The Omaha ' Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI-NO. 24. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1006. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS w c CALLED ON TO SETTLE United Btatea Freparin- to Taka Up the Claim Atainrt Vinernela. last effort made during havs time That Wu a Fropoul to Submit the Matter to Arbitration. MEETS WITH REBUFF f ROM VENEZUELA Practical j Denied there Were Any Ques tion Then Fendinc. SOUTHERN REPUBLIC ON ITS DIGNITY Aotlon la All Probability Taken tnder a Misapprehension of the ituatloa la tha lalted State. WASHINGTON, July 18-In view of the determination of the State department to renew ttt demand upon the Veneiuelan government for' ih settlement of Amer ican claims against Venezuela, It Is a mat ter of Interest to note the precise statue of thuse troublesome issues when negotia tions were suspended In Mfc. ch. 1906. For the first time the Red Book discloses in terms the ultimatum laid down by the late secretary of state. John Hay, in an Instruc tion to Mr. Bowen, dated March 19 of that year: The attitude of the Veneiuelan govern ment townrd the government of the I nlted States and toward th: interests of Its rltlr.m who have suffered so grsve and f:e.,unl wrongs, arbitrarily committed by the government of Venezuela, require that justice shot, id now le fully done, once for Ml). If the government of Venezuela finally declines to consent to an imperial arbitra tion, insuring the rendition of complete Justice to these Injured parties, the gov ernment of the Vnlted Btates may be re gretfully compelled to take such measures as It may. find necessary to complete re dress without resort to arbitration. The government of the United Btst-s Is com mitted to the principle of Imperial arbitra tion, which can do injustice to nobody, and if Its moderate request is peremptorily re fused It will be at liberty to consider, if it Is compelled to resort to more vigorous measures, whether those measures shall Include complete indemnification, not only for the eltiiens aggrieved, but for any expenses of the government of the I nlted Btates which may attena meir exauuwuii. A as' ? a Rejection. The Venexu n answer, rendered March a, amounted ' o rejection of the ulti matum, for it denied that Veneiuela had any question pending with the United State and propounded the following Inter rogation: Before giving further consideration to Mr. tj ., wMm tit vniiei&n Mverniwnt tabes It must know whether the I ntt'd States rsspecta the methode and nobility of the Veneiuelan. Mr. Bowen adds that the answer la un yielding and requires no further ultimatum Purhins tha explanation for the rather defiant attitude which the Veneiuelan gov ernment occupies to thla day, o far as the official correspondence shows, la to be found In a paraphrase of a telogram from Minister Bowen. to the aecretary of etste reporting : lftW. JeswewauV President 4aeta,' private reprtaeiuauee, wh was men in Wasnlngton. , actively culUvatlng publlo sentiment in thla country adverse to the asphalt claims, had cabled directly to Frealdent Castro that the United State government would not answer Mr. Bowen, or If It did, would give him conciliatory Instruction. . READY FOR SHOSHONE OPENING Crowds Benin to Arrive for I ado am'e Bier Lottery la Ccatral Wyoming?. SHOSHONI, Wyo.. July U.-(Speclal Tel egram.) Everything 1 In readlnea here for the opening of the big land lottery, the blggeat of recent year, and parhapa the last big one. Uncle Sam la giving away 1.180,000 acres, of which approximately one third Is ultable for agriculture and u captlble of Irrigation, and the balance la graslria. timber or . mineral lands. Two railroad have built over 100 mile of track each, In order to bring In the homraeeker, who aie already arriving In large number 1 Commissioner Richard of the general land office, who will take charge of the proceeding of the next two-week, ha arrived, and the registration of name will begin Monday morning. One special train. load from Denver, with M0 homeaeekera on board, came in this evening and added Its number to the crowds already here, Wig excursions from eaatern points are on the way and scheduled to arrive before midnight. The Chicago tc Northweatern which ha the direct Hue from the eaat. by way of Omaha, will run six train .-daily to accommodate the crowds which are ex pected. and the railroad men say that they look for from 60,000 to 100.000 peron to reach the registration point between now and the close of the registration on July L Shoshonl I a town of rather mushroom growth. It first building, a hotel, was , etarted less than ten months ago. A month ago It had a population of 700 persons. has a first-class depot and two good hotels and,- notwithstanding the big crowd that are expected, It Is believed accommoda tlon will be provided for all. Moderat '. price prevail for all necessities; luxuries are not to be had. In addition to this point,' registrations Will be taken at lender and Thermopoll and at Worland, the terminus of the Bur llngton's line. PRESIDENT GOES TO CHURCH Mra. Eaaa Appear aad Demaad She B Seated Behlad Mra. Roosevelt. OYSTER BAT, K. T.. July 15.