The Omaha Daily Bee 5 VOL. XXXVI-NO. 25. OMAIIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1P0G-TEN PAGES SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. A V SEEKING SEW HOMES Eeristrntion for Land Glairoi in Wind Hirer Beservation Teeint. ONE MILLION ACRES IN THE TRACT ennmn-o" Offices Opened for Horaeteekere at Shoehoni, Lander, Tbtrmopolii and Worland. WOMAN FIRST IN LINE AT SHOSHONI Retiitration Will End July 31 and Draw ing! Begin Anenit 4. STATE HAS NEW PLAN FOR IRRIGATION Wrk Canals Mar Enable Entry mil Lire a U4 Darlnc Winter anil Maka Waiti. CHEYENNE, Wyo., J'' . -Upward of l.S"0 registrations for la. he Shos hone Indian reservation wi1 before the bookii closed at o'cioci . Of thru 609 were made at Bhos. "V ' at Worland. 300 at Lander and ab t Thermopolis. There was no troi ported anywhere. Piano for Irrigation. SHOSHONI. Wyo., July W.-Today tl. registration lor land In the Bhoahone or Vtmd.lUver Indian reservation begun at Shoshone, Lander. Thermopolla and Wor land. Large crowds are arriving and offi cial a of the general land office estimate that lully 40,0t persona will register for homes. The registration began at I o'clock toilay and will close at p. m. on July L The drawing will begin on August 1 and will continue until August 15. when the reservation will be formally opened. There are about l.OOO.ono acres In the tract to be opened and according to eurveya made by the atate. under permit from the De purtment of the Interior, from ,000 to aou.lOU acies will be capable of reclama tion h irrigation. The i'ian adopted by the state promleca to inuki- !ne opening of the Bhoahone reserva tion the most successful of recent western Indian land openings. The atate engineer has pit pared a complete series of maps ui.d specifications for a comprehensive Ir rigation aysu-m. and the water rights to the 4iitlre tract, which are vested In the state, will be conferred upon the company which will contract to furnish water to the settlers at tha lowest cost per acre, tho entire system to eventually become the properly of the settlers. It la estimated that water In thla manner can be put upon over aiO.COO acres of land at a smaller cost to the settler than If he built his own dHin and ditchea. The bids will be opened on August 1, and H 1h expected that the company getting the contract will Immediately atart operations on a sufficiently large scale to enable many of the settlers to mova on their landa and ohtata.turiployment thla winter. There aro about 4,000 gockl agricultural claims on the reservation, and government reporta ahow valuable mlnerala In the Owl Creek moun tains. There were about 600 people In line for the opening of the registry list for tha Shoshone reservation here today. Three hundred and fifty registered up to noon. tl'iflr i were no disorders. The first per ilous' ' register was Mattle Fuhrman of monir. The first man to reglstor waa u'mutid Burke of Lost Cabin. The bulk of tho registration will be here, aa few of H)ef be gna'4's are going further. i hl ho manuger w'VUid ji-anaer. dltlon of affairs to ex' Reservation. ford to. We faltuly 16.-A dispatch to chicken that had'Ulngs. Mont., aaya: Tha "In my opI iOcal land office opened thla packing he the filing of the land on the finest In-rvatton, drawing for which took rrwnts a.' In thla city July I. S and I. Of long arnamea slated for entry today only rrtdltl -eight appeared to take advantage u..r chance to get a homestead. Thia wily a small fraction over 0 per cent. a IS a mucn smaller numoer inin waa .'efllctod by even the most conservative, if m file The first man to file waa Owen B. Wil liams, who drew No. 1 and he made his entry on a quarter section a ahort distance east of Custer, the place where he resides. No. 2, Henry Johnson of Sheridan, Wyo., filed on a tract In the Bandera townslta. No. I, John Swartx of Chicago, located near Huntley, a small place twelve miles rsst of this city. WORKOUT F0RTHE NEBRASKA Trial Board Meads Battleship Over Vnshon Island Coarse Poor teen Times. SEATTLE. Wash., July 16 -The battle ahip Nebraska, under direction of the gov ernnient trial board, today went over tha course off Vashon Island . thirteen timea. The vessel developed greet speed between the stake flags and all conditions were fa vorable for the trial. The contract with the Moran Bros, company calls for a eped Of nineteen knots. The standardisation trial developed ttie fact that the vessel will have no trouble In making the apeed of nineteen knota re quired by the contract. Thirteen runa wera mad over the measured mile course and in highest speed developed was 11.81 knots I suited In a verdict today that the derall an hour. The average speed for five of the ! nient of the train was' due to the high fastest runa was 19.237 knots. The main engines made 1X35 revolutions per minute, as against 11SH5 revolutions required for a speed of nineteen knots. Thoae aboard the vessel during the trial declare that It per formed In a highly satisfactory manner. Of the four sister ships built by the govern' ment only one, the Georgia, has equalled the performance of the Nebraska. Tbe official contract trial will take place Tues day, when a four-hour run will be made at sea. During the trial the vaeael must maintain an average apeed of nineteen knots for a per'cd of four hours. ACTOR'S GIFT TO CLEVELAND Joseph Jefferson