga Tuesday after
noon was; the reception -of the ' visitors,
about Juo being- present to listen to the ad
dress of President H. fi. Palmer., who. In
Introducing Mayor Pphlilian,' said:
My long stilt, aa thev ssy. Is Tint strong
'on eulogy;-that la to nay,, I am not an adept
at eulogizing an , enemy-, political nr.-otherwise,
yet, I tniift. admit tbat I Ilk a square
flght.and greatly admire the fellow who haa
fairly licked me to a frazzle,. Such a man
Is a goqd educatoc. and I can take lessons
from him, .fou know, now. It not you will
know before you Jrave this city... the" proud
metropolis, of our state, ,'tl best atate in
the -uriion, that 6'maha Is a' typical Ne-
uruKa town, a commercial ,clty we reacn
out for. tntwlnemi and' trad, as you post
masters try to swell vonr stamp -sales. It s
business tht commercialism-has to a cer
tain extent-Dermaatvd our nolRlca: We call
ourselves republicsmi and when 3.000 or 4.000
democrats. Doited- Bryan- and registered aa
republicans, - we tliought we were safely
republican. We could -Quarrel among our-"
selves, have three republican tickets In tha
field and snap-our flpgela.at th. democrats,
so w Cut. and slasll brothers Within our
party and go down to an ignominious de
feat. One of your' neljthltors. a boy from the
west, "wleelr concluded he would more to
Omaha run for mayor and show us fel
lows "what fool we W." Tou know the"
result, that Dawes Cmrity pioneer owns the
town ana is going to run ti. we repuDiio
ans are permitted to go way back and sit
down and w deserve all we've got, and I
hope we are learning -something- and will
have good reason e, respect -our teacher
If, by tbe.way, tlmre.be any, one among
you who wish to run-, for . office, come to
Omaha.. Brother Mickey la coming here I
understand, 4o run -for th senate. Com
on, com on ani aii..,' W welaome you;
taKe ail w nave, our . neaui.rui cuy, our
homes ill; oniy leave to . us our toma
hawks l:nd Scalping knjves.'.
It is' with pleasure that I' assume my
proud privilege of lntroducrni to you today
our most honored mayor. .J. C. Dahlman. .
- Mayor Ma kra His Talk.
Mayor' Da1)1rfian r ' accept ed ' the- introduc
tion with becoming niodeaty and grace and
proceeded .at one to Inform th postmas
ters that th cltjr-was- theirs during the
session of ,.th . conv'enttbn' and ' extended
them a royal welcome. .
The mayor said In .part:
I appreciate the pleasure of an oppor
tunity -of appearing before you to say a
few words' of Welcome as the chief execu
tive of this city. Fotir weeks ago, before
aasumiriBj'th'K office I" was called -a dem
ocrat, but lnrer-ln oflle I have been
called t a republican' do not feei ao
lonesome" after-all In'Hils assembly of re-
publican officer hotaern. r;i am ' glad to
meet you. here -fao o' faee.-to compllrhent
your ' president for hra-workr In bringing
this reDresentatlve gathering her and for
4b excellent-work -he.-nao: been dbtng since
til adnrilhlstrauon iof ttilB "gseat 'pastomce.
Ha haa found time; tod. to do other -trreat
works In lelna tn.Tal ' founder or tnat
great sanltaritsnt -tor soldiers of ' tha civil
and PUIMpplTia .ware-all Hot Sprtngxi' 8. IX
1 want o thank ytr , for- commg bare to
dav, to-our! citvamtwour rtT. una, Bf th
greatest tn tha vrftet-States, for Umahaa
greatnesa la the greatness ,af .the. -stae In.
wnirn you are v,.jnirwipu.... uyyr.
of OrhIha,-I gj.siqiy turti Qver ' t, you the
freedom- of W efts3, jr. Tcnow ttiat the
you men get into tfffubl Jiist Call, up my
telephone ritimber sfnd I will direct the
chief of police to let ypii out. Ttu 'city Is
ready to do Its partly ,JT0u. Wo ate glad
yon, are'-her1 and wuni you td 'come hack
next year 'and Jhen w want yOU to'.come
and live her with us. - Make jour homo
wltn us. ' you can- even -eome. here and
live for-a few years and then run for
mayor. -1 But let ma tell -you you will nave
a nara ngnt on your nanoe. but agaip i
welcome yod" on behalf of all our people
and I assure you that you will find the
peopia or omana a proao-gauge peopi. i
thank j-ou.
