Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
01 j. XXXVI NO. 39.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1906 TWELVE FAGES.
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RUSOR OF SURRENDER
Beport that the 8retbor? Mutineer Hete
Girta Up Fieht
INSURGENTS' POWDER MAGAZINE GOES UP
'ji"AbandoBn)eiit of the Conflict Probably Due
to This Came.
CREAT EXCITEMENT IN CRONSTADT
Soldiers Cent Aboard Wanhipi and Breech
Blooki of Gnni Eemoted.
TROOPS GUARD THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE
St. Peterebura; Central Statlaa ill
Sarroaadlaa; Bulldlna;e Oeeaplrd
by Soldier Shortly Before
Mldnlht.
Bl'LLKTII.
HEL8INGFOR8, August 1 12;3 a, m-
it wa rumored at a late hour last night
that the Bveaborg mutineeia had sur
rendered. ni'LLETIX.
H EL8T NG FOR 8, Aug l.- p. m.-The
cannonade at Bveaborg continued during all
the afternoon. The powder magaxlne In the
possession of the Insurgents has exploded.
It la Impossible to determine how this will
afreet tha mutiny.
BlXLETl.
BT. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-11:66 p. m.
The general telegraph office of St. Peters
burg and surrounding buildings were oc
cupied by detachments of guards Just be
fore midnight tonight. The authorities ev
idently fear a general attempt to cut com
munication between the capital and the In
terior. BULLETIN.
81. PETERSBURG. Aug. 16:20 p. m.
Telephone communication with Cronatadt
ha been restored and at ( o'clock thla
evening a telephone message to the Asso
ciated Press announced that no disturbance
had occurred there during the day.
Bl LLETIX.
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Aug. 1. News
of tha revolt here caused the greatest ex
cltament at Cronatadt, especially In view
of tha report that a mutiny of the crews
of warship waa proceeding at Cronstadt
and that the revolutionists were working
bard to persuade the troopa there to mu
tiny and refuse to fire on the warships.
Precautions were hastily taken by the au
thorities at Cronstadt.
Tha breach blocka of the guns on board
some of the warships were removed, while
detachment of troopa were sent on board
. other ahlpa.
I p. m. A heavy cannonading la in
progress In Sveaborg, ahowlng that the
, fight for tha possession of tha fortification
la stiU in progress. It la Impossible from
tha shore to ascertain the exact situation.
The only reinforcements which have ar
riyad Jure are two. compaale of the Fin
nish regiment, which' reached here today.
General Baron Baltxa, commander of the
Twenty-second army corps, la on hla way
kere from VUlmanstrand.
' Fight Dsrlsa Ktcht.
HELSINGFORS. Finland. Aug. l.-The
fight between tha mutineers and the loyal
troops waa waged during most of lust
night. Tha cannonade was heavy, the fir
ing of the guna furnlahing an awe-Inspir
ing spectacle to the thousands lining the
points of vantage on observatory hill.
Tha loyal minority aeemed to command
tha fort on Nlcolal Island, which was en
gaged In a duel with Sandham's formid
able masked batteries. At 10 o'clock this
morning they were still exchanging broad
aides at ten-minutes Intervals. The vic
tims transported to Helslngfora numbered
lese than fifty, of whom fifteen are dead
but thus far the number of killed or
wounded in the Sveaborg hospitals hi
not been ascertainable.
Order haa been restored at Skatudden
Island, where 110 aallora and eleven civil
lana hare been diaaneaed.
From the civilian point of view the local
actuation la easier. No cruisers are vlsble
Troop are expected here, but the de
struction of the bridge near Rlhlmaekl
railroad atatlon and the tearing up of the
permanent railway at several points delays
the arrival of reinforcements.
in town is quiet ana business Is pro
ceeding, but the workmen are on strike.
The Diet at Its sitting late last night
Issued an earnest warning to the doduU-
tlon to abstain from participation In acts
which might possibly gravely affect the
whole country.
' The revolt. It la pointed out, occurred
on the anniversary of a mining disaster,
which waa caused by tha recklessness of
soma officer, and resulted in the loss of a
doaen lives.
Coplaa of tha Vlborg manifesto of the
outlawed Parliament are being distributed
among tha Cossack, who quietly put them
la thlr pockets.
Wavml laaalrea Coming.
A naval squadron. Including the battle
ship Blava. la reported to have sailed from
Raval thla afternoon for Bveaborg.
The telegraph building here has been
ruined and the barrack and cathedral
hav been badly damaged by the fire of
th eleven-Inch guns. The number . of
wounded and killed have probably been
overestimated.
Tha aoclalista are on the alert and the
town people are In fear of a cannonade
j If the naval aquadron arrive here. There
i s a panlq all day long yesterday among
j the summer residents on the 'Island of the
archipelago, owing to the fall of stray
j bullets and shells, which reused a num
I ber of casualties both on the Islands and
In tha city. A man sitting on the veranda
of the Yacht club was. mortally wounded
and a servant girl waa killed.
For mora than a week Russian revolu
tlontat hsve been working among the
troopa, distributing the Vlborg and Group
of Toll manifestos, and It Is reported that
on Sunday 1.500 soldiers took an oath to
fight on tha aide of the people.