Loaves Hla Favorite Fishing Reel to tho Former President. CHICAGO. .July 16. Joseph Jefferson and urover t. leveiana went on many a nsning trip together and the dead actor when ha had hla will drawn up made It plain that he desired those hsppy bygone daya to be rememtwrea by me former president of tbe United Statea on any future fishing excur aions. Mr. Jefferson's will, dated October 17. lgto. waa filed hero today In the record er's office. A rodiell attached to the will and dated five years later la aa follows: "To my friend, the Hon. Grover I "leva- land. I bequeath my beat Kentucky reel." Ta those who knew Joseph Jefferson In life thoae few words mean that Grover Cleveland waa the recipient of one of the 4aa4 actor moat treasured possession. ICE CASE IN KANSAS CITY Factories Sell to People's Company la Kirrai nf Contracts at lw Prlev. KANSAS CITY. J'lly 11 During the In vestigation of witnesses at the hearing In. stltnted by County Prosecutor I. B. Klm brell to determine whether or not there Is an lr combine In this city, which was re sumed todav, the fart was developed that two large Ice making plants have delivered thl! season to the People- Ice. Storage and Fuel company nearly 4.000 tons more Ice than their contracts called for. It was also shown that the People's company, despite the alleged shortage of Ice, has recently shipped Irn to other places In carload lots. The Ice delivered to the People's company In excess of the amount contracted for waa sold at 12 per ion, although. at the time the market price to retail sellers of Ice waa ad vancing, and laono tons of Ice went to the People a company when it would have brought 15 per ton on the market In Kan sas City. Frank Ieeper, bookkeeper and scale keeper for the Helm Brewing company, testified that between February 2b and July 11 of this year the Helm plant made J.65S tons of Ice, 5.401 tons of which were sold to the People's company. The contract between the Helm and People's companies called for l.A3 ton a " How did you happen to deliver to them 1.6io tnna more than your contract called ' 'or 7" 'We had the Ice and they wanted It." 12 a lonT' '' "'How did you hsppen to charge some buyera more than others?" After we had supplied the Val Blati brewery and the Green Tree brewery, tha Feople'a company "wanted Ice and we thought the weather was warm enough to advance the price." The defense at this Juncture showed that much of the Ice made by Helm's for the People's company had been shipped away from Kansas City. The prosecution asked why tha Ice waa shipped out of town when the testimony thus far had Indicated that there Is not enough Ice here to supply the demand at home. The defense objected to the question and It waa ruled out as calling for a conclusion from the witness. O. 8. Llnds, bookkeeper for the Van Derslyee-Lynda Ice company, testified that his company had sold to the People's com pany 2,027 tons more Ice than that com pany had contracted for. The hearing will be resumed tomorrow. JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. July 1.-Ice deal ers tried on the charge of combining to raise the price of Ice today were found not guilty of criminal Intent to defraud. It was proved that of .the alx Ice planta In Jacksonville, five are not in operation. The other sells exclusively to the Jacksonville Ice Delivery company at 12.60 per ton. The delivery company sella to the large consumera for $6 a ton, to small con sumers for IS a ton and to housekeepers at from til to J18 a ton. It was also proved that Ice can be manufactured here and sold at a profit at CIO a ton. ALFRED BEIT - PASSES AWAY Richest Man la London. Interested In TraasTaal, Dlea After Long Illness. LONDON. July 16.-Alfred Belt, the well known South Afrlcsn financier, died today He had been In 111 health for some time. Mr. Belt waa born In 13 at Hamburg, He waa a life governor of the De Beera consolidated mines, a partner In the firm of Wernher. Belt It Co., and a director o the Rand mines, Rhodesia railways Beuchuaaaland railway, trust, consolidated company, Bultfonteln mine and British Chartered South African company. Ha waa reported to have been Implicated In the Jameson raid. Later a suit waa brought against Mr. Belt on the ground of com pllclty In the rsld and his prosecution waa demanded by Dr. Leyd. the repreaentatlve of the Transvaal In Europe, and In 1896 his resignation from the board of directors of tha British Chartered South African company waa accepted. When Cecil Rhodes died In 1902 It waa found that Mr, Belt was sppolnted one of the executors and Mr. Belt thereupon returned to tha board of directors of the British Chartered South African company. Early in 1901 Mr. Belt had an apopoletlo stroke while at Johannesburg, and It ap peara that he never fully regained his health. Since that time he haa lived In London. Mr. Belt, who la aald to have been the richest man In London and who controlled the output of gold In South Africa, waa a one time alleged to be forming a "gold trust" In which names of prominent Amer lean financiers were mentioned. He gave large sums of money to the Red Cross and other institutions and revently donated 1600,000 to found a university at Hamburg WRECK DUE TO HIGH. SPEED Coroner's Jnry Blames Railroad an Engine Drlve-r for Disaster at Sallabnry, England. SALISBURY. England. July 16.