The Omaha Daily : Bee OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 190G-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. VOL. XXXVI NO. 21. FINE FOR THE ALTOS Jndr Laodii Aatessei Railroad Company , $40,000 for Pajinr Rebates, FORMER OFFICIALS ARE ALSO PUNISHED Tinu of $10,000 Etch Charred Acainit John raithorn and Fred Warm. SEES NO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES Court Can lind No Season for AtMisinc a ' Mild Penalty. LEFENDANTS GIV NOTICE OF APPEAL fntenees Mm Tktif ImiMfd la the ' Bnrllngton (iw by Jndae Bethea of the Clreolt Ceart. CHICAGO. July 11. Judge Landle. In the L...td States district tourt, today sen tenced the Chicago St Alton road, which was recently convicted of granting Illegal if ban at Kansas City, to pay a fine of ...'.Oiio on cacti of two counts, or a totul l . t40.OW. ' John Fait horn and Fred A. Wann, f.Jinur officials of the road, who were also lonvlcled. wore sentenced to pay a fine of .M'i each on two counts, or a total of v.i'.Crn each. The defendants wero fined im two counts u( an indictment containing ten count. ' The specific! charge on which they were cunv.cted ai that they had given to the hwai tschlld A Bulxberger company a re bate of II per car on all shipments from tiic Kar.sna City plant of the packing com pany. The defendants claimed that the. barge was niade against them by the packing company, which had the right tu levy It' because It owned the track near Its Hint and therefore had the right to charge Hie nllrosd for trackage. i Hsteaantlnar Irmmstnnces. Julge Landla In his Instructions prac'.l tally directed the jury to bring in a ver dict of guilty, and after It had been ren dered the attorneys for the railroad and for the Individual defendants asked until today to show that tho rebate was public and .iiH a secret affair. The court In passing sentence said that he could sea no extenuating circumstances In the granting of the rebates. After the entering of the sentence the defendants gave notice of appeal. , The fine Inflicted today by Judge Landls Is Identical with that Imposed on the Chi cago, Burlington tt Qulncy railroad in a similar case bv Judse Bethra In the Vnltel Slat's circuit court. pn trie , or ick 19 TOO LOW Mara I Timidity nt Dealers Prevent Farther Rata. KANSAS CITT. July 11.-Ex-8tata Sena tor W. r. Ions. president of the Central company, of -tLls,clty, grava Interesting 'testimony si the Ice trust hearing here to. day. After stating that he had started In . business In 10 with capital of $000. had c lea led IIS.OOO In the following year and that he now owned a plant valued at Jo.0n0, Mr. Lyons said that prices ought to be even higher than they are. Mr. Lyons told of making two advances this season In the price of ice sold to the peddlers. On April 1 and on May 1. "How did you come to raise the price on April 1." ii asked. "I heard that the People's Ice company was going to raise the price on that date, so I raised It." J "Why?" 1 "Well, I am not In the Ice business as Jt philanthropist. I wanted to could for my Ice." , The first advance was from SO cents to $1 a ton. Ijtter he made an additional raise when he heard that the other com- I InlAMj&l J.lln. MSI I Mr. Lyons said he knew of no combina tion In tha its business. "But It isn't neces sary this year," he added. In reply to further questioning Mr. Lyons suld: "If I had the making of the prices of Ice It would he higher In the business sa!s than It Is now. The downtown trade today Ought to be paying ST a Ion. It ia due to the timidity of the Ice men that the pries Is not higher. I say timidity. 1 won't ny clwerdlce. but It Is business timidity and nioial timidity." Mr. Lyons said he thought the cost of iv.anufaiiU.Srur Ice waa about 11.75 to $1.85 . Ivn. , SI IT ACUNST TKHMIV41, R4.ll.ROAD Government After Alleged Illegal Cosililst la at. I.oals. tt r. l-OL'19. July 11. At the hearing of the government's suit to dissolve the alleged combine of the Tern.lnal Railroad associa tion today before Special Commissioner Rnmbsvir lit ;he United States appellate ru.it I former Attorney General Crow of M !iiuii for tfte government began a searching Investigation into the methods by which rales on cu'. are made and main tained by the nUlroorls on the east side of ti;e Mississippi river Robert X Fraaer, chairman of the esst bo it nil freight committee of the St. Louis, Clmtinmil l.otiln lilt) freight committee, sei'etarj of ttc H. Louis coal t radio bu !'i ami J.-'tiu agent of the 9t. I-oum A W-'iltlile fi'4'glit committee, was closely r,ues(lo.iii. He would not acknowledge mat rates are made by these organisations, though the ratt-s are announced by him iwi are uniform. Mreckinridge Jonen. president of the Mis- j snd had been owned by him several months. S!!ppt Valley Trust company, told of the : He told the attorneys this morning that of "the Wlgsina Ferry company in I Sheriff Callihan had given It to him. The I'?. He said that his trust company rep. other defendants helped to defend him In resented seven railroads which desired to ! his previous trial. He did not know, but prevent the Rock Island from getting con- I thought they hud pjld his attorney fees, md of the property. All of the roads which i He suddenly lost hit n.i niory at the most he named are Terminal association rouds crucial moment and could tell nothing of anl the purchasers of the Wiggins Ferry ' n,a or White s action preceding or following sti.ck contacted the negotiations through ! ,h murd.r. Jeti did not remember seeing the sttornfy of the Termiual association. ' White lu the court houxe al all. and as i fr as he Is concerned White is perfectly CARRIE NATION ARRESTED lnoc'n, That h hd marvels I change of heart is apparent, but the reason aiaaner t.les oad te. Aaawrr I mv l found In the statement of the i HAMmnaaalth'a allArnau tk-fct.. .N t liarae , Walla. ' DALLAS. Tex . July 11 -Mrs Carrie Na tion was arrested st Clebourne this after noon by a deputy I'nlted States marshal on a warrant charging her with having mis used the malls. She waa brought to Dallas snd after s hearing before United States Comrrlaalener A. W. May was released on bond In. the supi of 12.V0. The examinlnu trial If set for July 31. The warrants come from Guthrie, Okl., and aperlttes that she deposited In the poet office s publication rortalnlng sn Improper article hsaded "An knaortant Talk to Boys." WITNESSES ARE HARD TO FIND Cleveland firand Jarf May Have to Take Rereaa t'atll Proeest la Served. CLEVELAND, July 11. There were only two witnesses on hand today when the federal grand Jury resumed the In vestigation of allegations of violation of Interstate commerce laws by the Lake Phore road and the Standard Oil company. District Attorney Sullivan said that un less additional witnesses appeared during the day the grand Jury would probably take an adjournment until next Monday. A number of subpoenaa have been issued for witnesses, among them belni one for M. O. Vilas, secretary and auditor of the Standard Oil company. A deputy marshal who was sent out with a subpoena for Mr. Vilas reported this morning that ho had been unable to locate the latter, The witnesses examined by the grand Jury thla mornitiK wers J. F. Clark, general western freight agent of the Lake Shore road at Chicago, and H. J. Merrick, superintendent of freight transportation of the Lake Shore In thU city. Attorney Bulllvan said tonight thK- -. 8iulres. vice president of the Start company of Ohio, had today assort that c 4. hat M. O. Vllaa, treasurer of r f whom deputies have been - n as a witness, will be pro- try'np. to, d tired hi On thla ass. V grand Jury reconvenes. t is understood no fur iade this week to lo- I her effort i cate Vilas. t wits slsn a d tonight that O C. Pagin. special A. .in"! of the Department of Justice, had been summoned to Cleve land and will assist District Attorney Sul livan here through the remainder of the grand Jury Investigation. JAMESTOWN, N. Y., July 11. Investiga tion into the charges of violations of the Interstate commerce laws by the Standard Oil company and by the Pennsylvania rail road relative to rebates nt Olean began yesterday afternoon before Judge Hazel and a Jury In the United States district court. According to the findings of Com missioner of Ijibor and Commerce Garfield, the Standard Oil company saved $115.0X1 In 1904 by Its rebates from the Pennsylvania railroad for oil shipped from the refineries at Olean to Rochester. The Standard Oil company got a rate of 9 cents a barrel, while Independent companies In the same territory had to pay 38 cents a barrel. THOMAS TAGGART STANDS MUTE Refuses to Be Examined t nder Oatli aa to Conditions at Springs. FRENCH LICK, lnd., July 11. Thomas Taggart, president of the French Lick 8prlngs Hotel company, acting on advice of his attorneys today refused to be exam ined under oath by the auditor of atate and attorney general. He took the position that while the law permitted the state offi cers to examine the books of the hotel companies it did not authorise a forced ex amination of officers of a corporation under oath. The-utate officers today began asi'xnrt natlon of the books" of the French Lick Springs and West Baden Hotel companies. It Is desired by them to make clear the exact relations of the hotel companies and the casinos which were raided by the state officers last week to stop alleged gambling. The examination of the books Is prelimi nary to the trial of the quo warranto pro ceedings of the state against the hotel com panies, which will be held at Paoll Friday. At this trial Mr. Taggart of the French Lick Springs Hotel company and Mr. Lee, Sinclair of trie West Baden Hotel company will lie placed on the stand. Mr. Taggart was subjected to considerable questioning by Attorney General Miller today, notwith standing his refusal to be placed under get all I j oath. He made the statement that the con j tract of the hotel company with "Al" Brown for the casino privileges two or three yeara ago was $15,000 a year. What I the rental of the cas:no has been under the last lcaae was not brought out. Mr. Taggart said today the action of the court at Paoll yesterday In rendering Judgment in favor of the hotel companies, cancelling the leases' of the casinos and aecuring for the hotel companies possession of the casinos was n accomplishment for which the hotel companies had been striving ever since It had been discovered by them that the lessees of the casinos were per mitting gambling. Attorney General Miller learned today that Ed Ballard, charged with, operating the casinos -at French Lick and West Baden, was In the county and Immediately caused warrants for his arrest to be Issued. He also had a subpoena issued for Ballard requiring him to testify In the case to for feit