, -' Palmer Wak Again. '.
. Postmaster T. 13. Sedgwick of York -waa
then .introduced by j Postmaster' Palmer,
who ' wittily responded td- Mayor ;DahV
map's address of welcome. . Jn, behalf, of the
visiting postmasters, -" Ha assured ; the
mayor that It wrirene-Intehfloli of the post
.masters to be good, but that at 'the same
time tbey wouta keep hi telephone number
Kin mind In caae of emergencies.1
In order. to expedite the bunlpess of the
convention ..President '.Palmer 'delivered his
annual address .following TMf. Sedgwick's
remarks. -The address jrave a history of the
Omaha po'stofflo. , from Its. founding , over
fifty years ago down .until today. He also
gave an Interesting ntsTory of the Inception
building and completion, of the magnlflcent
new poatofflce structure of Omaha. - The
essential, features of the address are repro
duced in a souvenir history -of the Qmnha
postofflce. which Postmaster .palmer has
had printed tor distribution among-th
visitors.
Letters of regret fof tljeir Inability to be
tn attendance at the convention were read
from Senators Burkett and 'Millard and
from Congressmen Klnkald, McCarthy. Hln
shaw. Pollard. Kennedy and Norris, and
from Postmaster General George I Cor
telyou and Assistant Postmasters General
G. O! DeOraw. P. Il.'Hitcbcock apd Chief
of Ppet office Inspector W. J. Vlckerv. A
letter was also read from Postmaster James
PUrce bf Somerford' ;(n which .the writer
expressed, his rret.at not being able to
attend the . convention because of hla ad
vanced age, being St years. He said, ha
could possibly , attend one. day fun. but
he did not care, to taka any chancea on
three days. Mr. Pieic waa commissioned
postmaster In. 18X3, and has held the office
ver since,
Down to Haalneaa.''
The announcement, was mad that th
postmasters of the Sixth Congressional dis
trict eould meet at th Merchants hotel
Wednesday morning at I o'clock for con
ference. AJ1 member from that district ar
aaKed to b presant.
A committee of five on resolutions was
appointed, to whom all resolutions ara to be
referred. The chair named C. H. Smith of
Platjsmouth. T. E. Sedgwick of Tork, D
H. Cronln of O'Nsill, Jd McLrnn of Sid
ney . and Karl Carmer of Columbus as
such commlttte.
By special request of a' large number of
the postmasters Postofflce Inspector Sin
clair wiu oajiver his address
durine- the
mornina WMlnn nt tk-. . ,
The business seqn wll, Z r.n, ,h
FACT EASILY
PROVED
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POSTUM
m6m1ng at 'o'clock at 'the Oeightin Col
lege of Law building, on Ktghteenth street,
opposite the city hall. The proceedings
will.- ald from- tha regular business fee
tures, Include addresses by D. J. Sinclair.
G. W. Wattlesl G. M. Hitchcock and others.
This evening the postmasters will be enter
tained' with a theater, party at the Boyd
as th special guests of Mr. Edward
Rofewater, editor of The Omaha Bee. The
program' will eomprfse four one-act come
dies by competent performers.
' On at the Den.' '
Ponce de Leon missed it Just 3W years In
his quest for the Fountain of Youth, and
It fell to the lot of the postmasters of
Nebraska. 1 of them, to And It Tuesday
night In the kingdom of Quivera In the
Cludad of Omaha, and they found It. The
Den never held a Jollier crowd, and Sam
son and his attendants -were so benign In
their administration of the youth-inspiring
waters -cf that the grey hairs of the nine
score of Nebraska Nashya were given the
silken tint of youth and their hearts the
Joy of spring, while Omaha won the en
during luve of the stamp Ikkers for all
time.
To say that the affair was great mould
be putting It oo mildly, and It can only
be expressed by, the paene of -Joy tthat
swelled from the breasts of nearly 2u) of
the best citizens of Nebraska for Samson.
Quivera, Ak-Sar-Ben and Omuha. Special
cars were provided for the. victims and
promptly at S. o'clock the-visitors boarded
the trolleys at Dodge and Sixteenth streets j
ana in a trice were at the Den. where
Samson greeted them with royal welcome
end turned back the. years for their spe
cial benefit..
.. Samples of Postmasters.