-Prealdent and Mra Roosevelt attended services thi morning at Christ church in accordance with their usual custom. Mr. A, L. Esac, who has made frequent visit to Oyr Bay for the purpose of obtaining an interview with Mrs. Rooae velt. went to the church and demanded that eh be shown to a seat immediately behli the presidential pew. Thla waa refused and she waa taken to a aeat on the opposite ide of the alale where she remained for a short time and then went outside, where aha waited until the president drove away without making any attempt to approach the carnage. Teoopa oa Loaaj March. JTTs'CTiON CITT. Kan., July 15,-Elght hundred troopa. comprising the flrst aauad- ron of the Ninth cavalry and the flrt squadron of the Thirteenth cavalry, tit get her with sixteen escort wagons, and more than 100 mules with parka of pro- leiona, aiariea eariy looay from r ort riue n a Su-mlle march, ordered by the Wa aepartinent. The trooi are In romnian or colonel E S. Godfrey of the Nlnt ravairy, commandant of Fort Riley. Thi march win cover a period or thirteen dav Stop will be made at Solomon, Saline, t EJ I won h, Lincoln, JauineepuU aad. ALir INDIAN WOMAN IN LONDON tskler of Irnsjuols Chief Dally 3 Visitor la the House af Common. Lt f ON", July 15 (Special Cablogrnm to The ' ) An interesting visitor to the Itous ' Commons dully was Takahlon waka, handsome young woman, who would princess If the North American Indians gnlsed that title ss befitting the daug of a great chief. On the .rnment roll of Canada she Is described as Pauline Johnson, that name being much easier to pronounce than the one that is hers by Inheritance. Mies Johnson's father was Onwanon- yshon, an Iroquois, who wnt chief of the federsilon of six nations now assembled on reservations in eastern Canada. Her grandfather was the chief who rallied the roquols and allied tribes to the support f the British against the Americana In the war of 1812. This descendant of chieftains l highly educated. She has attained no mean place in the literary world of Canada. HEAVY FLOODS IN BOHEMIA Homes nf Vlllaa-era and Park of Km- peror Destroyed by a Cloadborat. VIEXNA, July lS.-tSpedal Cablegram to The Ree.J A cloudburst at Kcnoplscht, Bohemls, has destroyed the matrntfleenf park belonging to the Archduke Fran Fer dinandone of the finest In Europe and caused great loss of life In the villages lying below. A girl was carried a mile and a half In wooden house crying for help through he window. Then the house collapsed and she was drowned. In one part of the volley there wn a thlrty-flve-foot head of water. When It had paHsed several human bodies and many cattle were found suspended In the branches of trees. Thousands of flnh from the Archduke Fran Ferdinand's lakes lay stranded in the fields. When the Prlncea Hohenberg, the areh uke's wife, saw the glorious park and the villagers' homes laid In ruins she burst nto tears. The destruction Is estimated at hundred of thousands of pounds. STORY OF COREAN INTRIGUE Emperor of Hermit Kingdom Loads Assistance to the Eaemlea of Japan. TOKIO. July 16.-(Speclal Cablegram to The Bee.) Additional facta are leaking out regarding the arrest of the Corean vice minister of the interior, the vice minister of the Imperial household, a lieutenant gen eral and over 100 others as tbey left the palace at Seoul. They had with them three document bearing the Imperial seal In vermilion em powering them to levy troops, granting them $30,000 from the Imperial treasury and authorizing the independent adminis tration of Kanto Island, at the mouth of the Tumangang. Thla discovery la taken to prove Impe rial Instigation In a conspiracy against Ja pan and apparently Indicate that the eon eplratora r counting on Russian help. The Aaaht 1 now urging that the em peror of Core should be brought to Japan for safe-keeping. BRYAN QUITS LONDON FOR TIME Nebraskaa Starts oa Tour of Points of laterest la Great Britain. LONDON, July 15.'-W1111am J. Bryan left today. He will visit Oxford, Stratford-on Avon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Cork and Dublin. He will return to London July 23, when he will go to Hawarden. Help Reballd Chrlattaa Chorea. TOKIO. July 16. A remarkable Instance of the feeling of Buddhists and Shlntoist towards Christian Is furnished by the ac tion of their leaders, who have decided to contribute voluntarily to the cost of re building the Christian church which waa destroyed during the disturbance In Toklo last September. COCKRAN ON THE CANDIDATES Roosevelt LogTloal Loader of Repab- llcaaa aad Bryaa Preseat Democratic Favorite. SANTA BARBARA. Cal.. July 1B.