the charters of the hotel companies, which comes up for consideration Friday. A number of officers are looking for Bullard tonight. CURTIS JETT CONFESSES CRIME Keaturblnn fta ra Ha Killed Mnreasn aad Ha Aloae fa Responsible for Death. BEATTYVILLE. Ky.. July 11-Curtls Jett. at the afternoon trial of Judge Har gis for murder, took the witness stand, admitted the assassination of Marcum and told the manner in which the crime was committed. "Mr. Marcum had prosecuted me In several cases and was ruy blttr enemy and I am the man who killed him," Md Jett. He then told of the assassins- tlon, tallying with the description given by B J. Kwen. Jett suld he had not con ferred with White In reatard to the killing. The pistol he used lie mid was hla own Jeti had ln drinking and another attempt tomorrow will ba made to hava h'.m repeat Tom White followed Jett on the stand and asked Attorney Byrd to excuse him. as he did not want to answer any ques tions. Hs was asked if he was in Jackson the day Marcum was killed, but declined to answer. White refused to answer after 1 being told to by the court, I ordered the witness to Jail. Judge Dorsry W. B Johnson said Tom White told him Just a fw weeks before Marcum was killed that Hargls wsnted him to do tha fighting for him. This testimony was excluded yesltida), but was admitted today. BULLET FOR VICE ADMIRAL Commander of Bo Mian Black Sea Fleet Fatally Wounded by Sailor. THIRD ATTEMPT MADE ON HIS LIFE Act Da t Severity of Discipline and Hla Part la Trial aad Ex ecution of Lieutenant Schmidt. SEVASTOPOL. July Jl.-An attempt was made at 1 o'clock this sfternoon to sssas slnate Vice Admiral Chouknln, commander of the Black set fleet. The admiral was wounded and taken to a hospital. Vice Admiral Chouknln has been blamed for hla severity and It was to his treat ment of the crews of the ships under his rommsnd that the mutiny on the battleship Knlai Potemkirin In June and July last year was attributed. The admiral dis played considerable activity in attempting to capture the mutineers at that time and In suppressing the sailors' mutiny at Sevastopol In November last. The would-be assassin la s sailor, who hid In the bushes and shot at the admiral as he waa walking In the garden of hla villa. The culprit has not been apprehended. Admiral Chouknln's condition is ex tremely serious. The bullet lodged In his lung, making breathing difficult. The doc tors hold out ho hope of his recovery. The admiral's assailant la thought to be one of the suIIoih of the battleship Otcha- koff, and his act Is supposed to have been in revenge for the execution of Lieutenant Schmidt, the revolutionary leader. 1 nlversally Hated by Sallora. Admiral Chouknln was universally hated by his sailors and at the time of the exe cution of timid t the revolutionists con demned him to death, inn of their number pledglrik themaelves to carry out the sen tence. This Is the second attempt since Schmidt's execution on March IS of this year. The first attempt was made by a woman and after her effort had failed Ad miral Chouknln ordered her to be killed on the spot and his orderlies brutally car ried out the sentence in the courtyard. For this the admiral was again condemned to death by the revolutionists. His name was never mentioned among his sailors unless It wns accompanied by curses on account of his overbearing and severe manner. Second Attempt on Life. An attempt was made on the life of the admiral February 9 last. A woman ap peared at hla official residence during the afternoon of that day and sent in her card, saying she was the daughter of a rear admiral at St. Petersburg who was an old acquaintance of Chouknln. Cm entering Hie admiral's office the woman drew a rapid fire pistol and fired four shots at him, each bullet reaching the mark. Aa she turned to escape the woman was killed by the orderly on duty at Chouknln's door. The crime, beyond doubt, waa political. When the sentences Imposed on the sailors for the Kniai Potemkine mutinies were before the admiral for review formal notice was served on him that If he approved the death sentences hs would share the same fate, Chouknln," however, approved" 'the" sentences and severs! Intimations afterward reached him to the effect that the terrorists were merely watting for a favorable oppor tunity to kill him. Some time elapsed be fore the police were able to establish the Identity of the woman who attempted Ad mlral Chouknln's life, but it finally became known that she was a Hebrew named Cecelia Shabad, 26 years old and a former member of the Hebrew bund of Minsk where her father was a well-to-do mer chant. Admiral Chouknin has had a good del of active service and for a time was be lieved to be under orders to take to the far east during the war with Japan, the Second Paclflo squadron relieving Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. Chouknln was port aUmlral at Vladivostok from 1X96 to 1901. Later he was appointed director of the naval col lege, which post he held until he took command of the Black sea fleet. While Chouknin was recovering from the wounds inflicted upon him by Cecelia Shabad It was reported that he had been offered and had declined to accept the post of minister ot marine to succeed Admiral Avellan. Preparlaar to Defend Cities. ST. PETERSBURG, July 1.-1.40 a. m.