Tha damage to th branch Una to
Vlborg haa been repaired and reinforce
ment of troopa are arriving here. It la
hoped that the mutiny on the fortress
Island will soon be quelled. n responso
to th call for a general strike only th
employes of privat factories have gone
out.
Cronstadt Isolated.
BT. PETERSBURG. Aug l.-Cronstadt la
rut off from communication with St. Pet
ersburg Both the telephone and tele
graph lines were severed during the night.
Tha report of the. murder of M. Herxen.
stein, th former member of the outlawed
Parliament, In which he waa a prominent
(Continued on Second Page.)
PHILIPPINES MAY SELL RICE
Importation of Grata Show Decided
Drrrnif la the Lat
Fiscal Year.
MANILA, Aug. 1 Governor Ids has re
ceived reports stating that during the
flncal year ending on June JO. the Importa
tions of rice to the Philippines decreased
SLOT:, 411 pounds, valued at 13.04.183 In gold.
Commenting on the reports Governor Ide
ays:
From thepe reports It sppears that the
number of pounds of rt e Imported Into
the Philippines during the fiscal year of
was somelhlng less than three-sev-enths
of the Importations In 1901, and the
rash sent out from the Islands for rlc
was less than four-elevenths of the aum
sent in 18M.
If the same ratio of decrease continue
for a year, or even a semester, no more
rice will be Imported, and In two year
the Islands, besides supplying the home
demand, ought to be exporting rice.
The publication of the report hu caused
a controversy. The local shippers con
tend that the decrease of Importation ts
a result of the poverty of the people, who.
It la alleged, are not buying rice, but are
living on yams and other food. The ahlp--era
declare that the Phillpplnee will never
ort rice.
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PERSIAN GRAND VIZIER
d Dowleh In Office and
nld Placate Mollahe
at Knm.
TEREK
'ia, Aug. 1. Mushir ed
n sppolnted grand vlsler
V
Dowleh ha
and retains we portfolio of foreign affairs,
which he held under Aln ed Douleh. the
retiring grand vlsler.
An Important functionary has been sent
to Kum, where the mullahs recently es
tablished themselves as a protest against
the government's actions, to endeavor to
persuade the mullahs to return here. The
basars have been closed and there nas
been a complete stagnation of business
since the departure.
The refugee under the protection of the
British legation now number nearly li.OOO.
It la believed that the new grand vizier
Intends to initiate political and financial
reforms.
"Bounding; lp" Palajaaea.
MANILA, Aug. 1. General Lee, comman
der of the American forces on the Island
of Leyte, has telegraphed to General Wood
that he has BOO regular troops, besides a
number of scouts and constabulary, ready
to begin a movement to "round up" the
rebellious Pulajanee. The municipal presi
dents charge that the recent outbreak was
caused by the action of Governor Deveyra
In disarming the mmilelpal police of many
towns, thus leaving the home of the peo
ple practically unguarded.
Spanish Royalty at Cowe.
COWES, Isle of Wight, Aug. 1. The
king and queen of Spain arrived today on
the Spanish royal yacht Glralda, escorted
by the armored cruiser Prlncessa de Astu
rlss. Salute were exchanged and there
was a great display of bunting afloat and
ashore as a welcome to the sovereigns.
who will remain here over Cowes yacht
ing week. King Alfonso intends to build
racing yacht to compete here In 1II0T.
Steamers Lost la Fosr. '
8T. JOHNS, N. F., Aug. l.-Tha freight
steamer Cyril from Mlramlchl, bound for
England ran ashore today at Portuguese
Cove west of Cape Race during a fog.
The crew was rescued, but the steamer will
probably be a total loss. Two other
steamers in the fog" off Cape Race have
been whistling and it Is feared they may
meet the same fate that befell the Cyril.
Athlete's Death Suspicions.
VIENNA. Aug. 1. Louis Wlniins Trotter
Wigwag, holder of the union record, died
suddenly at Baden, near here, yesterday.
Wigwag was engaged to take part In a
big championship race today and his death
caused a sensation, accompanied by sus
picions of poisoning.
Grand Trunk Will Bay Cars.
MONTREAL, Aug. t The directors of
the Grand Trunk Paclflo railway have de
cided to spend 316.000,000 on rolling stock
to be paid for by the lBsue of 4 per cent
debenture stock on the road. The expense
will be extended over a period of two
years.
Filipinos Protest Against Baker..
MANILA, Aug. 1. A protest against the
return to the Philippines of Captain D. J.
Baker of the Twenty-sixth Infantry, an
assistant director of the constabulary, was
published today by a Filipino newspaper.
Captain Baker Is now on leave of absence
in the United Statea.
Boot Reviews Soldiers.
RIO PE JANEIRO, Aug. 1 Secretary
Root from the palace steps today reviewed
2.000 of the garrison of Rio de Janeiro,
followed by 5.000 police, cavalry and ma
rines, who defiled down Central avenue.
Legation Gaarda Redaced.
FEKING, Aug. 1. Minister Rockbill re
ceived word today that In accordance with
hla advice only 125 marines will be sent
as a legation guard at this city to relieve
the guard now on duty.