-W Bourk Cockran of New York, democratic congressman and orator, whd left here yes terday for LAke Tahoe with Miaa Anne Ide, his fiancee, and a party of friend discussed Just before his departure the po litical situation. In his estimation Mr Roosevelt is the only choice for the re publican party to consider and he believes the president will be forced to accept the nomination. Likewise, he thinks that Mr. Bryan is at this time the unanimous choice of the dem ocratic party for presidential candidate. but he deems political prophesy to be Idle he would not be surprised to see some vig orous democrat step from the New York governorship to the White House. DOWIE IS ALMOST NEGLECTED Vellva. oa Other Haad, Ha i Aadlenc of Several Thaasaad la Tabernacle. CHICAGO. July 15. John Alexander Dowle sat In the conservatory at Sbiloh house today and preached to those who would listen, while hi young rival. WUbur Olenn Vollva. addressed a congregation of several thousand In the tabernacle. In years past July 1 has seen the grand open tng of the feast of the tabernacle, which lasted during the entire week, and Zlon City was visited by thousands who came to see Dowle. Neither Vollva nor Dowle in their addresses today even mentioned the fact that It waa "feast day." The decision of Judge Landls to the property right in Zlon City I expected this week. Both sides are sure of a decision In their favor. SCHMITZ NAMES NEW BOARD All Classes Represeatea aa th Baa Fraaeleee Pallea Ount mlasloa. SAN FRANCISCO. July 1L Mayor Srhmita tonight appointed a now board of police commissioners, a follows: W. It. Haggerty, president of the local Interna tional Machinists' union; Herbert Law. a well known capitalist; General R. H. War. field, a former president of th California hotel, and W. H. Leahy, formerly manager of the Tlvtll opera fcouaa, Th latter ha been axiolnted prsaldsut vl th board. CLARK AS FOE OF RATE CURB Iowa Mat Elated for Commiationership Hat Friendly to Haw Law. aaBaaaexaxaa , ACTIVE IN OPPOSING LEGISLATION HI Beleetfoa Considered by Frlead of the Meaeare. Who Adaalt Uls Ability aad Iatearrlty, a tafortaaate. (From a Staff Correapondenl.) WASHINGTON, July 15. tSpeclal Tele gram.) The published report that Edwa.-d & Clark of Iowa, the railway conductors' chief, was slated for one of the new inter state commerce oommlssionershlpe, ha started some notable adverse comment. It Is recalled by the critice that Mr. Clark was originally and all the time opposed to railway rate regulation and that he was Instrumental in stirring up opposition senti ment umong railway employee; that more over, he conspicuously exerted himself to defeat the measure which congreea paased. It is also recalled that early In the snug gle Mr. Clark wrote letter to a number of senators and representatives stating hi' objections to the proposed law. He used the argument so frequently employed by Senator Klklns and others friendly to the railroads, Insisting that federal regulation of t lie railroads meant lower freight charges, with Inevitable reductions in the eainliiHS of the roads. He argued that this would necessarily reeult in the cutting down of wages of railway employes, and that the proposed legislation would be de cidedly detrimental to the men In the pay of the big railroads. Bearing in mind thla particular conduct of Mr. Clark, the men who put through the rate bill say that his selection to be a member of the new commission Is unfor tunate. No charge is made reflecting upon his ability or integrity to fill the position. He Is well known to poesess exceptional Information pertinent to the place. Maay Million for Reclamattoa. The magnitude to which the reclamation service haa grown Is somewhat astounding even In these days of remarkable events. The reclamation service waa organUed four year ago and during It existence has In creased from less than a doxen men to over 400 engineers, carrying on work throughout widely scattered localities In the arid west. Contracts have been let and work is under way Involving the ex penditure of $26,000,000, and other contract are being ' prepared which will necessitate the expenditure in all of nearly ttO.OOO.OOO. There are now working for the contractors about 10,000 men, and the reclamation serv ice ha working directly for it over 1.000 men, including day laborer and me chanics. The monthly expenditures aggre gate about $1,000,000, having gradually in creased untllthey are now practically at the maximum. It Is not probable that there will be further expansion but,, on the contrary, a considerable consolidation and reduction of force a the larger' worka re completed. The rapid growth of the reclamation service ia Indicated by the an nual expenditure. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, there were a little over $500,000; for 104, $1,600,000; for 1906, $$.T60,ono and for- the year ending June 38. 1S08, very nearly $8,000,000, the greater part of this amount being expended during tha month of May and June, when the ex penditure reached over $1,000,000 each. Independents Bay from Trast. The grand Jury which Is probing the o- called Ice trust of Washington haa brought to light a rather humorous state of affair. The Jury seem. to have established the fact that there are few It any "Indepen dent dealer" In Washington, a all of the so-called "lndependenta" purchase their stock of the American Ice company which doea not seriously deny being a trust. The "Independents" have been fight ing for years soliciting trade on the ground that to encourage them waa to fight the trust. But the grand Jury ha about es tablished the fact that the "Independent" Is only ' myth. Possibly the same state of affair may exist in other cities, Rich mond, for example. The seven driver of Ice wagon arrested for giving short weight generally forfeited the collateral deposited for their appearance in court, but two of them preferred to fight. The cases will come up next week. It la the intention of the grand Jury to prosecute the ice trust If sufficient evidence