- The preparations which the War office ha been making at all the principal cities to meet an armed revolutionary movement prove to have been very elabornte. The plans for the defence of Riga have fallen into the hands of the revolutionary paper Misla, which this morning publishes the entire plan of defence. As given, the garri son Is divided Into three divisions of two battalions of Infantry, half a company of Cossacks and three machine guns each, to prevent the Invasion of the city from hs three open sides; namely, the cnnal, the dam and the river Duna. Two battalions of infantry, 200 Cossacks and four machine guns constitute the reserve. The com mander. In framing the plan of defence, even designated his successor In the event of himself being killed or Incapacitated. Blmilar plans, tt Is understood, have been drawn up by every commander of a garri son or city. In addition, special troop trains, equipped with mschlne and field guns, are In constant readiness at St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev, Warsaw and other strategic points. The emperor. In his speech to the de tachment of fortress srtlljfry recently, brought to Peterhof from Cronstadt, told them that as guardians of the entrance I of the capital they must show n example ot loyslty and fidelity to Russia. , Defends Death Penalty. One of the curious features of the debate In the upper house of Parliament yester day on the bill of the lower house provid ing for the abolition of the death penalty, was a speecb made by Father Butkavtch, a priest elected by the orthodox clergy, In which he seriously defended the death pen alty on the ground thst It was Justified both by Ood end Christ, citing the laws of Moses and Christ's ststement before Pilate ss recognition of the right to Im pose punishment. The Rech today declares thst the tone of the debste In the upper house yester day leaves little hope that this "assembly of bureaucrats, land and commercial mag nates and representatives of the reaction ary nobility snd clergy, with a small leaven of liberals, will ever be able to work in harmony with the progressive ideas represented In Parllsment." The Novoe Vremys. on tha contrary, da fends ths conservative spirit of the upper house and appeals to the emperor not to entrust powsr to ths constitutional demo crats of the lower house, who, the psper Insists, are "augumentlng the danger of an explosion by their cowardly refusal either to clasp hands with the right or break with the left." As Aasistsnt Cashier Oosperovltch was leaving the office of the pay- (Contrmed on Second Page.) RIVER STEAMBOAT BURNS Qalary of Diamond Jo l.lae Wrecked Sear Trempealean. Uta. One Passenger Drnsened. IA CROSSK. Wis., July 12 The steamer Qulncy of the Diamond Jo line strurk a bank In the dark near Trempealeau. Wis., at 10: last night, turned halt over and then caught Are. It is believed that the majority of the J passengers on board were saved and only -one drowning Is definitely known, that of an Infant which was washed from Its mother's arms. At 1:20 o'clock this morning a belated train brought sixty pasaengers who were on the boat to this city: Accoun's given by them of the disaster do not Include positive statements as to drownings, but It le believed comparatively few met death. All communication with the village of Trempealeau Is cut off and Information relative to the accident l only obtained from the stories of paricnars and reports received at the railroad fifrlce. About 10:30 o'clock, the steamer plying up the river struck a bnk. At the time. t Is said, the boat carried no searchlight. One passenger says he saw a babe washed overboard from Its mother's srnia. The boat waa sinking, though not In deep water. The palatial steamer caught fire Immedi ately sfter the collision with the bank. The life boats were gotten out and the passengers were taken off before the flames gained any considerable headway. Rescue work was effectively done by the colored roustabouts of the craft. When It became apparent that the boat would have been absndoned, the steamer was forced on to the bank by the powerful engines. the prow literally creeping up the steep bank. Tied to a tree the burning steamer was held while the roustabouts took people off the stern In hosts. Others Jumped off Into the dark, and It was not until half the people were off that the powerful searchlight was put - In running order, throwing the scene Int bright light. For the reason that part of the. passengers res cued stayed at Trempealeau and some went to Winona, Minn., and. others came to La Crosse, It was Impossible to say whether any were missing. v TROLLEY TRAINS JN COLLISION Five Persons Killed and n Score Injured In Cm a anon Kear UnsTslo. ' . BITFALO. N. Y., July ll.-A train of two trolley cars westbound from Ixickport on the lines of the International Railway company tonight ran Into an open switch at a riding just east of ' Martinsville and crashed into a trolley freight motor and a train of seven freight cars; which were lying on the siding watting for the passen ger train to go by. Five passengers were killed outright and a score- Injured, some of whom may ' die. The psfeuenger cars were going at a high -ra e of speed when the accident occurred e,U'l the shock was terrific. The foiemoat ear L wss utterly demolished. The wpflgesiiapetf end of the motor cut it In half and the iear car com pleted the work of destruction1. " The fear car was badly stove' tn hi frotit. but. re mained on the tracks: Tf.e switch Into the siding ,asbt1bW:o.' TlerTntlhtW cars took the turn and crashed-Aipon the freight engine. 