-The coroner's Inquest Into the cause of the wreck of the Plymouth steamer express whereby twenty-one Uvea were lost, re speed at which It waa running and con' trary to the company'a orders. In a rider tu the verdict It la declared that drivers of trains not stopping at Sails bury should have their attention drawn to ' ''? regulations, which waa not done In this rase. The Jury declined to allow the verdict to be recorded as one of accidental death, saying they considered that a cer tain amount of blame attached to the com pany as well as to the engine driver. There la no Improvement ln the condition of Robert 8. Crltrhell of Chicago, who waa aeriuusly injured In the wreck. CLARK OWNS SAN PEDRO LINE K. H. Harrlman Hna Control f Bond. j RHVOL1TE. Nevada. July 16 -8enstor W. A. Ciark and brother. J. Ross Clark, are here today inspecting the new railroad line j now building from Las Vegae to thla camp. I ln an Interview today Ber.ator Clark said: "I desire to state that the report rela tive to K. H. Harrlman owning the con trol of tha San Pedro, Salt Lake Lo Angeles Is absolutely without foundation. In fact, I own the control Individually and always have. There haa been no change whatever III the management and moreover the branch from Las Vegas to Tonopah will maintain a separata existence. It la also my individual enterprise barring a email holding of stocks among my frlcnda. SSASSIN GETS WRONG MAN Geaeral Koilov Killed by Revolutionist Who Took Him for General TrepofT. MURDER COMMITTED IN ENGLISH PARK Assassin Carefallr Com par s Victim with Miotocraph of TTepoBl Resemblance Between Men It Grent. ST. PETERSBURG, July l.-Additlonnl etails of the assassination of General Koilov of the headquarters staff in the park at Peterhof, on Saturday, proved be- ond question that the murderer believed he was killing General TrepofT. The trag edy occurred at 1:20 In the evening In the presence of several thousand people who were listening to the music In the Kngllfh park below the grand chateau, adjoining the park of Alexander palace, where the mperlal family and General Trepoft re side. A young man, dressed In the clothes of a workman, seeing Grneral Koslov. who resembles General Trcpoff, gaxd long nnd earnestly at the general's face, and then took a photograph from his pocket to com pare It with Koxlov's features, as if to make sure of his Identity. Koslor Dies Instantly. The man then drew a pistol and fired four shots point blank at Koilov, who fell mor tally wounded and died on the spot. The nsassln started to flee, out Prince An- dromiroff seized hlni and turned him over to the police, who thronged the park. The crowd shouted, "Lynch him," but the prisoner wss conducted safetly to police headquarters. When he waa searched Tre poff'e photograph waa found In his pocket, leaving no doubt regarding the Identity of the person he Intended to kill. The assas sin refused to give his name, although he openly avowed that he waa a member of the social revolutionary organization, and the police Have not yet been able to find out his name. General Koilov waa not Involved In poli tics. He married a grauddaughter of the famous field marshal, Count Alexander Suxaroff. Tronble In Capital Sunday night witnessed the usual col lision between workmen and police and gendarmerie in the Industrial quarters of the capital. The most serious affair oc curred on the Sclhesselburg road, where a crowd of 1,000 persona attacked a steam street car. which ran over a drunken sol dier. The crowd stopped the car with the Ir.tentJcr. of !yr.chlng the engineer and con ductor, hut were finally dissuaded by the pacific counsel of a workman. The noblea having large estates have formed an organisation for the mutual pro tection of their properties, both against expropriation by law and despoliation by the peasants. 9 No Record In Dnmn. The different groups In Parliament are systematically wending members Into the country, campaigning in favor of the pres tige of Parliament. From the very be' ginning by tactic understanding M roll calls have been taken at the sessions of ' tha lower house, so the government will have no records of the votes with which to prosecute members should reaction again get the upper hand. Representatives In Parliament of the va rious regions of the empire are uniting. Irrespective of party affiliation, for the ad vancement of their local Interests. This movement shows plainly a drift toward decentralization and indlcatea the natural tendency toward the disintegration of the vast empire, once the grip of the central authority la broken. Membera of the court party. Including, among other prominent persons. General Count Ignatieff and Prince Tcherbatoff, held a meeting yesterday and organized a union or the House-owning Gentry, electing Prince Kasaatklne Rostkovskl president. Each member agreed to con tribute one-tenth of 1 iper cent of his In vested capital to form a guard for the protection of property belonging to mem bera of tha union. Cabinet Situation Inrhanged. There are no developments In the cab inet situation. The murder of General Koilov Is reported to have made an ex ceedingly bad impression on tha emperor, and tbe Novoe Vremya denlea that the cabinet had resigned. The hesitation at Peterhof haa undoubtedly raised hopes Jn the minds of some of. Premier Ooremy kin's colleagues that he can hold on even In the face of the adverse vote In the up per house of Parliament on Saturday. M. Rodlt chert", leader of the constitu tional democrats, will head the deputation of the Russian Parliament to the confer ence of the Interparliamentary union In London, which assembles July 23, M. Al ladin repreaenting the Group of Toil. There waa an Incipient mutiny in the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul today. Two soldiers refused to obey orders of their commander and when threatened with arrest the whole of tbe regiment to which the men belonged came to their support. A court of Inquiry will be instituted to ascertain all the facta In the case. SUPERSEDEAS FOR THE ALTON Jadao Groaaenp Grnnta Slay of Execution Pending; Appenl to Higher Conrt. CHICAGO. July 16.