COPPER COMPANY ORGANIZES
Ten Million Dollar Concern wltb
Mlaea In Mexico Files Papers
In Dalath.
BT. PAUI Aug. 1. Incorporation papers
of the Cananea Central Copper company of
Duluth were tiled with the secretary of
state today. The captital stock Is UO.uttO.OuO.
A filing fee of 35,01:5 was paid Into the state
treasury.
The diroctora of the new company are W.
C. Greene, Cananea, Mexico; J. D. Ryan,
Butte, Mont.; James Hoaston. Calumet,
Mich., and C, A. Duncan, O. A. Tomllnson,
J. B. Cotton. W, A. OUott. T. F. Cole and
C. A. Congdon, all of Duluth.
Duluth la the headquarters of the concern.
The mining properties conlroled by the
Cananea Central Mining company are lo
cated at Cananea, Mexico, and the presence
of W. C. Oreene on the board of dlrertora
of the company lends color to a report that
has been in circulation that the Greene con
solidated copper property located at Can
anea may be taken Into the concern.
BIGELOW ESTATE SETTLED
Credit- af Bankrapt Baak Defanlter
Will Get Little Lea Than
Twelve Per Cent.
MILWAUKEE. Aug. 1. The final ac
ccunt of the truatea af th bankrupt es
tate of Frank G. Bigelow, th defaulting
bank 'president who 1 now serving a
interne In Fort Leavenworth, wa filed
today. The trustee saya that there is
sum. lent money on hand to pay a final
dividend of 1 CI per ientv making a total
dividend of 11 41 per cant on approved
claims aggregating 3,!43.26.
MAGOON FOR PHILIPPINES
Bnmor Hebrwken it to Be Transferred from
Eia Foit at Panama.
WELL FITTED FOR PLACE IN ORIENT
Former Position In War Department
Gave film Opportunity to Become
Familiar wltb Philippine
Affairs.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) There are persistent rumors that
Judge Charles E. Magoon of Nebraska,
who holds the dual position of governor of
thn Panama Canal cone and United States
minister to Panama, Is to be appointed a
member of the Philippines commission and
vice governor general of the Philippines,
with a view to his ultimate appointment
as governor general of our far eastern
possessions. It Is not expected that Ma
goon will be relieved from his duties In
Panama before the first of September, but
It is understood his transfer has been
agreed upon by President Roosevelt and
Secretary TafU The fact la that Magoon
has made good in the Isthmus. He ha de
veloped exceptional qualities both as a
diplomat and as an executive officer and
he Is held In large esteem by the Pana
mans. He Is Just and fearless, qualifica
tions which the president particularly ad
mires, and as the first Philippine assembly
will be the upper house of the Philippine
legislature. It Is important that the Philip
pine commission should be of the very
highest type, and the president. It is now
understood, is casting about for men of
ability to fill these very trying positions.
During his service In the War department
Judge Magoon had occasion to make a
close study of the Philippines, and It is
questioned if there is any man In the
country who Is as thoroughly equipped for
the place at the head of the Philippine
government aa "Charley" Magoon of Ne
braska. '
Railroad Men Leave.
General Passenger Agent E. L. Ixmax
and General Freight Agent E. H, Wood of
the Union Pacific left Washington today,
together with other big guns of the railroad
world, for Philadelphia and New York,
having accomplished considerably more
than they expected with the Interstate Com
merce commission In relation to the new
railroad rate law, which goes Into effect
August 'A. After the conferences this
morning Chairman Knapp of the commis
sion Intimated to the railroad men that
they would be expected to make every effort
to enforce law, but that physical Impossi
bilities would not be expected of them.
Both Mr. Lomax and Mr. Wood expressed
themselves as satisfied with the conference
had with the commission.
They found the commission open to sug
gestions and willing to aid wherever pos
sible to bring about a general and compre
hensive publication of tariffs, .both freight
and passenger, as contemplated by section
6 of the act. The commission, however,
frankly stated to the railroad officials that
they could do nothing until after the law
went Into effect, but they suggested that a
committee be appointed from the railroads
la order that they might have the benefit
of the knowledge of ttiese gentlemen to
aid them In iarmulatlng rule relative to
printing, publishing and filing of tariffs.
While it was not suggested by the commis
sion, it waa Intimated that the committee
should be a standing committee and it is,
therefore, expected that a committee of two
persons each from the trunk line, central
traffic, southwestern and transcontinental
divisions will be appointed to represent
thcae interests In all matters relating to
section 6 of the act. The gentlemen who
were present at the conference yesterday
and today will have to report the result of
their conference with the Interstate Com
merce commission to their chiefs and the
Appointment of the committee undoubtedly
will follow to continue the work already
begun. Being east, Mr. Lomax will make
a visit to all of hla eastern agents, return
ing to Omaha August 16.
Irrigation Contract Let.
The secretary of the Interior has
awarded the contract to Nels L. Olson,
Butte, Mont., for the construction of di
vision one of the Garland canal at thy
Shoshone irrigation project in Wyoming.
Olson's bid wss $270,746.
Railway Mall Clerks Appointed.