'There were about forty persons on the two care and most of them were killed or injured. The motorman of the first passenger roach was . killed and late tonight his body was still in the wreckage. All the Injured will probably re cover .with the exception of Motorman Johnsora The dead: JOHN BILTMAN. motorman. Lockport N. Y. CHARUK8 T. HUTCH ESON, negro, I-ovkport. N. Y. MRS. HKNRV KRTEI.t., Buffalo. SIX-YKAR OLD CHILD, son of Mrs. Henry Brtell. I'N IDENTIFIED GIRL, 18 years old. The moat seriously Injured are: Theodore Nestman, head and arms In jured. Dr. B. A. Wetland. Buffalo, head Injured, hand crushed, head cut and arm b.nken. Mrs. Emma K. Maloney, Buffalo, Internal Injuries. Mrs. Virginia Sanderson, Buffalo, Internal Injuries. Mrs. J. D. Heath, Niagara Falls, Internal inlurles. I F.. Johnson, motorman, both legs crushed: probably will die. ROW OVER NAVAL ESTIMATES British Cabinet Divided Orer Propo sition of. Rnlldlng Big Battleships. LONDON, July 12. The Express this morning says the cabinet Is In the throe of a serious crisis, "split in twain on the vital question whether the navy shall be maintained In a condition of invulnerable efficiency or shall be weakened consider ably and rival nations permitted to out distance us In the race for naval su premacy." The paper points out that some days ago thes cabinet decided to reduce this year's shipbuilding program, abandoning one of the two battleships of the Dreudnaught class, which tt was originally Intended to lay down the coming autumn. Three or four members of the cabinet. It la asserted, expressed themselves ss opposed to "this dangerous economy." Then came protests from the Board of Admtralty experts. In cluding Sir John Fisher, admiral of the fleet, all of whom threatened to resign If the cabinet persisted. At the cabinet meeting on Tuesday there was a prolonged discussion, but the ma- Jorlty stood steadfast for the reduction, The protest, however, had the effect of postponing consideration of the naval es timates to July 'il. 'FAIRBANKS' AUTO HITS BUGGY Vic President's Car Slightly Injnrea Man Kear Danville, Illinois. DANVILLE. III.. July ll.-The automobile bearing Vice President Fairbanks snd party from this city to Champaign late this sfter noon trashed Into a buggy driven by Jo seph M. Dougherty, a prominent demo cratic politician. Mr. Dougherty was thrown out and painfully bruised. When the injured man had regained his feet the vice president's psrty alighted. Mr. Fairbanks approached his victim, smiling, and apologised. Mr. Dousherty said: "You are Vice Pres ident Fairbanks, 1 believe. My name is Dougherty." Vice President Fairbanks grasped the outstretched hand, shook It wsrmly, and said: "Mr. Dougherty, I am very glad to meet you." Mr. Douajherty expressed his pies sure at the meeting also, but said he would have been better pleased If It had taken place under slightly different circumstances. After this friendly colloquy the vice presi dent resumed his journey, Dougherty's In juries are aot sellout SECRETARY WILSON COMING Head of Agricultural Department Will Beach Omaha This Mornin?. WILL LOOK OVER THE PACKING HOUSES Inspectors Will Be Withdrawn from All riaats Where Sanitary Conditions Are'tnaat lafartory. CHICAGO, July ll.-8ecretary of Agri culture Wilson, having today finished his work in Chicago, stated that he was sat isfied that the packers of Chicsgo are making every effort to put their plants in sanitary shspe end that the department will put the revised regulations Into ef fect August 1. "I have met the Inspectors In charge cf federal reconstruction Irom the different cities of the country,'' said the secretery. "They report that condi tions are improving everywhere. I told them that inspection under the new law will be established immediately In thotte houses where the ssnitary conditions which affect the food product Justify It. I also told them that no Inspection would ' be given to establishments where the sanitary conditions which affect the food product are rot perfect "1'iactlcally all ot the slaughtering and packing establishments in Chicago are on the way to sanitary conditions- which will Justify Inspection under the new taw. lu some oases Improvements of a permanent character will take place. I am satifled that the packers of Chicago are using every effort to put their plants In sanitary shape. The department will be prepared wit haddltlonal men and revised regula tions on August 1. I shall expect the Chi cago plants to be ready at that time. Those who are ready will get the Inspection; others cannot expect It." The secretary Iste In the day left for Omaha, where he will make a personal In spection of the conditions In the packing houses in that city. Canned Meats Adnlternted. BOSTON, July 11. The State Board of Health today made public the result of Its Investigation of canned meats. The board examined nearly 160 different kinds of canned meat from every possible source, as well ss the canned meat establishments. In a general way the results of the In vestigation are favorable to the manufac turers In the east and In the west, but It was found that many of the preparations contained a large amount of foreign matter. Of one brand of potted ham, prepared by a western