-Judge Peter 8 Gross cup in the United States circuit court to day granted the Chicago eV Alton Railroad company, John N. Fait horn and Fred A. Wann, wrlta of supersedeas staying the execution of a fine aggregating !i0,0u0 as . inBt the tnree d,.fendanU a ,hort time ago by Judge I-andls in the United Statea district court on charges of granting illegal rebatea to the Schwarzchild & Sulz berger packing corporation. At the same time a bond of la.(X'0 covering the fine pending an appeal of the case to the United States circuit court of appeals, waa filed by the defendants. This is practically a friendly proceeding, because both sides of tha case ara desirous of having a decision of the higher courts on the' rebate question. POWDER MILL IS BLOWN UP Three Pooplo Killed and Twenty In Jnred no Resnlt f na Ea. ploelon. ASHLAND. Wia., July It A powder mill several miles from thia city blew up today, killing threo men. Twenty were Injured! Tha dead are: J. L. PIERCE, superintendent of the mill WILLIAM WALLACE, lauorer. GEOKUU WOODI8IL. The neutralizing plant was totally de stroyed The mill waa owned by tbe Atlantic Dyna. mite company, and there wera about tweny. five buildings ln tha group. Tbe shock wsa terrlrto and broke many windows IC Ashland. PEACE PROSPECTS BRIGHTER 4- SngsTestlon of Gnntemnln Revolotlon ! Anent Arbitration ot Taken Seriously at Washington. OT8TER BAT. N. T.. July 11-Peace negotiations between Guatemala and "M mdor are being arranged today by Presi dent Roosevelt and Acting Secretary of State Bacon at Sagamore Hill. The ques tion not yet settled Is whether Honduras will become a party to the negotiations at this time. It Is reasoned here that it would hardly be fair to compel Guatemala to face two former foes In a peace conference at one time. Honduras will probably agree to the settlement arranged by the two states primarily Involved. The negotia tions, It is stated, will doubtless be held on bosrd the Amertcsn cruiser Marblehe id. now In Guatemalan waters. The srbltra tors on behalf of the V'nited Statea and Mexico will be the Mexican minister to Central America. Messrs. Combs and Merry, t'nlted States ministers to Guatemala and Salvador, reapectlvely. .The date and de tails of the proceedings beyond this have not been arranged. The suggestion of Guatemala revolution ists that they will be willing to accept any president for that country who may be agreed upon by President Dlaa and President Roosevelt is not considered se riously by the State department. Revolu tionists have no International standing and It would be Impossible for the presidents of Mexico and the I'nlted States to recog- nlxe the Insurgents In any way unless they should completely overthiow the govern ment of Guatemala. President Roosevelt's sctlvlly In the Cen tral American dispute has been misunder stood In some quarters, according to State department officials. It would be highly Improper, It Is stated, for the president to offer his services as an arbltrater and he haa not done so. He merely suggested to the warring republics that he will exert his good offices to assist them In settling their difficulties. Honduras Is willing to disarm and submit Its grievances to arbitration as soon as Guatemala and Salvador agree to do like wise. A dispstrh announcing Honduras' willingness to arbitrate was received today by the State department from Philip K. Brown, the American charge, who Is look ing after the Interests of the I'nlted Btstes In Honduras and Guatemala during the ab sence of Leslie Combs, the American min ister to those countries, who waa on his way to the I'nlted States when the war broke out and has not yet been able to get back to his post at Guatemala City. Mr. Merry, the American minister to fnl vador, advised the department today that he Is still negotiating with the Salvadorean authorities, trying to get them to agree to disarm and meet Guatemalan envoys In Washington, or elsewhere, to arrange for a settlement of the difficulties. . NEW YORK, July 16.-The Associated Press has received the following telegram from the president of the republic of Hon. dura s : , TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. July 1. . Honduras has not declared war. Guate maia. without Justification or reason, has Invaded the territory of li1s country ami the whole country hss cor-e to the national defense. (Signed) MANy JEL.-BONILLA TEGUCIGALPA. ' Honmiraa. July K. According to ' an agreement signed at Corlnto, alx months ago, the republics of San Salvador and Honduras became allies for defensive purposes. MISSIONARY'S WIDOW OBJECTS Mrs. I.n Barer, Whose Hnsbnnd Wna Killed In Persln, Protests Aaalnst Collection of Indemnity. WASHINGTON, July 16.