W.. R. Bennett presided as grand mufti
and delegated Postmaster H. K, Palmer as
hla special consort In the ceremonies fol
lowing. When the garnishments of youth
nsd been bestowed on the postulants a
very entertaining program of music, talk
and song followed. Captain Palmer, who
had prepared the lambs for the sacrifice.
opened the talkfest. He was followed by
Captain A. II. Holllngsworth .of Beatrice,
who Is , drawing a pension and a post
master's salary; the first because of a-
wound received while he was trytrig to
assist. In the benevolenf assimilation of
Agulnaldo In the Philippines, and the' latter
because he needs the money,' and there Were"
so many candidates for the office at, Be
atrice that .they had to give It to the
Philippine veteran to keep peace In , the
family and keep the salary away from the
other fellows who thought they had a
cinch. ' Th captain told how glad he
waa to be there-mot In the Philippines, but
at th Den, and then he said some real
nloe things about Omaha. Mentor A.
Brown of Kearney, a 'fledgling postmaster
to whom the office Is yet so new that he
has not yet learned the different denom
inations of the postage stamps, though he
has had his -lightning rod up for twenty,
flv years, told how he first Struck Ne
braska with but 11 cents, and when that
got down to 1 cent he went to Council
Bluffs and then swam the river to get
back to Nebraska, where he stayed until
he got a postofflce out at Kearney In
order to help him keep his paper, the
Kearney . Hub. off the shoals. Mr. Brown
knows lots about Nebraska aYid has been
fighting for the state so long that he Is yet
ready., to Jlck any man who dares' deny
that it la the best state In the union, and
he doesn't limit his territory, either. He
put In several nice words for Omaha, too.
Flake and Kennedy Help Oat.
Hal Fink followed th talkfest with "Loch
Lomond," and couldn't escape, until he gave
another song, "Th Armorer's Song," from
Robin Hood." Then William Kennedy,
head of th Clan Gordon of. Nebraska, broke
the spell-by giving a good ehanipagg story
and a Tommf Atklnf' recitation from KJp
ling.' ."Ganger Dhin that -was simply all
Tight'." ' '' tvr '' . , ..r.'.,- i-
Postmaster J. J. MrLuca of Fair bury
escaped from an urgent telephone call long
enough to. tell how glad h; waa that It
wasn't any worse, and what a pleasure Jt
was to be here. Victor- Rosewaler was then
called for and said some very nice things
about the convention and the postmasters
and Undertook fo deny the soft impeach
ment that he was going to talk about post-
masters nextr Thursday. A trifling disar
rangement of the apeakefs platform oc-
curred at this moment, and the address waa
concluded with th observation that the
nearest that he had yet reached the dignity
of a P. M. was as an A. M,
Itt the l.ast One.
. . When John Lett, 'postmaster of Benedict,
waa called for he had to be pried up to the
platform, and it was only after the grand
mufti' and Captain Palmer, solemnly af
firmed that It had been nailed down secure
ly that he ventured on It. He talked of bow
good he had been since he became postmas
ter up at Benedict thirteen yeara ago and
that even the babies cam to him to ask
for' mall and called him John. Mr, Lett Is
a veteran of th civil war, president of the
Nebroaka Shlloh association, and has Just
retired from the position of- department
commander of the' Nebraska Grand Army
of th Republic. .
At this stage of the game the grand mufti
called tha formal 'proceedings off, and In
vlted the postmasters to enjoy the refresh
ments provided In the banquet room, with
th solemn assurance that there waan't a
string tied to any of them. Th refreshing
part of the program continued until nearly
11 o'clock, and the postmasters found the
cars outside In waiting to take ilym down
town, where all dispersed to their respective
hotels. "
CURTIS JETT TRIAL CALLED
Itamar that the Defendant Has ( oa
fessed ta Said ' ta Be
t onnrmed.'
, - , ...
CYNTHIA NIA, Ky.. June 13. In th trial
of Curtis Jett, Indicted for the alleged as
sassination of Jame Corkrlll, town mar
shal of Jackson, Ky.. came up before Spe
cial Judge Botts of Owenton today. Com
monwealth' Attorney Dedman aaked for a
continuance until th September . terra of
court.
The report that a confession Is In the
hands of the officer of the commonwealth,
which implicates Itargls tn the assassina
tion of Marcura and Cock rill, and Cox la
said to be confirmed. -
Th confession will not be given out and
Jett will go to Jackson tonight to testify
there tomorrow or next day In the case of
the commonwealth against Judge Hargls
and others Indicted there for the alleged
assassination of Cox.