firm, the report states: "This was found to. consist ot a small amount of normal muscle, considerable epidermis In large pieces, numerous blood vessels and nerves and the salivary glands, ground Into a paste. Quality poor, the ma terial being largely scraps." Of another western potted ham the re port says: "Abundant muscle fiber, considerable epi dermis, much granule!1 debris, some fat and cornnieal. Quality fair, but inasmuch aa there appears to be no excuse for the presence 'of cornnieal It must be regarded as adulterated." , An,t.eastern potted ham Is described as follows: "Appearance good, muscular fibre abun dant: contains neither epIJermls nor sali vary gland. Quality excellent." Cornnieal In Deviled Ham. A number of the other products the Board of Health states, contain cornmeal. The board says: "Devilled ham Is pr should be ham to which seasoning has been added. The majority of devilled hams In the market, however, contain sdded ma terlal which In no way can contribute to sharp taste, or Indeed to sny taste. Corn meal, for example, adds nothing to the flavor, but It Is cheap, and enables a mrat product to carry considerable additional water." 8everal brands of prepared meat were found to contain either boraclc acid or borax as a preservative. One western "chicken loaf" Is thus described: "Very little muscular fibre; much con nective tissue and cornmeal. It is pre served with either borscln acid or borax. The label states that the material is of superior quality, "having been carefully se lected snd inspected sccordlng to the law enacted by congress Msrch S. 1K1, relating to the question of meats.' " The report says regarding conditions in this state: "The large establishments were found to he conducted In all particulars In a scrupu lously neat snd clean manner. Of twenty five smaller estsbllshments. only five were found to be entitled to grade excellent. Intpnre Meats Condemned. PHILADELPHIA. July 11. Inspectors of the bureau of health today concluded the j condemnation and destruction of S3.000 pounds of Impure meats fmind in he cold storage plsnt of the Delaware Freezing; company. The stuff was carted away from the cold storage plant as fast as It was condemned and turned over to a fertiliser plant. ' ' "The loss falls hesvlly on the persons who owned the meat," said Dr. Abbott, chief of the health bureau, "but the sooner they learn ths folly of paying money to hsve kept on Ice whst Is nothing less than fertilizer the better off they will be." The crusade against Impure meat and unsanitary slaughter houses Is being pushed vigorously by the health bureau. British Slsoahter Hoaaes Cwrlean. BRI8TOU July 11. At the sanitary In- j electors' conference here today a delegate j named Bottomley said that If the British j public only knew a quarter of what was going on In the slaughter houses of this country the Chicago scare would become Insignificant by comparison. He knew, he said, of a cow suffering from pulmonary consumption that was sold for $15. killed and eaten. LONDON. July 11. In June of last year there arrived st the Albert docks from Boston snd New Orlesns 2T,oofi cases of tinned meats. In June of thl yesr the receipts were only 4.000 cases. In July. l!t5, 14.000 esses were received, but thus far this month no tinned meats have been received from the I'nlted States. r.rorera Dlscass Mrnt t'ontrnets, SHEFFIELD, England, July ll.-The question of contrscts with American pack ers was again brought up today in the sn- nual coaference of the Grocers' federation, which Is in session here, when the reeolu- tlon pledging the members not to stock wtth Amerlesn csnned meats until the packers have Initiated necesssry reforms was withdrawn from ths smsll committee to which It wa referred yesterdsy and referred to ths general purpose committee with power to art. It was decided that every member of an affiliated association having difficulty with respect to any con tract msde before the present season should lay the matter before the federation offi cers ss early ss possible. It also was de cided to ask President Bums of the local government board to publish the result of the board s Inquiries as to the qualities) of coAAed meats sold In this country. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Showers Tharadari Cooler In gnnlh Friday Fair. Temperatnre at Omaha Vrsterdnyt Hoc r. Dear. .. Tl . . TO . . T . . T5 . . TT . . H'J . . : , . H4 llnnr. 1 P. 2 p. .1 p. I. It p. p. T p. H p. ft p. Dest. A a. m . , On. m . , T a. tn , , at n. m . . ft a. m . , 10 a. an . , 11 a. ni . . tJ m S.SV fT MT K KO HH Ml F4 M WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Contract Let for Bnlldlna; nt the Indian Hrknnl at Rnpld City. iFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 11. (Special Tele gram.) Messrs. Garland and Burgh of Rapid City, S. D., were the only biddeis fo:1 the construction of the hospital for tli Indian school at Rapid City. Their bid was 6,8W and they agree to complete the build ing on or before November 1, The department has at Its disposal about $fi,W for this building. Mr. and Mrs. (). C. Zinn and son of Hastings, Neb., who have been visiting friends in the east, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Andrews. R. A. McC'aulry of Ames and J. P. Mc Clure of Manon City, la., have been ap pointed taggers: E. A. Drake of Beaver, 8. D., and C. G. Cole ot Ames, la., have