Lee H. Utt, Omaha; B. B. Titus,
Deweese; Roy E. Hall, Grand Island, Neb.;
H. D. Horsley, Webster City; C. C. Hen
derson, Carroll; Ieroy H. Long. Coggon;
C. U. Thomason, Pella; A Q. Brlggs, L
mar; C. C Clark, Algona, la., have been
appointed railway mall clcrka.
Internal Revenue Collections.
The commissioner of internal revenue
today made public his preliminary report
on the collection of Internal revenue dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 30. The
report shows the following: District of
Nebraska, Elmer B. Stephenson's collec
tions aggregated 12, 666,942; Third Iowa,
1412.168 waa collected; Fourth Iowa,
$479,430. The combined district of North
and South Dakota brought into the treas
ury 3167,322.
Minor Matters at Capital.
A complete rural free delivery service
has been ordered established In Webster
county, Iowa, effective August 16, making
a total of twenty-three routes in the
county.
The application of G. N. Haugen. L. O.
Brown, F. W. Johnson, C. L. Cleophat
and H. O. Haugen to organise the Firs;
National bank of ."orthwood. Ia., with
350,000 capital, has been approved by the
comptroller of the currency.
Rural carriers appointed. Nebraska
Comstock, route 1, James A. Matheson,
carrier; Frank .Lemon, substitute. Lush
ton, route 1, Chester B. Hendrick, carrier;
Glenn D. Holmes, substitute. Iowa
Fairport, route 1, Elmer Fowler, car
rier; Frank Fowler, substitute. Grimes,
route 1, Otto C. Aullch. carrier; Ernest
Aulich, substitute. I.awler, route 1, o. ..
Woodruff, carrier; M E. Woodruff, substi
tute. CHICAGO GRAND JURY DRAWN
Investigation of Mtaadard Oil aad
Railroad Deal Will Begin
Monday Moraine
CHICAGO, Aug. 1. The names of twenty
three men who will sit on the federal
grand Jury who will hear testimony Mon
day In connection with the charges against
th Standard Oil company and a number
of railroads entering In Chicago, were
drawn from the Jury box in the United
States district court today.
Attorney John 8. Miller, counsel for the
Standard Oil. company, has already taken
up tha rase. H has ordered a certllled
copy of the order aummonlng the grand
Jury and will watch tha action of the gov
ernment throughout the various age of
th case
MANEUVER PLANS COMPLETE
All Branches nf Field Service Are In
Evidence on Indiana
Oronnds.
FORT PENJAMIN HARRISON, Near
Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 1. With the srrival
of the Twenty-seventh United States In-
the csmp of Instruction for the troops of
tne i nnea states army in in aepanment
b th. 1.1... ...... .1 ... Kb U-l .4 i nM
eral William H. Carter, was organized and
nnai arrangement for the summer
maneuvers were completed in detail.
The Michigan guard will arrive August
i to remain one week. The Indian National
Guard will reach ramn Anml 11 anil wilt
also maneuver with tha regulars for a
wees, ine second Illinois regiment and the
second Wisconsin regiment, national guard
will come later.
In camp are the Twenty-seventh United
States Infantry, and Twenty-eighth United
States Infantry, the third squadron of the
Second United States cavalary and Twelfth
and Twenty-first United States batteries.
Field artillery, composing the tenth bat
talion, two battalions of the Fourth United
States Infantry, company B United State
Signal corps and a detachment of th
United States Hospital corps.
Michigan National guard will conslnt
of three regiments of Infantry, one battery
of artillery, one troop of cavalry and on
company each of the Signal corps, th
Hospital corps and the Engineer corps.
Brigadier General Charles ,W. Harrah will
be in command.
Immediately after the arrival of the
Michigan troopa Brigadier General Carter
will begin the work of instruction as fixed
in the schedule prepared by the general
staff. All officers who have been assigned
here for duty aa umpire and Instructor
will have arrived by that time.
MOUNT GRETNA. Pa.. Aug. l.-Captain
Wlttenmynr. commander of the Fifth
Infantry, U. S. A., who Is the military sec
retary here and a member of the staff of
Major General Grant, state that thu far
there are 4.900 troops in Camp Roosevelt,
including 3,nno regulars and 1,900 militiamen
from the District of Columbia and Dela
ware. The first great maneuvers of the com
bined regulars and militiamen took place
today.
CHATTANOOGA. Aug. l.-A council of
war was held last night on the historic
battlefield of Chlckamauga, but this time
It was to decide the movement of troops in
time of peace theoretically appearing for
war. As a result four regiments of Infantry,
the Seventeenth United States, Seventy-first
Virginia, Third South Carolina and Second
Alabama, today marched as near the east
ern edge of the reservation as possible,
each under the supervision of two r.,i..
officers. Supposed to be nearlng an enemy,
a strong advance guard was thrown out
in accordance with technical rule. This
afternoon the process will be reversed, the
commands marching in retreat, protected
by a rear guard, the cavnlry engaged In
screening and reennnoitering duty. The ar
tillery took the field and the .n.in..,.
gaged in camp construction. All this work
is leading up to a battle oa Friday.
ROW IN COTTON ASSOCIATION
Secretary Attempt tar Attack Cos
treuoisaWkf (Titt-aem 41m .