-ln the Persian correspondence In the portion of the red book on foreign relations which was made public by the State department today is contained a atrong protest addressed by Mrs. Mary Schauffler I -a Baree, formerly of Urumla. Persia, to American Minister Richmond Pearson at Teheran, against the exaction by the United Statea of an In demnlty of 150,000 for the murder of her husband. Rev. Benjamin W. La Baree, a missionary, killed on Mount Ararat by re llglous fanatlca. While believing that whev an American citizen haa been murdered because of the criminal laxness of a for eign government those dependent on him for support should be awarded a suitable Indemnity, Mrs. I -a Baree made the fol lowing declaration: I believe that the great mission cause to which my husband and I dedicated our lives, and which has become dearer to me because of the terrible sacrifice I have been called upon to make for It, I believe that this cause may receive serious injury If my children and I accept an indemnity for this murder. The matter would not be understood by the great mass of the people in this district, who would in evitably know of it. as the Persian Idoa of "blood money" is so different from our civilized understanding of an Indemnity. Thus serious and lasting injury might lie done to the mission cause for which we have already sacrificed so much, that 1 pre fer to waive my rights aa an American citizen, rather than to see this cause suffer. Mrs. La Baree asked that the strongest measures be taken by the United Suites government to see that If any Indemnity waa exacted In the end. It should not he extorted by the Persian government from the innocent people of the province where the murder occurred In spite of her protest 130,000 waa actually paid to her by Persia before the thirty days period named In the ultimatum of the United Statea had expired. Thla sum waa three ttmea greater than tha maximum ever before paid by the Persian govern ment for the murder of a private person. MOTION OF BURTON IS FILED All of Convicted Kansnn's Attorneys Ask that He Be Given ew Trial. WASHINGTON, July 1.-The petition of Former United States Senator B;irton for a rehearing by the supreme court of the United Slates In the rase against him was received by the clerk of the court today. The petition is signed by all of Mr. Bur ton's counxel, consisting of John F. Dillon, F. W. Leihmann. Harry Hubbard. W. K. Hayntss, W. H Hackney end B. P. Wag- genr. I hey oontend that the court should have sustained the condition that section 17R!, the siatute under which Burton wss prosecuted, aaa unconstitutional and void and it is urged that the opinion of the court shos that many important consider- ations bearing on that statute was over- looked. It is also urfc-ed there was no proof to suotaiu the charge of the incident that Burton rendered service to the Klnllo Grain company ln thj proceeding of the United States against it; that the offense, if any, was committed only on and not continu- ally every month during the term of Bur- ton's employment at. counsel by the com pany; that the letters of complaint sent to tha Postoflue department vhould not have been read to the Jury and much testimony as admitted that should have been ex eluded and much excluded that should have been received. ELK' CONVENTION OPENS Viai to re Welcomed to Denver hj Governor, Mayor and Local Brother. MELVIN FOR GRAND EXALTED RULER California Man Mas So Opposition nnd Meat Meeting; Will Prob ably Be Held In Philadelphia. DENVER, July 16. The real opening of the Elke' convention occured shortly after I o'clock tonight when public exercises were held at the Tabor opera house. The theater waa packed early by Elks and their friends. who were kept In good humor until the exercises began by the almost constant playing of several bands of music. Walter Collier, exalted ruler of Denver lodge No. T, presided and Introduced the speakers. Oovernor Jesse McDonald, Mayor Rolert W. Spcer, Luther M. Goddard of the supreme court and Perry Clay, a prominent member of the local lodge, made addresses welcoming the visiting Elks. Robert W. P.rown, exalted ruler of the grand lodge. delivered an address In response and there were several brief responses made by other prominent visitors. The session then ad journed until tomorrow. This afternoon thousands of Elks visited the University Ball park, where an exhibi tion of broncho breaking and roping of Eteera was given. Melvln for Grand Rnler. It Is generally conceded that Judge Henry A. Melvln of Oakland, Cat., will be the next grand exalted ruler of the Elks. Practically all opposition to him wss re moved today when Dr. W. H. Havlland of Butte. Mont., absolutely refused to make the fight for the hoWr. Thla means unless some other candidate springs up between now and Thursday afternoon the Call fornian will have a clear field. Dr. Havl land says he la a candidate to succeed him self aa grand trustee and nothing else. Borne of his friends, however, declare they will nominate the Montana man and stam pede the convention In his favor. No concentrated oppostlon to Philadelphia hna developed and that city will probably win the next convention. Toast to Absent Brothers. At 11 o'clock one of the prettiest cere monies of the Elks was observed In the toast drank to the "Absent Brothers." At the hour whistles blew and bells tolled to remind the Elks, wherever they were. of the time of night. The ceremony will be observed In the same way during each night of the week. The annual report of Fred C. Robinson, grand secretary of the grand lodge, made public today, shows that on July 10 there were 224.808 membera, an Increase of 27.597. The report also shows that the order Is In the -most satisfactory financial condi tion aa well as showing an Immense amount of relief work done during the year. BUSY DAY F0R PRESIDENT Secretary Taft Visits Hint to Settle Question of Brigade Posts In Army. OTSTER BAT, N. T.. July 16.