is adduced to war rant the Institution of a suit. Commis sioner Harry L. West I behind the move ment to probe the trust, and It would seem that he haa made out hta caae. Mas of reclaimed Mall. Nobody ever believe hi correspondent who is remiss In answering a letter, when the excuse Is given that the letter never came. So few lettera, comparatively, are lost In the mail, that an assertion that a letter failed to be delivered is not accepted seriously. Still, in the month of June alone, according to a statement made at the division of dead letters, poatofflce de partment, 834.8ES pieces of unclaimed mail were received. The number received In the same month laat year waa 761,378, a con siderable Increase this year. The total number of letter returned to senders wa 106,00?. The number of piece unmallable wa 136,S2fi. The number of letter received containing money waa l.sao, a against (.736 for the same month laat year, but tha amount of money they contained wa IS, 567.71. a againat 14.65 In the month of June laat year, which may Indicate that time are better and each Individual who sends money through the mall la able to send a larger sum this yesr than last. SKILLED LABORERS WANTED las Franelseo Short of Mea All Lines of Building Trades, ia SAN FRANCISCO. July la.-8an Fran cisco la arising from it aahe with a rapid ity that surprises all. and building is pro gressing on all side. Th labor situation ia exciting much Interest and Inquiry, and the California promotion committee, after careful Investigation and conference with employer and employee, through the Build, tng Trade council, with which all building trade artisan ar affiliated, and the Build er' exchange and Builder' association, representing the employer, contractor and material mea, ha aacertained that in all trade except the building trades the de mand la fully supplied with ona exception, ordinary laborers, several thousand such men being In Immediate demand for rail way construction and debris removal. In the building trade condition are en tirely different. Mechanics s re needed in all department of the building Induatry, especially plumber, electrics! workers, gas and electric fixture hangers, hodrarriers. bricklayers, cement workers, bridge and tructural Iron worker, architectural Iron workers, plasterers, lathers, carpenters, heat metal worker and elevator construe- MRS. THAW CANNOT SEE SON Prlaoa Ralee Forbid Aay Visitors la the Tombs oa gaaday. NEW TORK. July 16. Mrs. William Thaw was prohibited to.lay by the prison rule from visiting her son, Harry Kendall Thaw, In the Tombs, but it was announced that she will see him some time tomorrow. It will bo the flret meeting of mother and Son alnce the tragedy on the Madison Square roof garden, when Thaw shot down Stanford White. Mm. Thaw returned from Europe yesterday. Mra. Thaw la stopping at the Hotel Lorraine, where Mr. Nesblt Thaw, her daughter-in-law, haa been mak ing her home since Harry Thaw wa ar rested. There wa a conference in the elder Mr. Thaw' apartments this a.'ternoon at which Clifford W. Hart ridge, who has become chief counsel to the prisoner since the lat ter' unexpected dismissal of the law firm of Black. Olcott, Gruber, & Bonynge, was present. What was tr4 umpiring wa not known, and Mr. Hartriflg declined after ward to aay what chaages, if any, vwere contemplated In the linf of defense. In speaking of the ca today Mr. Hart ridge said that while be realised young Thaw was in "an awful hole." he did not believe that any Jury Would ever cohvlct him of anything. "I feel sure of thet," said the attor ney, "as I do that I am atandlng here. I would stake my soul on It." Previous to making the statement Mr. Hartridge had explained that for years he had been a personal and even intimate friend of Harry, and It was aa such that he originally was called Ito tfie case. As to the reasons leading up to the de ciaion on the part of Thaw to dispense with the service of Black, Olcott. Oruber dt Bonynge, Mr. Hartridge said he could not apeak at this time. He added: "Judge Olcott I a personal and profes sional friend of mine and It would not be fair to him or to Harry to talk about that phase of the case until I shall have had .n Interview with Judge Olcott. I expect to see him tomorrow and get from him the result of his work of ; the two week or more." 4 s From a suggestion made by Mr. Hart ridge, It I evident that both Thaw and hi wife are anxious td make aome kind of a statement, for the new chief counsel said that among other plan he had In mind wa one providing that Harry and kMr. Thaw should write out for , him whatever they think or feel that the newspaper should know and he would pass on the articles, and If he approved them would give them out to the newspaper , men. It Is known to those who have talked to Thaw and his wife that there are several subjects on peak, but their lips which both wish to have been aealed Theee subjects deal 1 hitherto by counsel. great part with their relations. early life and famllf Mr. Hartridge refuned to give a hint a to the line the defense would take. It will be month beforo he will be brought up for trial anyway," he said. "I do not look for the trial before November, or more probably December."' UNITED STATES MEDIATOR aalvador aad Guatemala Both Accept Good Offices of Thla . " ' - eoon&y.