Deallnatvjn Fntnre.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Aug. l.-The Southern
Cotton association, through a committee
named by President Jordan began today an
Investigation of the charges made on the
floor of the house of reDresentutlvea that
certain officers have been In a cotton brok
erage concern and also have been engaged
In speculating In cotton futures.
The charge was made by Representative
J. B. Anderson of Chatham county, He
made a statement of some ltrngth, charging
that Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
association, speculated In cotton futures,
that he put up about 34.000 as margin!
and the account was carried In the nam
of Michael O'Grady. During the making
or me statement, Mr. Cheatham became
Incensed at what waa said corcernlng him
self, and it waa only with some difficulty
that a personal encounter was prevented
between the two men.
Mr. Anderson also charged that Arthur
A. Fairchild, whose name appears aa the
member of the publicity bureau of the
Southern Cotton association. Is the owner
of one-eighth of the stock of the Piedmont
brokerage company, an Atlanta Institution,
which makea a specialty of handling cot
ton future, rt was stated that Mr. Fair
child has recently disposed of his Interest
In the concern.
Mr. Cheatham produced In his defense a
statement in which he declared:
"I do not at the present time nor have
I directly or Indirectly In any manner,
owned any part or any Interest In a bucket
hop or gambling house.
"I have never speculated In cotton fu
tures for my own personal gain."
Mr. O'Grady of Chattanooga was on hand
to substantiate the statement of Mr. Cheat
ham that the "O'Grady" account was
handled by Mr. Cheatham for him as an
act of friendship.
Th charge that Fairchild owned an In
terest In the Piedmont brokerage company
waa not denied, although It was declared
that the interest was disponed of aom time
ago.
TWO NEGRO MINERS SHOT
Strike Breaker Golaa; to Work In
Kentucky Killed by Two
Men on Road.
CINCINNATI, Aug. l.-A special from
Sturgis. Ky.. saya two negro coal miners,
en route here from Providence late yester
day, were held up In the road near Rock
Spring and riddled with bullet by two
men with Winchesters. One of the miner
wa able to make his way to town, though
dangerously wounded. The other was
brought In a dylHg condition. Harvey
Springer and Bob Hall, active members of
the miners' union, were arrested and taken
to the Morganfteld Jail.
A farmer eyewitness says th two men
wer In a buagy. that they had gun and
stopped tha negroes in the road, Inquir
ing If they were going to Sturgla to work
for the West Kentucky Coal company.
The negroes gave an evasive reply, where
upon both men shot at them. One negro
fell instantly, the other ran and waa dis
abled at the third shot.
Montana After Taxes.
BUTTE. Mont.. Aug. 1 Resident stock
holder of mining stocks are subject to
taxation on that stock Is the opinion handed
down yesterday by Attorney General AHiert
J. Galen in response to a query from W. D
Clark, rhalrnian of the rd of county
commissioner of Silver Byw county. At
present, according to - the commissioners
aboit t1rttO0O worth cf Amalgamated'
United Cupper and other mining stock'
held by residence of Butt are escaping
taxation and It was the desire of the com
missioners to ascertain whether or not
under the Montana statutes stock of a
foreign corporation whose property wis
leveled In th Stat could be assessed. Th
is Ol araai unnunanc.
BROWN FAILS IN FURNAS
Effort to Force Throueh Instruction! Fro
dacei a Stormy Session.
FINALLY TABLED BY A DECISIVE VOTE
Fall to Seenre Majority on Prefer
ence Vote Webster C'onnty Allow
Ualnaha to Select Iele
aatloa. BEAVER CITT, Neb., Aug. l.-(8peclal
Telegram.) The republican county conven
tion today wa stormy In the extreme. The
trouble all arose over the attempt to pass
resolutions endorsing Norrls Brown for
United 8tate senator. The battle raged
furiously for more than two hours and the i
Norris Brown resolution were finally
tabled.
The first sign of conflict appeared when
C. M. Brown, former representative, who
voted for D. E. Thompson, Introduced a
resolution to Instruct the delegates to vote
for Norrls Brown. This was Introduced
while the resolution committee wss de
liberating. E. B. Perry, chairman of that
committee and present representative, left
the committee room and. entering the con
vention hall, protested that all resolutions
should be presented In the regular man
ner. A motion to lay the Brown resolu
tion on the table until the report of the
committee carried by a vote-of 46 to 13.
The resolutions presented nd dopted
endorsed President Roosevelt, Congress
man Norrls and the administration of Nor
rls Brown aa attorney general; favored the
enactment of the antl-pasa laws, primary
system and the railroad commission.
The Brown resolution was then taken
up and the turmoil waa terrific. After
speeches galore, many of them personal,
and many motions a vote for preference
for United State senator wa taken, with
the following result: Norrls Rrown 3K.
C. W. Norrls 6S, Rosewater 4. W. E. An
drews 1. The friends of Congressman Nor
rls, who was not present, explained that
It was an Injury to him to endorse him
when he waa not a candidate for senator
and would place him tn a false light.
The vote was reconsidered and another
roll call ordered. Thla was suspended on
a call for regula robustness and therefore
no expression of the convention was ob
tained. The Norrls Brown men seem to consider
It very much in the light of a defeat.