-Presldent Roosevelt begins thla week with the busiest day he haa had at Sagamore Hill this sen son. First, he will conclude the question ot establishing brigade army posts besides many other matters with Secretary Taft, who arrived at Oyster Bay on the morning train. The secretsry is to go to Canada for a two months' rest, and this visit to the president Is for the purpose of settling all mattera requiring executive action and which are possible of conclusion at thla time. Assistant Secretary of State Racon will reach Sagamore Hill aome time during the day. General Theodore Bingham, police com mlanioner of New York, and P. F. Dunne (Mr. Dooley) are expected ' on the noon train. General Bingham waa formerly au- perlntendent of public buildings and grounds at Washington, In which position he had general supervision, and hla call with Mr. Dunne la social. F. W. Whltredge, special ambassador for the United Statea to the wedding of King Alfonso of Spain, will be a visitor to Sagamore Hill today also. Mr. Whltredge will maka a report of his mission to Madrid direct to the president. Secretary Taft aald that aa a reault of hla visit to Sagamore Hill four brigade army posts will be established this year. Although It la decided that seven such posts should be established, the appropria tion this year Is not sufficient for the others. The posts decided on are Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Fort D. A. Russell and Sam Houston, Tex. Be tween 1200,000 and 1300,000 will be ex pended at each poat this year out of OTe current appropriation. These posts will be put In command of brigadier generals. WASHINGTON. July 16-Concernlng the subject under discussion at Oyster Bay to day between the president and Secretary Taft, 1t was stated at the War department today that pending the settlement of the Question of sufficient water supply at Fort Bill a tentative survey of that reservation has been ordered with a view to de termining what can be done ln the way of erection of a brigade post there. With re srect to the brigade post ln the eastern states and one on the Pacific coast, the I questions must await the action of congress. The allotments will carry about 1500.000, to be divided between Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, and about a similar sum to Fort D. A. Russell and something larger to Fort Sam Houston and about Isno.OOO to Fort Robinson. EARTHQUAKE INNEW MEXICO Considerable Property Da ma a e H e- portrd nt Sororro, Son Mnrrlal and Albnqnerqae. SANTA FK. N. M.. July IS. -Considerable i property damage was done this afternoon Socorro. San Martial, and nearby aettle- mi nts bv an earthquake shock, which n. I it,. ..vorxt nf the two hundred shocks that j have occurred ln that part of New Mexico (during the past two years. The shocks are 1 local and are caused by earth slides In the Magdalena mountains. ALBUQUERQUK. N. M . July 11 -Thla section of New Mexico experienced anothei slight earthquake at noon today. Objects moved perceptibly and a dull, sickening I sensation nas experienced. No serious j damage has been reported. People In the Armltajo building, thinking that the build- Ing was about to collapse, ran out Into the street. Tones to the south of Albuquerque also ; Mt the shock and residents of Socorro and u . u..,. ml ur In slate nf alxriti Th. . . , a, .-a ,i, .,. adobe bulldlpgs at Socorro and other etruo turea built ot mud, were badly damaged. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Pale Tneaday and Wednesday and Wnrmrr In Enst Portion. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdnyt Hoar. llrt. Honr. 1 p. m . 1 p. m . J p. m. 4 p. m . .1 p. m . H p. m. T p. m. N p. m . a p. tu . Den. ft n. m . tl n. m. T n. m . M a. m . ft a. m . ; T MM t; un tiu TO M T to n. m , II n. nt 13 m Tl TO SENSATIONS IN HARTJE CASE Jndge Frasrr Charges Attorneya for Roth aides with Sharp Practices. PITTSBURG, July l.Replete wl'h sensations, as It has been from the start, the climax of sensationalism In the Hartje divorce case was reached today, when an attempt was made to resume the case be fore Judge Fraser. When the case was ad journed last Friday It was expected that It would be resumed this morning, but It was contingent upon the turning over of the famous forty letters, which are exhibits in the case, to Mrs. Ilartje's connsel, by counsel for Mr. Hartje. Just previous to adjournment on Friday, there was smie controversy between counsel and Judge Frnxer announced that If Mrs. Hnrtje's counsel could not secure the letters the case would be adjourned until Tuesday morning. The understanding, however, was that Mrs. Hartje'a counsel would have the letters and the case would