-' "- ' . --" WASHINGTON. July 16.-Both Guate mala and Salvador have accepted the tender of the good offices of this government look ing to a settlement of their differences. This Information is conveyed In official dis patches received at the State department today from the American doplomatlc rep resentative in Guatemala and San Salva dor, announcing that the two belligerent countriea have availed themserve of the tender of the good office of the United State looking to their approaching each other In a conference having- in view an adjustment of their differences, the cessa tion of hostilities and the bringing about of peace. ' PANAMA, July 16. The fact that Hon duras haa been drawn Into the Central American conflict complicates the situation there. . The Associated Press I Informed that President Bonllla of Hondura may be compelled by President Zelaya of Nica ragua and President Escalon, of Salvador, both of whom are said to be enemies of President Cabrera of Guatemala, to take Idea with them. Dr. Fernado Sanchex, former minister of foreign affairs In the cabinet of President Zelaya, who Is now here, says he believes Honduras waa provoked by Prealdent Ca brera, who It 1 reported furnished arm and financial aid to former President Juan Angel Ariaa and General Rovaa to tart a revolution in Honduras and Salvador, where they enjoy great prestige. Dr. San chex adda that unless the reported death of General Tomas Rtgalado. commander of the Salvadorean army, be true. Guatemala in hie opinion, stands no chance of defeat ing the coalition. ELKS HAVE CAPTURED DENVER Trains Bearing Delegatlea Arrlrlng Every Few Minutes at Taloa Depot. DENVER. July 15. Delegate to the twentieth annual reunion of the Elks poured. Into Denver tody and tonight on trains which arrived at the Union depot at short intervals. The largest delegation arriving today was from Philadelphia, each member armed with, a miniature Liberty bell and filled with determination to secure the next convention for Philadelphia. The membera of the order and their frlenda who had already arrived were enter tained during the afternoon and evening with informal receptions. The grand lodge officers were given a reception at the Brown Palace, and late this afternoon were taken around the city In automobile. Th official celebration will begin tomor row afternoon, by which time it i expected all th delegations, with very few excep tion, will have arrived. The city waa illuminated again tonight and It ia conceded the electric diaplay ha never been equalled In Denver. TAFT GOES TO SEE PRESIDENT Coafereaca oa Subject of Propoaala far Brigade Post af tho Army. WASHINGTON. July 16. -Secretary TaVt left tlii morning for Oyster Bay to confer with the president regarding the establish ment of the army brigade posts, as well as several other matters of War department bualneas which he deaire to cloae up be fore he enters upon hi summer vacation. Tomorrow he will leave New York for Murray .bay on the St. Lawrence river. ffl' Vn..".". to apend about two month playlr.g gulf I of heart failure due to overexertion in run and rowing hi favorite pastimes. He will ' nlng through tlie storm to her home. Both return to Washington before the beginning of October, but will leave again in the courae of a week or two to enter Into th Ohio campaign, and early In November will acvothfavn. the praajdeat to- fwAm. SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION Brown rails to Make Good Hit Claimi ia the Fourth District. NEW CANDI0ATE FOR GOVERNOR IN FIELD Five Coaatles, Lancaster AmoasT Them, to Hold roarentloa This Week ;ae aad Saline Also la the List. Repabllraa Instructions to Date. Total state delegates elected 260 FOR ROSE WATER FOR SENATOR. Oeder 11 Douaiali M Garfield Total 98 FOR BROWN FOR SENATOR. Buffalo 15 York 1 Butler 11 Hamilton 13 Seward 13 Total 67 FOR CONWAT FOR GOVERNOR. Tork 16 FOR MILES FOR GOVERNOR. Adam FOR ROUSE FOR GOVERNOR. Hall FOR WALL FOR GOVERNOR. Valley . Sherman 15 Total 14 FOR STEELE FOR GOVERNOR. Jefferaon 14 FOR BRIAN FOR TREASURER. Boone 11 FOR BOTHWELL FOR TREASURER. Thayer 12 UNIN8TRUCTED. Polk Cherry , 7 Total 15 The republican county conventions held last week added seventy-seven delegates to the number elected, making a total of 2A0. Of the seventy-seven seventy were chosen by counties in the Fourth district, which Norrls Brown had been claiming solid for him, but he succeeded In getting only three counties, with thirty-six delegates, 1n- atructed for him for senator. Of the other counties Thayer put up a delegation for J. A. Bothwell for state treasurer, Jeffer son a delegation for C. F. Steele for gov ernor and Polk and Cherry countlea left their delegates without Instructions. The distribution of the delegates so far se lected for the republican atate convention Is shown In the table above, which keeps Edward Roaewater In the lead for senator with ninety-eight Instructed vote a against alxty-eeven for Norrls Brown. For the coming week republican county conventions are called for five countler, which will choose altogether, ninety-six delegates, as follow: July 18 Saline county, at Wllber 1 July 16 Saundnr county, at Wahoo 16 July 17 Gage county, at Beatrice 23 July 18 Lancaster county, at Lincoln.... 