The county ticket was nominated with
out contest. For representative. Frank
Masters; county attorney, John F. Fults;
state delegates, D. 8. Hasty, John Stevens,
Arapahoe: J. M. Lewis, Holbrook; R. H.
Rankin. Cambridge; I. F. Doling, II. Gib
son. Edison; E. E. Soverns. Oxford; 8. A.
Austin. Wllsonvllle; J. F. Fults, Beaver
City.
to Instructions In Franklin.
HILDRETII. Neh., Aug. 1 (Special Telegram.)-The
Franklin county convention,
held at Hlldreth today, was the largest
attended and most enthuslnstlc held in this
county In many years. Resolutions were
passed endorsing President Roosevelt's ad
ministration and Governor Mickey and
State Treasurer Mortensen, Instructing the
delegates to the eongrea-'jnal convention
for the renomlnatlon of Norris, declared
In favor of an elective railroad commis
sion, made delegate to the state, congres
sional and senatorial conventions and can
didates for county attorney and represen
tative pledge themselves not to accept
passe from any corporation.
A resolution to take a preference vote on
senator and governor and Instruct the
delegates to abide by the result was de
feated by a close margin.
W. H. Miller was nominated for county
attorney and Willis Neflf for representa
tive. State delegate are a follows: Robert
von Steenbeig, Macon; John Schafer, Up
land; A. R. Peck, Franklin; Will Boldl,
Wilcox; A. W. Anderson, Hlldreth; George
Scheppard, Macon; D. G. Fager, FraDk
Un; Robert Watson, RJverton.
Brown. 8heldon and Miles were present
and addressed the convention. While not
Instructed, the delegates to the state con
vention will probably be divided between
Brown and Rosewater for senator and
Sheldon and Miles for governor.
Webster for Galasha.
RED CLOUD. Neb., Aug. l.-(8peclal Tel
egram.) The Webster county republican
convention authorised Mr. Galusha to name
the delegation to the state convention. He
has not yet (elected them. No resolutions
were passed regarding United States sena
tor.
MARGRAVE DIES FROM ISJIRIES
Prominent Stockman of Richardson
County Killed In Runaway.
RUIXD. Neb., Aug. 1. (Special.) W. A.
Margrave died at 6 p. m. yesterday even
ing. Mr. Margrave waa about 62 yeara old
and one of the wealthiest men In south
eastern Nebraska. While .returning from
Preston, Nb., to his horns Saturday his
team became unmanageable and ran away
He waa dragged over tha dashboard. The
double tree broke and a large aliver waa
forced into his body. H suffered Intense
pain until desth relieved him. He leaves
a widow and four children. Ha waa an
old settler and waa appointed overseer of
the Indian Interests. Much land came
under hla control and many opportunities
war offered to him, and he never let a
chance slip without being Improved. He
amassed a fortune of at least a million
Coster Old Settler Celebrate.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., Aug. l.-(Speclal
Telegram.) The old ettlers' anniversary
waa celebrated here today In a fitting man
ner. The town la crowded with people
from all parts of the county, while the city
park la artlutlcaily decorated with bunting
and flags. Speeches were delivered In the
afternoon by prominent citizens and old
residents and a concert given by Taylor's
Juvenile band. A big dance Is In progress
this evening at the opera house. The ball
gam between Broken Bow and Ansley was
won by the latter team, with a acore of
11 to !. Batterlea: Jones and Oadd; Kerr
and Greer. Umpire: Wilson,
dollars.
SESSION BARREN OF RESULTS
Interstate Commerce Commission aad
Hallway Men Unable to Get
Toartber on Plan.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l.-After a further
conference of two hours and a half today,
the railroad officials who have been dis
cussing with the Interstate Commerce com
liisslon the enforcement of the new rail
road rate law adjourned their meeting.
Little of a definite nature mas accom
plished at the conference. After discussing
some details today It was decided that a
committee of six railroad officials, two from
each of th great traffic divisions of the
country, the northern, western and south
ern, should ba appointed to confer further
with the cntnmlssLon regarding th details
of the enforcement cf the rste law. This
committee will be named in a fw days.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair In West. Showers In Fat Por
tion Thursday. Friday Fair.
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ICE COMPANY FROZEN OUT
Independent Dealer at Kansas I My
Tell of Methods of Alleaed
Combine.
KANSAS CITT. Aug 1 At the lc
hearing today E. T. Street, now an em
ploye of the city, testified that in 1'"
he and two other men organised the Con
sumers' Ice company to handle natursl
Ice and a small quantity of artificial Ice.
They bought natural Ice in Illinois an-1
shipped It here at a cost of about 32 -5
a ton. They sold It at 33 a ton to ped
dlers and large buyers.
In June, 1906. the witness said, W. K.
Lyons came to them with the proposition
to raise the price to 33.60 per ton for
natural and 34 for artificial ice. When
his company refused, witness said, Lyons
called again, with the warning that if
they did not raise the prices the People'
company would undersell them ami drlvo
them out of business.
Street said that after he and his as
sistants had repeatedly refused to raise
the price of Ice the People's company cut
the price to 32 a ton and eventually tin
Consumers' Ice comrnny waa driven out
of business.
LIGHT ON OREGON FRAUDS
Sufferer from llleaal Fenclna Tell
of Futile Effort to Arouse
Federnl Official.