been appointed asslsiant Inspectors In the bureau of animal Industry. Rural carriers appointed: Iowa Akron, route 1. Carl O. Mann carrier. Charles A. Zamands substitute. South Dakota Ar mour, route 3, James P. Strain carrier, William r. Strain substitute; Flandreau, route 5. James V. Ooodsell currier, Lillian Ooodeell substitute. MAN HUNT JN PITTSBURG Rlst Posse of Rallrond Men Searching for Searro Who Murdered Henry Kvnns. PITTSBCRO. July 11 Shadows of dark ness put an end to a chase after a negro murderer of Henry Evans, foreman of a corps of Inspectors of the Pittsburg & Western Railroad company, at Wilton Grove tonight. Evans waa shot by the negro, whose name Is unknown, while the latter was trying to rob s camp Car. The negro made his escape, but soon a posse of county detectives. Citlsens and railroad men were Informed and look up the pur suit. The negro made for the country dls trlcts about Mllvale, nine miles from this city and throughout the day he was pur sued, being sighted from time to time by the various searching parties. Just before dusk lie was run Into a woods and shots were exchanged, but because of the dark ness he could not be accurately located. A picket was posted about his hiding place and at midnight campfltes were burning and the guard, mostly railroad men re fused to leave the place until the negro was brought out dead or alive. CHANGES ON NORTHWESTERN Two New Positions Created to Relieve Pressnre on the Rnaclneerlna; Department. CHICAGO. July 11. President Hughltt of the Chicago ft Northwestern railway today announced the creation of two new posi tions on that system. W. J. Towne to be engineer of maintenance of lines east of the Missouri river and A. A. Schenlck to serve in the same capacity west of the Missouri river. This change In the organl ration' was made because of the many new linos which the company Is constructing snd to relieve the chief engineer and to lend greater assistance to the president In charge of operation and maintenance. ST. PAUL, July 11. Clarence B. Stone, general passenger sgent of the Oreat Northern railroad, has severed his con nectlon with that company. Mr. Stone re signed sometime ago, but his resignation was not accepted until today. Hla suc cessor has not yet been appointed. Mr. Stone will fh future devote his entire time to his western land interests. ROBBERY IN A FREIGHT CAR Tea Men Who Were Stealing: Hide Relieved of tUMM by Masked Bandits. BILLINGS, Mont, July 11. At Iura. a small town sixteen miles wept of here, early this morning, ten men who were riding in a box car Were held up and robbed of nearly $200 by five masked men, who entered the car while the train stoppod at a water tank. After being relieved of their money and valuables the ten men were compelled to He on their faces until the train had proceeded several miles, when the robbers left the train. When the train reached Rapids the news of the holdup was telegraphed to Columbus, forty miles west, and when the next train reached that point a search was made for the robbers. One of them, Ed Johnson, was killed In sn sttempt to escape, and two other men, believed to he members of the gang, were arrested and placed in Jail. NEBRASKA TROOPS COME FIRST Only One State at lime Be In Camp Tilth the Regulars. to JUNCTION CITY. Kan.. July ll.-(Spe-clal.) According to orders from the War department troops from but one state at ja time' will be stationed at Fort Riley dur ing the maneuvers with regulars. It hav ing been found difficult to properly care for troops when more militia are present. The Nebraska state troops will be first i "L'ro" 1 "irt -inn u sir. eet, at am, north, to go Into camp this year. Arkansas will l-P' '"1! at the window of the dlnlng follow. snd then in order will come K,n. room, where the family waa gathered at sss, Missouri, Iowa. Oklahoma. South Dakota and Movements of Ocean Vessels Jnly II. I At New York Arrived : Barlarosa, from Bremen; Ban mo, from Nuples; oceanic. irom i.ivprjxHii. naiina: aisjhih'. lor I.lv- jerpool; niaiendam. for 'Rotterdam; Ma- ! donna, for Marseilles Al Llvei pool -Arrived: Kensington, from Montreal; ijeimsniH. Trout jew loin. Balled: Marlon, for PlilladelrhlM : Teuton... for p.ew York. At Naplen Arrived : Nord America, from NATQuerekn.town-Bslled: Bsxonls. for Bos- ton. Arrived: Bultlc. from New York; Noordland. from Philadelphia At Bremen Arrived hhrln more; Kron I'rins Wlthelip from Bsltl from New York. At Dover Arrived ; Graf Walderoee, from New York. At Montreal Arrived : Numidtan. from Glasgow. Balled: Pretorlan. for Glasgow; M'intesiima. for London At Philadelphia Arrived: City Vienna, frara tiisarfirw - IIENMCS A SUICIDE 'ormer City Treasurer Taket Life With Pistol at Bit Home, INANCIAL STRESS PREYS ON HIS MIND Leatea Letter to Wife and Danchtar Taking All Blame Himself. DEPLORES EVER GOING INTO POLITICS AooonnU a Pnblio Official Straight and HaiSome Private Resources. GETS A TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND LEGACY Maa Ineo me frnn, l . j ood Business, nnd Apparently o Heavy Financial tlbll. gallons Pressing. OMAHA. Xeh.. .tnlv 10 ions T i.r.n wif and best of daughters: TftVi-e was in. my oui or my tluuhlu. I Hied hs r 1 IioukIi A- von know ll Whm - n,i.. fort! in for us-that I went Into politics. ou will get along better without me. I was a Millstone aroumi vonr no.