Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 04, 1906, Image 1
The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI -NO. 41. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1906 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. RAILROADS ON RACK Attorney General Moody Will Frosecnte Violations of 8afety Applianct Act SUITS WILL BE FILED IN OMAHA Chtouto, Borlinctoi & Qninoy Company Will B Asksd for Seventeen Penalties. UNION STOCK YARDS COMPANY ON LIST Union Paoiflo, Korthweitern and Missouri Paoifio Alio to Be fined Bare. MANY CASES IN OTHER DISTRICTS Tnlrtr Penalties Will Be Demanded (rma tea Iron Houlili Route Other Weatern Lines Areas 4. WASHINGTON, Auf. 8. A ral Moody. In accordance with Oen- heretofore determined upon, has further prosecutions or a numner o. roads for violations of the federal pa. appliance acts. The United States attorne iey. for the various d strirts wherein the acts were committed -ere directed to file and rigorously prosecute suits for the recovery 'of the statutory penalty. The Chicago, Burlington ft Qulncy Railway company will he sued for seventeen penalties, and the Bt. Louis, Iron , Mountain 4 Southern Railway company for thirty penalties. The roads to be mads defendants and the districts where aults will be brought In clude the following: Belt Railway of Chicago, Northern dis trict of Illinois: Chicago A Northwestern Railway company, District of Nebraska; Chicago. Burlington A Qulncy Railway company. District of Nebraska; Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railway company, Southern district of Iowa; Kansas City Southern Railway company. Western dis trict of Missouri; Missouri Pacific Railway company. Western district of Missouri and District of Nebraska; Bt. Louis A San Fran cisco Railroad company. Western district of Tennessee: St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern Railway company. Western dis trict of Tennessee; St. Louis Southwestern Railway company, Eastern district of Ar kansas; Southern Railway company, West am district of Tennessee; Unon Pacific Railway company. District of Nebraska; Union Stock Yards company of South Omaha. District of Nebraska, NO SENSATION IN THE DEATH Irregularity Hot Developed by Inquiry r Into Cnee of Bobert Ayera, Insaae ' Man. A careful investigation by the authorities failed to reveal anything Irregular In the death of Robert Ayers at the County hos pital Wednesday night. Despite a sensa tional rumor, nothing of a criminal na ture has been brought out by those making ther'lbvs4tJgatlott. Thursday evening Cor oner BrsJley visited the undertaking rooms of Hoffman A Gentleman, where the body of Ayera Is being kept, made aa Investi gation and declared that the man came te tola des,th In the manner Indicated on the death certificate signed by Dr. Trans J. Swoboda of the County hospital. Dr. Swoboda stated that the man died of nephritis and Insanity. Ayera was sent to .the hospital by the Insanity commissioners. Ms was afflloted with Brlghts disease. Superintendent Fowler of the hospital and Dr. Swoboda stated Friday morning that the patient died from natural causes. Relatives of Ayera are expected from Illinois Friday utfternoon. Ayera had made his home In Nebraska for several years, accumulating considera ble farm land during that period. Even though Jie should be sufficiently well pro vided with means to enable him to retire from active wage earning, be continued dally labor. He Is known to have had but few friends la the city. JOHN LAUGHLAND IS BURIED Pomasnr City OAolml la Laid a Rest at Forest Uwa Orasrterr. Funeral services for John Laughland, banner secretary of the Associated Chari ties and pouudmaater, were held Friday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. Edwin Hart Jenks officiating. Dr. Jenks paid a pretty tribute to the life, character and memory of Mr. Laughland. The services ware largely attended. Mem bers of the local Scottish clan attended In a body. James C. Lindsay, son-in-law. reached the city from Rapid City, 8. D., In -time to attend the funeral. The pall bearers were; John Douglas, Alfred C. Kennedy, Hugh Murray, Dr. J. B. Ralph and William Kennedy. Burial at Forest Lawn cemetery. POLICE COURT RECORDS NEXT aks Will Be Kaaaalaed by Biptrl at ' Dahlssan's Comuiaad, Despite Loberk. By order of Mayor Pah 1 in an, J. M. Gil christ, the expert accountant who ' bin. vm& fha fltv'e hniih. la f .-. H. , , 'I. . . a - " - - - V " " I - - let to work on the records of the police court within a few days. Mr. Qllchrlst has been going over the accounts of the treasurer's office, but has found nothing wrong tip to data. Ths comptroller's office has been unable to atralghten out tho police court tangle, and the mayor be lieves the $7.(0 a day services of Mr. Oll chrlst are most needed where there seems to be the most confusion. The move ui h not exactly meet with the wishes of the comptroller In the matter. PARK BOARD VISITS ELMW00D Coasaslasleners Inspect Grounds to gee If Oval Speedway Would Be Practicable. Members of the park board, with the exception of Commissioner Cornish, spent Friday morning looking over Elmwood Vsrk to find mt If an oval speedway can be constructed there for the benefit of horsemen. The commissioners were es corted by C. C. George and others In auto mobiles and accompanied by Assistant City Engineer Craig. Before going out to the park tiio com missioners had a short meeting and rec ommended to the council tbat I hit wish f Bemta park residents to acquire part of a tot on the southwest corner for park en largement with the M6 left over from prior condemuetlea proceedings be f-Vert LETTER ON THE SECOND MAIN fommonlrutlon Whirl Woodbury of Water Company Peat to the Water Board. The Omaha Wster company has made public the I' ttcr it aiMrrmrd to the Water board regarding the necessity of laying a second supply main to the pumping station at Florence. The president of the board declined to give out the communication or even admit that hp had received It. Fol lowing Is the document, upon which the board has not yet acted: It ha always been the policy of the Omaha Water company not only to Veep Us plait up to the highest degree of efficiency but to keep ahead of the necessities of the community. As you are