TORTLAND. Ore., Aag l.-E. A. Put
nam, a rancher who suffered by the Butte
Creek I-end. Livestock and Lumber com
pany's system of public land fencing, weut
onto the witness stand In the trial of H.
P. Hendrlx today and told of the futile
efforts on his part to bring the Oregon
federal authorities Into action to breuk
the monopoly of the public pastures; told
how he wrote to John H. Hall, then United
States district attorney, In 1900. and In 19')2
to Clark E. Loomls, a special agent who
Is now under indictment. He told how he
wrote to Representative Blnger Hermann,
then commissioner of the general land
office, and got no results.
He told how he then wrote to Congress
man Williamson, wjth the same lack of
result. Then he In IflOL' wrote to Secretary
Hitchcock of the Interior depsrtment.
Harry Swift, a special agent, then visited
the place and later Special Agent E. W.
Dixon.
WIND RIVER REGISTRATIONS
Total Camber of Applicants at All
Point I Over Ten
Thousand.
CHETtTNNE. Wyo., Aug. 1. The total
registration for land in the Shoshone reser
vation, which closed last evening, I 10,583.
The greatest registration was at Shoshoni,
where 4.353 persons were registered. Com
missioner of the General Ind Office W. A.
Richard will leave Shoshoni Thursday for
Lander with hi clerk, to superintend the
drawing which takes place at Lander.
The lender land office will then be re
moved temporarily to Shoshoni, where the
filings will be received until October 3.
when the Lander office will be reopened.
The registration has been much smaller
than was anticipated, but most of those
registering are bona fide homeseekers, com
paratively few speculators having taken
the trouble to register.
The state authorities are encouraged by
the fact that many of the applicants are
western men familiar with Irrigation,
without which the land are practically
worthless.
HARRIMAN REACHING SOUTH
Company Organised to Rnild a Line
from Kansas City to the
Golf.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Aug. 1 A charter waa
granted the Missouri River and Gulf Ril
way company today, whl-'i proposes to
build a railroad from Kansas City through
the counties on the eastern end of Kansas,
through Indian territory and to Dennison,
Tex., with a branch line running to Bhreve
port. La., and another branch through
Cherokee county Into Missouri, with Its
terminus at Jopltn.
The company Is organized with a capital
stock of 31.000.000. and the directors named
In the papers are: E. F. Swlnney of Kan
sas City, Mo.; C. K. Wells. A. L. Berger,
C. N. Prouty, K. L. Browne. B. R. Ijine
and Wlnfleld Freeman of Kansas City,
Kans.
It Is thought this company la a subsid
iary one, organised by Harrlman lntereats,
giving the Union Pacific an outlet to the
gulf.
HENRY WULFF MUST PAY UP
State of Illla'ol Given Judament for
9l,n.'V2.40 Aaalnst Former
Treasurer.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Aug. 1 The state
of Illinois today secured judgment agulnst
former State .Treasurer Henry WulfT and
Floyd K. Whlttemore, his bondsman, for
36,632.40 before Judge Crelghtou In tlio
Sangamon circuit court. The Judgment
was excepted to by the defendants and an
at peal was taken to the state supremo
court. The suit was filed by the state nf
Illinois to recover fees held by former
State Treasurer WulfT before prohibited
by a special act of the legislature.
WILSON STARTS ON A TRIP
Secretary of Agrlcnltare to Pay Sur
prise" Visit to Several Park,
las Hoaae.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l.-Seeretary Wll
aon left here today to pay a surprise visit
of Inspection to several slaughtering and
packing house In the est.
Upon leaving his office the secretary gave
Instructions that to all Inquiries regarding
him the answer should be that he had gone
away and It waa not known when he would
return.
Govern meat Collier Ashore.
BI.OCK ISLAND. R 1, Aug 1. -Inning
a rtnn fog the government collier steamer
Nero ran ashore today near Houtli Light.
Its position was considered dangerous, as
It appeared to have struck a roi-k and had
listed Uadlv. It carried i,uuO tons of coal.
HARMONY IN IOWA
Governor Albert R Cummin Renominated
cn Firtt Eallot
AGREEMENT PEACHED UPON ALL POINTS
Credentials Committee Scat! ill Cummini
Doleeation Except Jeffemon Oonnty.
SEVERAL NOMINATIONS IY ACCLAMATION
W, L Eaton and D. J. Palmer Are Named
for Railroad GommiMionen.
FULL TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS
riatform Declare for Protective
Tariff, with Revision elf Schednlea
from Time tn Time tn Meet
Chanalna C ondition.
THE TICK FT.
Oovarnor AXBEBT B. CVXMXvTa
X.lutnant Governor . . WAB.BEW OAKIT
Secretary of Stat.
. W. O. K1TW11D
. . B. T. CAmmox.T
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Auditor of Stat. .
Treasurer of Stat.
Attorney Oeneral . .
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...B. MCLEAN, JOB It O. 8HEBWIB
uprlntndnt of rnbuo Xnatruo
"on JOHIt r. HIOOB
Clark of lupram Court
JOHsT a CROCKETT
Keportr of Court... W. W. OOUWUl
Railroad Commissioner
. . W. X.. EATON, DAVID J. 1AX,MEK
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Aug. 1. -(Special Tele
gram.) Harmony was forced upon about
RiXi delegates to the republican state 'con
vention today. The delegates did not like
It. They grumbled and growled, but the
program was carried through. Hon.