-w I mm alone to blame! You. dosr wifn 1IH not know what you algned. The 600. with n0. Interest must be redemmod hfni- k.i days - from Slrbert Khn. The hnma is your homestead & cannot be taken awav. My debts you cannot pay. You will see belter days: Can write no more. Tour unhappy husband & father, AUGUST. August H. Hennlngs, city treasurer of Omaha from 1900 to 180H, treasurer of the state republican committee and unsuccess ful candidate for the republican nomina tion for mayor last spring, shot and killed himself In the bath room of his home, S3(U Davenport afreet, Wednesday at T:3S . m. He gave no warning whatever that ha contemplated ending his life. The letter which appears above was found In Mr. Hennlngs' coat pocket. It was written on Paxton hotel stationery, dated July 10, and sealed In a Paxton ho tel envelope and addressed " to Anna Hen nlngs, my wife." I'ntil the finding of this letter there waa no definite clue to a cause for the sui cide, nor any Intimation that the deed was premeditated. This letter bears out the theory of some friends thst financial difficulties preyed on Mr. Hennlngs' mind until he took his life. The first theory assigned was conatant worrying over his defeat for the nomination for mayor 'n the spring and some of his friends yet be lieve this had much to do with Mr. Hen nlngs' action. Slegbert Kahn mentioned In the letter Is manager of the Weatern Loan company, a chattel mortgage money loan concern In the Neville block at Sixteenth and Har ney streets. Extremely Sensitive atnre. Friends who attributed disappointment over political failure as the cause of fha deed recall the keen disappointment which Mr. Hennlngs sustained by his defeat for the mayoralty nomination. His nature was extremely sensatlve, and up to a' short" time before the primaries, April I, 'he fully expected to win. Outwardly he bo.' ' his defeat cheerfully, and after retiring from the office of city treasurer he en tered Into a merchandise and household goods storage and mercandise brokerage business wtth his former chief clerk, Harry G. Counsman. The affairs of this company were prosperous. Some Informa tion tended to show that Instead of beinx In financial straits Mr. Hennlngs waa In excellent financial condition, having a per sonal Income of 13,000 a year from in vestments, and was the beneficiary of a $22,000 legacy from a Holland estate, of which he had received $5,000. Ills haaltii was fairly good and his domestic relations perfect. Xo Flaw la Official Reeords. Tlepeated examinations of the bonks and accounts by his bonding companies of the city treasurer's office, from which Mr. Hennlngs retired sctlvely In April, showed no discrepancies, but, to the contrary, that the funds of the office had been handled with .scrupulous fidelity. City and County Treasurer Fink, who received tho office by reason of the charter consolidation, says that It was turned over In perfect condi tion and lie cannot believe any despond ency was caused from this source, which reflected nothing but credit upon the ppe vlous incumbent. It was known that Mr. Hennlngs took his defeat at the republican city primaries by E. A. Benson much to heart. Iter, when Mr. Benaon lost 'In the contest with the democratic nominee, Mr. Hennlngs ex pressed his conviction that the result would have been entirely different If he had been the nominee against Mayor Dahl man. At the same time he appeared to have disposed of concern In the matter. Tuesday he was soliciting business with his usual energy. "As Iste as 7:30 in the even Ing he hsd a conversation about ths busi ness of his firm for the following day with pis partner. Eats Breakfast with Family. The family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Hennings and their only child, Miss Har riet Hennlngs, breakfasted as usual. Bo fore the meal was quite finished Mr. Hen nlngs left the table and went upstairs to the bathroom. He locked the door, and, fully dressed, except his coat, stood about eight feet from a mirror, pressed a re volver muxxle to his right temple and fired. The bullet, a 3H-calibi-r, passed clear through the front part of his hea L from right to left, and lie fell face down ward on the tilu.l flour, tho hand clasp ing the weapon being doubled under him. There was a profuse hemorrhage and ths Hour was covered with blood. The shot was heard by Mrs. and Miss : Ht-rininga, wlio, when Mr. Hennlngs left the table, had no cause to believe he con I templait'd suicide. After the shot they heard him fall. Miss Hennlngs ran lm j mediately to tlufr-liome of W, 11. Graham, I breakfast. She exclaimed hurriedly what had happened. Mrs. Jlenulngs became hys terical and the commotion aroused Alvln Metilcr, who lives in thti house north of the Hennlngs heme. He, Mr. Graham and B. V. Hurt of 4304 Burdette street, who was driving a passing buggy, entered tli4 house and found the bathroom door locked. j Hart kicked In the panel, they opened, the j . , i.i .j . . . t uoor aim ..-.. ..." mu, ui air. door and beheld I Htniiings lying in a great quantity of I blood. The revolver used was an ordinary on' wnlch Mr' llen" fur long "n- ) Coroner Tabes (barge. Coroner Bralley, II. (J. 'oiinmnan and I. L. BcIs.jI, deputy i tt y treasurer, and oc cupying Ihat position under Mr. tt. iiuliigs for three years, with others, were sum moned. A search made by tha coroner found nothing In the nature of a QiuU communicaUuu wr exlaxiatioa I