Sensational disclosures are expected at
the trial of Hargls when Jett will appear
against his uncle and former standby.
t laaalSratloa for Kr sklas.
NEW ORLEANS. June 12 A most' un
usual question In classifying frog skins as
freight waa today asked of the freight
agents of several railroads In this state
by tbelr . rural agema. The question is
whether a frog skin shall b classed with
wild animal hides, bird skins, fish or In a
class by- Itself, for which double ratea shall
be charged. Dealer have had the' skins
shipped under each of these headings, but
so large haa become th industry of. send
ing them east for manufacture into covets
fur women's pockrtbooks Hint more, tinl
furmUy is demanded. The extreme light
ness of II' l umiiudily haa contributed tn
the confukion in t Unification.
Ashlaaa Carta romp-lete.
UNitllA. Neb.. June .ti. The Sluux
t'lty-Ashland extension of tl-e (.real Nortli
! ern railway .wus i-vuipJrtd tU morning.
! the last spike Ik-Ii'K drivea by K. Hignell.
I superintendent of the Lincoln division of
I the Hurlingtoa. The iw link gives tha
k ?: rlinston and irrl Nurlliern -dlrm t
i-omniuiili ation btaeen the soulhaesi and
I to nut tharsu
The City Savings B
Pays 4 per. cent
Money may be withdrawn on demand. All
investments' are first mortgage, or' gen-.
eral fund warrant or marketable bonds.
Security is absolute.
OLDEST, LARGEST AND STRONGEST - '
SAVINGS BANK IN NEBRASKA. , ,'''''
CMy Sayings Banfe
16TH ANT) TfOUnL.AS RTRF.F.T8
LANDLORDS STANDING PAT
Nobles Concress of Kutiia Declares Against
Amrian Policy of Duma.
MODERATE LIBERALS ARE NOW ACTIVE
Sna-geaHoa of Cabinet Selected from
ntendtng' Interests In Fmplre
Is Sot Approved by
'the tsar.
ST. .PKTJIRSBfRO. June 11 The nobles'
congress now In session here hss endorsed
the government's agrarian program, hav
ing declared Itself against the forced ex-
UPlinpfallnM . . ' ImmJ . .4 I . .
r.k.V. e .v. r, . -
tao methods for the relief of the peasants. )
These' ar purrhasek of land through-the
peasants' banks and ' transmigration- to
Siberia, especially commending the latter
and recommending the- granting' of free
land in' Siberia and exemption from takes
for a period of years. Th congress also
endorsed the "government's proposition" for
a dissolution of the commune system where
It Is desired.
Aft Influential but small minority,' headed
by Count I'varolt of SaratnfT, protested
against the selfish 8ttltude.of the nobility,
urging unavaillngly that the large land
lords. If they wish -.to escape from utter (
ruin, must cede something to the peasantry
and at least consent to. the expropriation
of surplus estates.
- Moderates Desire Compromise.
A strong effort is being made by the
moderate slbaraja, who are being organised
Into a new party under the leadership of
M. Termoloff, - formerly minister of agri
culture and now a member of-the upper
house, to Induce the emperor and court to
attempt to. compromise th situation by
supplanting-, the Ooremykin ministry with
a mixed cabinet chosen from the October
party, the party-of democratic ' reforms
and the constitutional democrats. Bhlpofr
of Moscow, President Motiromtseff, Prof.
Kusmin-Karavleff. Prof. Maxim Kova
levsky. of Kharkoff and Count fleyden are
suggested as the. nucleus for . such a min
istry, .but, there Is, .no evidence -thV h,e
emperor Is ready , Jo.'trthe exerjrtuipt
,On th "contrary, the straws point Irt" other
direc-flons. . ,,"'7.
Some ofhe provincial governors are' still
openly continuing the campaign to discredit
Parliament and thla morning the decora
tion of sit he pfflcers of the SlmonovkJ
regiment, 'who made themselves' hated
after the Moscow uprising.' was announced!
Although the crop reports from the en
tire provinces, Including Poland, from the
Black sea and from the Gulf of Finland are
excellent, the latest reports from "le Volga
region Indicate that Riaala will not escape
a famine. The harvest In that corner of
the empire this year; especially In Kasan,
Simbirsk and Samara," threatens owing to
the lack of rain td be a complete failure.