84 July 81 Red Willow county, at McCook.. 7 Three of theae counties, it will be noted, are also In the Fourth congressional dis trict, claimed by Brown, while Lincoln li In the First district and Red Willow In the Fifth district.- Saline county Is expected to present the candidacy of Fro- " .1. Sadl lek of Wllber for railway commissioner and Saunders county that of W. J. Harmon, also for railway commissioner. Onge county will probably ask for the nomination for state treasurer for R. R. Kyd. Fierce Fight la Lancaster. The fight In Lancaster county is waging fiercely. On one side there Is a combination backing Dr. H. J. Wlnnett for railway com roianioner In conjunction with Brown for senator and Sheldon for governor. On the other side Is the candidacy ef Rev. Luther P. Ludden for lieutenant governor. The Brown forces have been trying to make the Issue, turn upon the senatorial candidacy of Brown and Rosewater, although Mr. Roaewater has not been a special factor In the contest. Brown has been for months cultivating Lancaater county and at .one time Insisted that he had a sure thing on its delegation, but later wa willing to compromise for half of the delegation, until now his championship, which Is centered In the Lincoln Journal, is said to be fight ing desperately for any representation on tha delegation that they can get. In fur therance of their campaign, candidates for the legislature and county office have been brought out In almost every ward and precinct, In view of helping one aide or the other to control the respective ward and precinct delegation. The caucuses will be held In Lancaster county tonight, the pri mary tomorrow and the county convention Wednesday. The flrst congressional convention to. be held In Nebraska will come off Wednesday of this week at David City, when the Fourth district republicans will re-noml-hate Hon. E. H. Hinahaw without contest or opposition. The friends of Norrls Brown had on foot a plan to get this congressional convention to endorse his candidacy by resolution, but are aald to have met with obstacles that may cause them to iStndon It, The congressional committee for the Third district 1 to meet at Columbus also on Wednesday, to call the Third district, convention, which will then leave the Sixth district convention alone yet to be called. Rosewater the Favorite. BLAIR, Neb., July 15. (Special,) It I the almost unanlmoua opinion of th repub licans of this city and county that If the republican county convention was called at the present time a solid delegation would go from here for Edward Rosewater' nom ination for senator. HI connection with the International postal congress and rec ognised ability among eastern statesmen 1 referred to in the highest terms by re publicans and also by democrat who are reader of The Bee. The county conven tion, for which the date ha not been fijjed, I being delayed on account of the Inability of the leader to settle satisfac torily some matter that will come before the convention. MINING TROUBLES SETTLED Ohio Coal Operator aad Their Employe Reach aa Agreemeat. ' COLUMBUS. O.. July 15.-The operator nd miner' official, who have been In con ference h-re for two days trying to settle differences that have arisen over the acale recently signed for thla state and aa a re sult of which the miners In the Hocking valley suspended work, tonight reached a basia of agreement. Concessions were made by both side. Two Victim of Storm. DENVER. Colo.. July 15. During a' down nour of rain laat night Charlea F. Hot- deaths were reported lo the coroner todav. Young Holllngshead was returning home when, lightning struck a telegraph pole near where the boy waa walking and a flooded aldenalk communicated th deadly fluid to his body. Ill pudy waa not fwuJjJ until this morning. - -- 3- . NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Monday. Taesday Warmer. Fair aad Temperature at Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. Dec. Hoar. Ilea. S a. m B.t l p. m a. ra...... ut a p. m...... T a. m a il p. nt TO a a. m R3 4 p. m...... 71 a. m M . - " P. n lO a. m H4 A p. m T? It a. ra. ty T p. m T III H HH N p. m Tft p. m THIEVES AT THE CONVENTION Diamond Kipper Operates at Audi torium and One of the Pair Captured. That the convention of the Baptist Toung People's union In this city haa not failed to attract those parasite of large gath erings, thieves and pickpockets, wa proven to the police Sunday evening when it was discovered two men were circulating among the throngs in the Auditorium looking for opportunities to snatch Jewelry from the unwary. No crooks of a national reputation have been sighted thus far, and to their absence the freedom from greater losa from thieves Is due. These men do little else than fol low conventions sll over the country and find the crushing. Jostling crowds excellent fields to ply their nefarious trade. A man was taken to the police station Sunday evening and locked up after being capture! at t lie Auditorium by Tatrolman O'Connor with the aid of J. B. McKltrlck, 1323 South Twenty-seventh street, a victim of one of the workers. The police have no doubt the prisoner, who said he Is John Watson of Davenport, la.. Is a member of a gang come to Omaha for thia