proceed this morning. After some minor cases had been dis posed of In the court, the Hartje case was called and Mr. Free of Mrs. Hartje a coun sel explained thst he had been unable, to get the letters and was therefore unable to go on. Judge Frazer thereupon took the counsel for both sides to task and charged them with sharp dealing. Ho severely censured both sides, and especially charged the attorneys for Mr. Hartje for trying their case in the newspapers and with giving out Interviews regarding the case for publication. Judge Fraaer further stated that It was a disgrace the way the case had been carried on and that he had particularly noticed that what questions appeared In the papers were taken tip by the attorneys the following day, as though they were- briefs at law. Judge Fraier further said that this had gone to such an extent that If continued further he would be compelled to exclude all reporters from the court room. Such an effect has thla had upon the publication of anything pertaining to the Hartje case that Pitts burg papers tomorrow morning will print no speculative stories regarding the case and further leaks from detective agencies, handwriting experts and associate counsel are expected to be rather few. The case will be resumed tomorrow, as the exhibits were turned over tot Mrs Hartje's counsel today, at the command of Judge Frazer, who emphatically stated that the exhibits were the property of the court and not of any counsel. ELKS TRAIN GOES INTO DITCH WrerU on Colorado Southern Cnnses Dentb. of Engineer nnd Fireman's Injnry. . TRINIDAD. Colo., July 16.-Paasenger train No. 7 on the Colorado ic Southern railway, carrying hundreds of Texas Elks to the convention ln Denver, waa wrecked three miles north of Forbes Junction, early today. Engineer Martin J. Cullom waa killed and Fireman Charlca T. Garrell badly hurt. That the whole train was not carried into the deep arroya, resulting ln serious loss of life, is probably due to the fact that It was running alowly on account of the re cent heavy raina. The train ran Into a landslide while rounding a curve and the engine rolled off. carrying tbe two baggage cara with It. None of the passenger coachea left the track. Cullen was caught under the loco motive and hla body crushed to a pulp. Fireman Garrell Jumped, thua escaping d-ath. Though aeverely Injured he walked three miles to Forbes and notified the offi cials here. Two special tralna from the aouth, car rying Elks to the Denver convention, are held here on account of the wreck. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Appointments In Postnl and Weather Service In Nebraska, Iowa and Dakota, tFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 16.-(Spedal Tele gram.) Minnie Hendershot hna been ap pointed postmaster at McCnnn, Cherry county, Nebraska, vice E. Brenklander, re signed. Rural carriers appointed: Iowa Grinnell, route 6, William Wortman, carrier; Llda B. Wortman, aubstltute. Westfleld, route 1, Archer A. Lilly, carrier; Alonzo Lilly, sub stitute. Whiting, route 1. James Kinsley, carrier; Grace Kinsley, substitute. The application of Ed. F. Gallagher. Webb Kellogg, W. A. Morgan. E. E. Ellis, M. Flannlgan and T. F. Birmingham to or ganize the Firat National bank of Allen. Neb., with t2,000 capital haa been approved by the comptroller of the currency. Civil ' service examination will be held July 28 at Yankton, 8. D., for clerk and carrier in the postofflce service. Paul Hess of Yankton, 8. D., haa been appointed assistant observer in connection with the weather bureau. KANSAS CITY MAN DROPS DEAD W. R. Johnson Expires While Open Ing Letter Telling Him of Legacy of S20.000. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. July 1.-Whlle open Ing a letter from his sister which con tained the information that he had fallen I heir to 12O.0U0. W. R. Johnson, a switch j man, 4 yean old, died today from the rupture of an artery near his heart. The Mter was from Mrs. W. J. Hammer in Greensburg, Pa. ' Movements of Oeenn Vessels Jnly 111 i At New York-Arrived: Moltke, from j GA't Gla ig" w-A I rH edT Prt'lan. from Boston. At Ixndon Arrived : New York. At Plymouth Arrived Miunetonka, from Kaiser Wllhelm der Groes from New York At Bremen Arrived: Grouse, from New York Friedrlch der At Genoa Arrived: Nord Amrrika., from New York. At Hamburg Arrived: Anierlka. from New York. At Antwerp Arrived: Colonian, from New York. At Boulogne Sailed: Potsdam, for New York At Phllad Iphia Sailed: City of Vienna. for Gliig' ; Allnneitou, lor lndon. I At Gibraltar Arii-.ed: Konig Albert, from New York I At Montreal Arrived : Ijike Manitoba, i from UvtrpooU Sailed: Montreal, for Lon: j (ion. HOT AFTER OIL TRUST Government Findi New Evidence .Aftinit tha Standard Combine. COMPLETE CHANGE MADE IN PLANS Grand Jnrj at Cleveland Will Keeume Investigation Today, SUBPOENA SERVED ON J. G. GRAMMER Lake Shore Cffioial 8eem Pleued that He it Not to Be a Scapecoat. ONLY ONE LINK IN CHAIN MISSING District Attorney Snlllvan Expects ta Find Ont Today fame's of Oil Officials Who Mad Re bating Contracts. CLEVELAND, O.. July 16.