This Is the region where, the peasant agi
tation is most 'acute. In spite of the bad
showing In the Volga region ' the govern
ment' crop report considers that the condi
tion westward indicates mora than an av
erage crop.
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(Continued from First Page.) '
products which he said ' called attention
to the far-reaching and dlsaatrous' effect
of the present agitation,'' but to what he
declared to -be an unfortunate misconcep
tion of the facts' and of th. nature and'
character ' of criticisms ' mad officially or
unofficially of packing bouse methods.
Mr. Mondell said:
I cohalder It most unfortunate for the
great - packing and -oattta Industries; for
the peace ot, mind of our peopie; (ur our
good name abroad; that ft should have
been deemed neceeaary. In order to call
attention to the somewhat careieaa hand
ling In some packing houses of certain
meat products, constituting an Infinitesimal
portion of -tbe entire - product and to cer
tain unsanitary oondltlona affecting some
workers In meat packing Industries with a
view of securing or recommending an ex
tension pf federal Inspection, to plaoe be
fore the country In a manner calculated t
magnify their contents certain reports
which bear on their faces the stamp of
hypercritical criticism. If not visionary
bias. - - ' '
Slarita AMaekt darken.
Mr. Slayden (Tex.) condemned the meth
ods In .placing the Nelll-Reynolds report
before the public. He said:
For days the country has been disturbed
over the revelations made by th commis
sion of the filthy condition of the Chicago
slaughter houses. This exposure of what
I do not doubt was an almost criminal state,
ot affalra had to eome some time and I hope
It will result In good. Th consumer I en
titled to protection. He pays big round
prices and ought to have good, clean,
wholesome food for his money. Whether
the reform could have been .nected in a
different way I shall not undertake to say,
alihougtt the thought will Intrude Itself,
that had there, been less beating of drums.
1... KAnm r.t lriimn.il lm of the JelloW
iuurnal methods, the work of reform might
iav ben Just aa effectual and the sacrinc
on honest wealth not so appainng ....
not speaking a word of sympathy for the
packers.. Whatever oj offense there Is lias
come from them and while they may lose
millions by the agitation, they have mil
lion left, most of it sweated from the brow
of the cattle producers who finally have to
pay the shot." ...
The market Is depressed by the publica
tion of the Reynolda-Neill report and is to
be still further dpreed by forcing cattle
on the market Th ranchmen are forced
to compete with their own distress and In
too man cases ruin will be th result.
So far. as the report Is concerned all th
harhi ha been don already that can b
done We are now concerned for the rem
edy ' It has been suggested that th charge
uf 'inspection ''lrh 11 proposed be es
tablished shall le born by the farmers
and ranchmen In a per capita tax to be
levied on their tattle. Against that scheme
I molest In In name or an oi my xu-
. ' 1 Ml ...... -,'..... a, A WM HHfn.
atttuenia'ann oi ;u.u .- ' . '. J ,
ly taxed 'a few yeara ago by having valu
laken tnj their product to give It 40 -the
butter maker I-t u chars the owt of
maintaining officer of th government to
foment, not to th cattle breeder.
let us albandon hysteria and set tu a sail
1 contiilei ation of this question and re-estab
lish tli's great bualtiea nn a innf."i
iH-rltv by- restoring cenfi'H-nr ir" the run
iun.ers ' '
aaea- lms rea)a..--?--
Mr. Ana Cklaa ) folloaed In a deteuc
aim
'interest' .on loioit; s
rl
i ' .ii':'.c.
of the president and. In fa,vr. pt, ,th DCK.
ers paying the coet of Incpcctlpiu, ij'e, said; .
The great eaport trade. In meat jnd, meat
products Is not only paralysed i ff by a
lightning stroke. Hue 'also are wK otfrselv
aghast at the niftgnltiid and enormity of
the outrage perpetrate.! in tii'ro;,rue . of
power that seems Ju the. 0?nt "l; lV'w'"nl
publicity to be nothing hort of Miaflne. "
I have no sympathy whatever" Afor' th
packers wio deliberately brinish:, this
Htorm of righteous Indlgnum agalnvt
their nietfiods and tipoh"emseleewr- and' I
have the greatest sympathy r.1he execu
tive, who to rectify, a. .cry-lng- ,eyi. waa
forced much against hl ilesires. and r earnest
appeal to- make public the report' that ha
well knew would rea-p a whirlwlad ofliorror
and reproach for one of- our gmeatewt ln -;
dustries . v--
Speaking of the packers an,, th cry
they have rained, Mr. Ames said;,,..,.,. . -
Not content wltJv the sliamles scnulai-
tlon of couritleSH fortiines (roni Rioted
sources, safe In their belief of the Im
munity, vlt.latms ofiinr lawa aifcamst Illegal' '
combinations, spreeders.-of. - the i white .