conven tion, and that he was acting as the "stall" for a nimble-fingered partner. Mr. and Mrs. McKltrlck were In the gallery of the Auditorium when two men Jostled Mc Kltrlck, and he then noticed his diamond stud had been unscrewed from his tie. He grabbed- one of the men and turned him over to the officer. The missing stone could not he found on Watson's person at the station and It Is likely the other man secured It, then get ting away. It was a one-karat white dia mond, valued at $100. JEW NEEDS HOME OF HIS OWN Rabht fiordon DellTer Lecture on Subject at Capitol Avenae yaaa-oa-ue. Rabbi J. L. Oordon of New Tork lectured at the Jewish synagogue on Capitol avenue Sunday evening before an audience which completely filled the structure. The theme of Rabbi Gordon waa "Restoration," In which he dwelt on the conditions effecting, the Jewish people in all part of the world. The addreaa waa pronounced by many of those present to be the most pro found on the subject treated ever delivered in Omaha. That the Jews cannot live unless they establish a center of their own wa one of the statements of the rabbi. In touching the troubles of the Russian Jew, he said, aa the ,000,000 of the race are not cltUena they are naturally. in revolt against . th government, and in turn harassed by the government for being in revolt, whUe on the other aide of them the people who are cltlsena combat them because they are not cltlsens, and thua the Russian Jew Is con tinually at the mercy of this cross-fire, the victim of the depredation of each. The only thing for the Jew the wprld over to do, salri the speaker. In order to continue as a race, la to restore and maintain a Jewish land and government. Rabbi Gordon may deliver another lecture before leaving Omaha, the arrangement on this point to be announced later. PACK OF DOGS ATTACK MAN Erlck Mander, a Motorman, Bitten la Seventeen Places Early Sunday Morning'. Erlck Ulander, 3303 Corby, a street car motorman on the Benaon line, who m-aa bitten by a number of dogs while on his way home early Sunday morning, July 8, is reported to be progreaslng more favor ably than It was at first expected he would. For a time it wa feared he would be crippled for life, but he Is now able to get out of bed for brief periods. Ulander finishes work at 2 o'clock each morning at the A'lnton atreen barns and then walks home. It was while he was making his way homeward that lie panged through a pack of dog of every variety and six or seven In number. Jdst how the battle between the man and the dogs began Is not cU-ar. but two hull doga each attacked portion of Ulander' legs, where upon the other dogs took It upon them selves to contribute toward the man's de struction. Ulander did his best to beat off the ani mals and wa made almost frantic by the pain from the lacerated flesh. But tho more he fought the more ferocious became the dog until at last they left him, evi dently satisfied with their work. Ulander reached home suffering greatly. There were seventeen wounds on his legs, of dif ferent length. Hope are now entertained that he will recover without being even partially crippled. KILLED AT GRADE CROSSING Father aad Two Children Dead and Another Person Fatally ' Injured. NEW YORK. July IB. Three persons were killed today In a grade creasing accident on the Long Island railroad's Manhattan beach line In East New York. The dead: SAMUEL MEANLET, aged $7 year, hntelkeener of Brooklyn. SAMUEL MEANLEY, JR., his 4-year-old son. ANNIE MEANLEY, hie 1-year-oM daughter. Mr. Mesnley and his children, accom panied by Mag Ruben, 12 years old, were driving, when struck by a Manhattan beach express. The father and aon were instantly killed and the girl died within a few hours Rubin was probably fatally Injured. Movements of Ocean Vessels July 15 At Slasconsett. Mass. Moltke. from Genoa and Naplea for New York, waa 10 miles east or MantucKet ngntsnip at i p. m. Will dock at 6:30 p. m. Monday . At New York Arrived: Nenolltan Prince. from Naplea. Measina and Palermo; Cilia dl Torino, rroin Naplea, Palermo and Naples; l.a Bretagne. from Havre. At iJover Hailed: Pretoria, from Ham burg for New York. At St. Catherine Point Steamer Minne tonka. from New York for Indon, was sixty miles west of here at i.ii p. m.; will reacn uravesena si a m. Monday. At Genoa Arrived : Canoplc, from Bos. ton. At Southampton Arrived: Philadelphia from New ork. galled: Prinzesa Alley, tor ,M- l yra. At yueenatown nailed: Etruria, for New York. At Liverpool Balled: Caledonian, for Boston. At London Sailed: Carthaginian, for Ouba ajad Montreal. - . -' . B.Y.P.U. MEETING ENDS Fifteenth International Convention Oomei to Tittinc Close, MANY ATTEND CONSECRATION SERVICE Larceit Belie iou Meeting. Ever Held la Omaha at Auditorium. IMPRESSIVE SCENES MARK THE CLOSE Great Andienoa United ia Pentiment Durinr, tha Evening. ADJOURNS TO MEET AT SPOKANE NEXT Speaker Praise Omaha Hospitality aad Say Maay Good Things of tho Coaventlon aad af Their Reception Hera. The fifteenth International convention of the baptist Young People's Union of Amer ica closed lust night at the Auditorium with one of tho largest religious services ever held In the city. Fully .) people thronged the great building, every scat being taken and many finding it necessary