-The Plain Dealer tomorrow will say; Basing ula opinion upon the testimony already sub mitted to the federal grand Jury In tuts district. Attorney General Moody believes that the government has at last secured the evidence which will lead to bringing Uii Standard Oil company to Ita kneea. The return of District Attorney Sullivan today from an ull-day conference with the at torney general yesterday at New York will mark a complete change In the plana of the government In the fight to stamp out trade discriminations in favor of fcianl corporations. The change of plans Includes a complete revet sal regarding J. G. Grammer. vice president of the Lake Shore ii Michigan Southern railway. Grammer will not be Indicted In thla or any other federal dis trict. Instead he will be asked to uaelst the government In forging a chain of evl- deroe about the necka of aome of the big gest Standard Oil officials In the country. Subpoena Served on Grammer. Acting upon the orders of District At torney Sullivan, Assistant District At torney Garry late yesterday afternoon 1s aned another subpoena for the appearance of Grammer before the grand Jury this morning. Grammer, who happened to be In the city yesterday, was Immediately served with the subpoena by District Dep uty Marshal Fanning. He seemed pleased with the turn of events, which makes It certain that he la not to be made the scape goat for violations of the law on the part of others. The switch on the part of the government In finally deciding to summon Grammer aa a witness Is explained by the statement made yesterday that the single desire of the Department of Justice at present la to get the Standard Oil company. A tele gram from District Attorney Sullivan said that nothing waa to be left undone to ac complish thla purpose. The attorney gen eral Is firmly of the opinion that indict ments can ta secured here and District Attorney Sullivan will resume work with the grand Jury today with thia end In view. In addition to ordering tbe Issuance of a subpoena for Grammer, Sullivan wired to have all the employes of the Lake Shore railway who have testified before the grand Jury recalled. These witnesses Include James L. Clark, general western freight agent, nnd C. A. Slauson, freight agent of Chicago; M. C. Tully, R. H. Huddleston, O. B. Wheeler and H. I Meyer, all em ployed in the Cleveland offices. One More Link Needed. It Is known that the government officials are eager to obtain one more link ln the evidence already secured against the Stand ard oil company. A most determined effort will be made to complete the chain through Grammer and Clark. What the government officials want particularly Is the names of the Standard Oil company officials, through whom. It is alleged, rebating arrangements were made with the Lake Shore and other rail ways. With these nsmes ln their posses sion, the government attorneys will he ready to strike. The attorneya are certain that some one of the witnesses to be called today knows the definite information ao greatly desired. The plan is to force the giving of the names and facta by real sweatbox examinations before the grand Jury. District Attorney Sullivan gave no In timation In hla dispatch aa to the Standard Oil company officials he will go after. That the exact program waa mapped out, down to the minutest detail, with the attorney general, waa admitted here In the govern ment building yesterday afternoon. "The purpose behind the subpoenaing of Grammer aa a witness shows on Its face," aald Assistant District Attorney Garry, "the change In plana means that the grand Jury will not conclude Ita Investigations tomorrow. How long before the grand Jury will be ready to make Ita report I cannot aay." M. G. Vilas, treasurer of the Standard Oil company of Ohio, who has been sought aa a witness, did not put In an appearance to day. NEW RATE LAW DISCUSSED Attorneys and Traffic Men from All Western Roods In Confer, enee In Chlrag-o. CHICAGO, July 11-Executlve offlceia and general counsel of every railroad west of Chicago held a conference today with a view of determining the meaning of all of fhe provisions of the new rate law. J. f. Stulibs, traffic director of the Harrlman lines, presided at the conference and out lined the purposes of the gathering. It de veloped, however, that there were almost as many views regarding the Interpolation of the statutes as there were lawyers and traffic men present. It was derided there fore to appoint two committees, one of traffic men and one of legal men. The traf fic men are to meet and arrange their plana for carrying the law Into effect and when ever they encounter a provision that they are unable to solve they are to call on tha legal committee for opinions. In the mean time the committee of lawyers Is to hold meetings and determine what thy conxider the statute requires. The committees are made up as follows: Lloyd W. Bowers mul 1 1. R. McCullnugh. Chicago & Northwestern road: i V. Itunn and Darius Miller. Noitliein Pacific; Geurgn R. Peck and J. II. Hiland. Chit sgo. Mil waukee A St. Paul: It. M. Shaw and J. W. Blatxin. Chicago & Alton: W. C. Osborne. j El Pao & Southeastern; ('. M. Tradous ami I I. . Ives. Wabash: Gardiner I.atf.ron anil G. T Nicholson, Atchlsi n, Topekii Bant I'e; It. A. Jackson and W. f. Middle. Hock , Island. J W. Ulythe nnd I). Miller, 1'hi . i ago. BuiiiiiKtoi) A- Oiiiuc : P. K Dunn Ism! S T. Hnroule. Southern i'HClfir: J Ft I Huhluin and J. I' HiuhhK 1'itlon Pacini-; H '. Stirkriev. Chi. -ago Great Western; C. Hale. Missouri, kari's AV Texss; C I.. WelllMKion. Colorado b Southern, aad j. M. Juitttaoo, Gould Unas. J r