rlaue - . slaughterers of .humanity. In order
to save a paltry' f'.'.onn.ciM v threats of
loa-erlng' the price of ca f tie, '" hey Wo'uH "
drive their victims- ro thrlr -own-'-defene. '
and risk, yea. bring . ruin to. every, pattle
raiser In the land. To provide that the
government should pay the cost or Inspec
tion would h t empletclv nullify 'the
purpose of the bill. ' :
l:i the' name of luslh-e.. . of right . and
eojulty and power. In the Interest pf strug.
? ling, 'lolling humanity; "-of merl "over-weak '
rom Incesiwnt lalior, of th women and '
children of today and In the. memory of tha
countless throng that paued away of a .
yesterday In the clutch Of the great white,'
plague. Insist upon a rompte-ta wrtd rtgldly.'
enforced inwpection by making th packers
pay the cos) (hereof., "
Mr. Kulkerson .(Mo.) spoke warmly. In, de-
fense of the packing ..house, of St;v Joseph
and criticised In severe terms- tike ion
cluslon that all packing houses' re"-nnan1- -tary
because It hsd been shown thaj, some
were unsanitary In Chicago.
After this outburst on ' the1' part "of the
houe,. preparatory to what-'may Unexpected
-Tuo iip ifui i. iniiiiK in nijtMi-iiiMi .in re
ported by ' the cotnm'l'uee tfi 'ag.rcilUure,,
the sundry civil bllr was 1l aside."'. ' '' '
t AUFORM AX! ' AT" WHITK. .' Hut Y
Wonld Knllst ""npaor-t of fyaBldeaft In -
Relief Meaanre. : v
WAPHINOTON, Jan liA delegation of:
San Francisco buptneas men in liVsahlng-'
ton to .enlist government.- a1i fey rlirtt
stricken city . called 1. on iYeeldent r ItrVmew .
velt today , to present to- hlniT"helv plahS.s
The deleaatlon fcwan.rtieadett-',br -.Hemter .1
Mint ot CaJl'tornla. ,Fj:ajil(,llr,,.Mitr KHirt-: I
Judga Morrpw, spd, waa acompajiled tu the - n
White lloqs by aeveraL tuendyrs , of tba,-'
California cpngresslnnaj dlrga,Myn.-. ..
The delegation wen .fmm. tha-.. While .
House to the capitol, where .they discussed . ,
the subject with senators and rongusxaisen. .-
Another plan suggested la that the.-guv-ernnient
. loa-n I10.000.0p0. to .. lbeA. peeplo. of ,
San Francisco on the security, of. clearing -house
batiks of. th city, , the joan . to ex
tend for ten years. Assurance Ja given by .
the delegation that the principal -and In
terest will b met promptly, and . that the ...
government cannot, lose a dguar by, the .
transaction.. .'The money is" to btv uspj In.
providing suitable shelter for hqnielesa cltl
sens before next winter. The money. It ISj',.
suggested, would be handled by' the clear,- .
lng house banks of San Francisco, on just. ,
such aecurity aa they ordinarily would SC.- -cept
from patrons. It would, be necessary
for congress to accept " such a loan.
Whether the president will recommend to
congreaa tbat the nocmsary. legtstatloa b'
enacted haa not been determined' yet.' 'The'
president Indicated that n wottld aks lt '"'
under consideration. -1 -.; t t-'.
,i .inoitra ia- nsiits,, i?.-.
WASHINGTON, June, It Th . Tyeaeury;
department, has sent a Jetter ber tb, Stat
department announcing; . th absence of
cholera In Rusala.se far. th,ls r. and
recommending removal of certals ,reatrto-
tloss on Russian. emigrants t t point of
embarkation In Europe.... y. . ,
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First Congregatkinal Church ;
Irtk sad raenpoH .
Every day this -weeg.r rren 10 a. m. t
I p. m., and Wednesday, Thursday and 3
Friday evenings. (
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';u nut fail tu oi'il.fa.'f r(rt.,y!all '
plrtiirea A ape.-lal ,iVerpr'f Olt,U.'e
given 'the Borletj of fin' Arts Slid ll
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