Thomas D. Henly, a Cummins man from
Fort DodKO moved and State printer Ber
nard Murphy seconded a motion to accept
unanimously the report of the credentials
committee to seat Perkins delegates In Jef
ferson county, and the Cummins delegation
from every other contested county. Before
the vote was taken up Mr. Murphy and
other leaders of the stand-patters went
among the stand-pai delegates and urged
them to vote for the motion. Their action
was cheered by the progressives. The mo
tion was carried, but It can not be said
that It was unanimous.
The credentials committee was In session
till 6:30 before reaching a report. The state
central committee which adjourned last
night at midnight to meet this morning at
7 o'clock waa unable to get any nearer
n solution of the problem and it wa
finally decided to allow the matter to go
to the convention with the recommendation
of the committee standing for the seating
of the Perkins delegates from Audubon.
Dallas, Jasper. Jefferson and Wappello and
the Cummins men In the other counties.
This would still have given Cummins a
majority, but It would have been amall.
Through deals which there Is every reason
to suspect wer handled by the leader
of fhe party on both side the Second dis
trict caucus aeevptd the Cummins dele
gates from Scott county and this gave th
committee on credentlsls to the Cummin
men. Delegates from tho five counties
given to Perkins were heard by the cre
dentials committee and the report finally
reached. It was not a unanimous report,
though there whs no minority report. Sen
ator Healy reported for the committee that
five of the eleven members dlMentd from
the action as to Jasper and Wappello and
three as to the action on Jefferson.
One Ballot on F.arh Contest.
The report of the credential committee
gave Cummins SI? votes. Perkln fi4 and
Rathhun 104. A delegation of one vote In
Muscatine county resulted In giving Cum
mlns 933 on the nominating ballot. For
the entire ticket the vote followed closely
the vote on governor, one vote was suf
ficient on every cam .no and half of th
ticket was nominated by acclamation. Th
vote for contested place follows:
For governor, Cummins, 933; Perkins, fcOJ;
Rathbun. 104.
For lieutenant governor, Garst, 917; Ray
mond, 722.
Secretary of state Hayward, 856 1-1;
Richards, 476. Hltes, 308 1-6.
Attorney general Bycrs, 992; Cloud, 510;
Mackenzie, 101.
Railroad commissioners W. L. Eaton,
1.34S; D. J. Palmer, 92C; Buttles, 641; Sits,
366.
It was after 8 o'clock before the conven
tion udjourned after the last nomination.
Speecli of Temporary Chairman.
The republican state convention met In
the Auditorium. There were not aeata for
the 1,040 delegates in the parquet circle so
one district delegation wa assigned chain
on the stage and two other delegates were
given seat In the dress circle. Every seat
and all the available room was occupied by
spectator. No prevlou tate convention
exceeded such Interest In De Molne or
Iowa.
Judge Towner, who was introduced
temporary chairman, spoke In part
follows:
I desire to congratulate the republican
of Iowa In this most prosperous year of
this most marvellously prosperous era
that we see in this swelling flood of pros
perity the consummate triumph and vin
dication of republican principles and poll
cles. We live under a republican adminis
tration, with a tepubllcan president, a r-
fiublican house unil a republican senate
n a republican nailon from ocean to ocean
and a republican suite from river to river
with H republican national sentiment so
strong that even democratic stat conven
tions endoise I lie administration, and a
republican Mute sent Inient so strong that
not a single county of the ninety-nine can
tie longer ciash.d ns democratic.
These two wordn. "republican" and
"prosperity," seem formed for union. Tiny
hih lliH harmonious complement one of
the other, o I hut with the success of one
come the tiiumph of the other, and with
the failure of either the downfull and dis
aster of the older. Happy the nation that
ran harness fciirh steeds to its car of
progtess. it Is like the yoking of Phoehu
and Aurora to the chariot of the un.
Il.tppy tho party whose very nam 1
s nuiiomous with Joy.
Control of t orporatlou.
The president In his meesiig to congress
Inst Dei ember put fust in importance th
qui'Stinji of government control of th
gieat coi poiatiofi doing an interstate bus
iness. For many years this has been a
most important and diftlcult question, not
only in this country, but n otheih. In re
tpoiisn to this the original iuter'tate traffic
act and the Sherman art were passed,
loiter thn Elkins law and the rate bill
passed by the last congress lias boeti
placed upon the statute Uok. All thes
laws are republican laws framed by re
publicans, afsed li" -" publicans and are
ti It g (iifoited by republic ans.
The additional powers given by the new
laws will greatly strengthen the hands of
the government. And the work is not
over; it is but begun. They will hardly
turn from Roosevelt to Bryan.
The position of the republican party a4
of Its president Is that the power of go,
ernmeiit over corporations, trust and corn
bln.itlot s l sbsniute; that, as th. y a
creatuies of the state, they must be suite
Jec-t to its control; that, a they derive
their power from government, they cat
exercise no power not conferred upon
them; that either In th exercls of na
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