to find standing room near the entrances. The last momenta of the convention were Impressive and were marked by undivided attention on the part of the great audience. The final prayer of the last consecration service was offered by Rev. William Henry Gelstwelt of Chicago, and at the close the audience, with heads still bowed, Joined In singing an adaptation of the old fa miliar song: Home, home, sweet, weet home. There's no friend like Jesus, There no place like home. Then, following the benediction by Dr. Gelstwelt, the crowd mingled for a few minutes to take leave of frlenda before finally dispersing. Practically all of the churches of the city dispensed with their evening service last night In order that their member might attend the convention. People 'began going to the hall early In the evening, and when the main service began every seat was filled and more were needed. President Chapman Induced the people to crowd to the front and very diplomatically got the women to remove their hat by requesting them "to make themselves comfortable," a hint which they were not slow to take. In spite of the Immense crowd the best of order was maintained throughout the service and the speakers were able to make themselve heard In every corner of tho room. Adjourns to Meet rt Spokane. At the opening of the evening meeting In order that there might be no business to mar the conaecratlon service Rev. H. W. Reed, the corresponding secretary, moved that the close of the consecration eervlce the convention adjourn to meet In Spo kane. The motion carried unanimously and then Rpv. 8. J. Farmer of Brentford, Ont., rose and expressed the hope that the nest meeting after that be hold In Canada, at which there were several "aniens." , ' r - The convention which ha just closed was declared by President Chapman' to be one of the beat. If not the best, held by the union In the last five or six year. The at. tendance ha been large and the enthusiasm among the delegate great. In behalf of the union President Chapman thanked the people of Omaha and the churches for the cordiality of their reception to the dele gates and the hospitality extended through out the convention.- Address by an Indian. One of the Interesting features of the meeting was the pre.ence of Whit Arm, the Indian, who, with his wife. Pretty Shell, and the child. Pretty Bead, are at the convention. White Arm was called to the platform and he responded to a request for a talk. He waa unable to speuk English, so he used the picturesque' sign language, which was Interpreted to the audience by one of White Arm'a Kiowa frlenda. This Is what he said as his gesture Were ex plained to the audience: j I am very glad to see you all, brother and sisters. I am a Crow Indian man. We all know about Indian ways. Indian wsy go backward, but the white man' way I Jesus' way. All my family are Christian now and on the Jesus road. That' all I have to say to you tonight, so I will shake hands with you with my voice." Rev. Austin K. DeBlols, pastor of the First church of Chicago, who delivered the address, was profuse In hla praise of Omaha as a convention city. He expressed the thanks of the delegates to the people of the city, the committees and all other who have assisted In making the convention a success. 'Y(..ur streets are broad," he aald, '"but your hospitality Is brosder. Your city 1 beautiful, but your spirit of fellowship 1 more beautiful." The subject of his address waa "Our Re sponse to God' Gift of Power." Though he spoke for over an hour, he held the closest attention of the great audience. Condition Christ Met. "When Christ came Into the world.' he aid, "th world waa In sin. The Roman law ruled the world, but all society waa plunged Into debauchery. Philosophy had done It best, but the best it could do was to give man a finely spun ethical code that did not bring comfort to hi soul. Religion had done Its best, but it had no power to bring poor, blundering, sinful man Into fellowship with Ood. What was needed? A savior, a greater savior than any before with divine power. And. Oh, my brother, the savior came. The Lord Jesu Christ came into the world to save sinner. "If you will tudy the word you will find two characteristic of Christ plainly por trayed In theae word: 'Chrtat give much and Christ demanda much.' They are In separable. They are connected by bonds neither angel nor demon can break. Jesus Christ serves, but He also demands service. Jesus Christ brings life, but He also de manda life. And that Ufa I divine power and spirit. "I wish to employ Just three Words In the ministry of Christ which r effective for us: 'Come unto Me.' You young peop'e have given your heart to Ood. You have, answered th command, 'Come unto me.' I ask you now to stop and think have you followed the second great command, 'Fol low Me.' Worker Ar WaateJ. "Christ knew how to choose HI disciple. The only one who fell by the wayside waa the only one a ho n not a Galilean. ChrUt does not want any Judas In HI church, but neither does He want Inactive. Inert and liatlees men and women carrying on His work here n earth You saintly souls praying In place of retirement, keep on praying, but 1 beseech you com out from that secret place of prayer, oom down from U nuuntJa.o enchantment aaj