aware, the city of Omaha is growing rapidly at the present time, and a large number of new buildings, including many residences, are being erected, so that the demand on the water plant is Increasing and will Increase during j me next few years. In order to meet this growing demand and to guard against the danger from any possible break in the large supply main, theieby leaving the city In great danger In case of conflagration. It seems advisable that a second supply main be laid between Florence and Omaha. If the Omaha Water company were to continue In the ownership and control of the plant it would at the present time be preparing to lay such additional main, but the board of directors is advised that, un der existing condition", the company is virtually a trustee of the property for the city, so far as the maintenance of the '4, orks Is concerned, without obligation or , Hnrlty to make any considerable Itn- V '.Tients except In co-operation witn tne wh. V e. In order that this enlargement, ent necessities sugKet and fu- ! ture l will certainly demand, may go forwar' .Without undue delay, the board of directors has authorised me to say that the water company will undertake to lay so much of a new main between Florence and Omaha as may be necessary, provided the Water board will enter Into an agreement binding upon the city to repay the company, J upon completion or any purcnase or ine works, the actual cost of such Improve ment with 6 per cent Interest, In addition to what would otherwise be the purchase price.. Yours verv truly, THEODORE C. WOODBURY. President. MONTANA MINES ARE CLOSED Strike of Smelter Men at Great Falls Throws Many Men On ef Work at Butte. BUTTE. Mont.. Aug. . The five mines of the Boston and Montana company shut down at 6 o'clock this evening, the men be ing notified that the properties would re main Inactive until the strike of the emelt ermen at the Great FallB smelting plant of the company had been settled. Three thousand men are rendered Idle In this city, besides a number of ore train crews which have heretofore been hauling the output of the Boston and Montana mines, about 4,0n0 tons dally, from the Butte properties to the Great Falls smelt ers. It develops that one man who was in ar rearage on his union dues Is the cause of the whole trouble, which thus far has thrown ,00f men out of employment. Five smelter men, constituting a committee, be came too Insistent In demanding the dis charge of this one smelter man behind In his union payment, and the quintet were discharged. Their dismissal precipitated the trouble, the union demanding the rein statement of the flvemen. and upon the company's refusal the strike was ordered. WOMEN MEET IN COPENHAGEN International Lessa of ".nffraxclsts Assembling In the Capital of Denmark. COPENHAGEN. Aug. . The third con ference of the International League of Woman Suffragists will meet here from August 7 to H. A majorify of the delegates, among whom are many Americans, have already arrived here and are the guests of lead ing families of Copenhagen. A brilliant succession of excursions and fetes has been arranged. The queen of Denmark today granted an audience of one hour to Mrs. Carrie Chap man Catt of New York, president of the league. Her majesty showed deep Interest In the suffragist movement and regretted that the term of mourning for the late king prevented her entertaining the dele gates. She expressed her admiration of American women, saying she thought them active and progressive and that the women of other countries should take them as their model. I READY FOR FOUR DAYS' RACES Some of the Best Yachts In I'ntou Will Take Part In Contests. GLEN COVE, L. I., Aug. S. Some of the finest and fastest ractng yachts In their respective classes In the l'nlted States, and many big fast steam yachts were gathered In this harbor today to participate In the annual cruise of the New York Yacht club to New York and Vineyard Haven, which was scheduled to start this morning. It Is planned to occupy four days In making the run from Glen Cove, with a stop over night at Morris Cove and over Bun day at New I,ondon. In addition to the squadron runs from port to port each day and the usual races for the Astor cups off Newport, It was planned to sail a race also off Newport Wednesday for a cup presented to the New York Yacht club by King Edward. The last named event will be for one class only. Including sloops not less than fifty feet in length and schooners not less than sixty feet long. DEMAND FCR HARVEST HANDS Flftrrn Thousand Men Are eedcd to Care tor Hamper Wheat Crop la Xortnwest. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Aug. S.-A bumper wheat crop in the northwest and no men to harvost it. The farm labor situation In Minnesota today is the worst In the history of tho slate. Fifteen thousand men are needed In Min nesota. Iowa &nd the two Dakotas and about l.Qno are available. The -mages offered by the farmers range from fl.Ti to 13 0.1 a day and board, but the jobs go begging All the railroads have made a special rate of 16.50 to any point In the harvest j belt and farmers are willing to pay the transportation for men they need. t.eurral firerly to St. Louis. WASHINGTON, Aug 1 Orders were is sued at the War department today as signing Major Oeneral A. W. Greely to the command of the northern division, with headquarters at 8t. Louis, to take effect September 1. Belrbrr fteta Twelie lears. PATERSON, N. J . Aug. 1 William 11 Belcher, who. while mayor of this city, ab sconded a year ago. and v. ho surrendered on Monday last, was sentenced indu in twelve years' imprisonment In the state prison at Traetou un a tneige of eaiueac-msuL LABOR DEBATE IN COMMONS Trades Disputes 'Bill Comes dp in the Home for Amendment. GOVERNMENT NARROWLY ESCAPES DEFEAT Vm.tr la blaeuaslon Balfnnr Arrases Premier of Drrsch of Faith and Opposition Members Lent Session. LONDON. Aug. 1. Ths trades disputes bill, which is a direct outcome of the Taff vale decision that trades unions' funds are liable for the illegal acts of Individual mem bers of a union, passed the committee stage in the House of Commons this morning and was reported to the House amid min isterial cheering. Considerable excitement marked the debate, during which several amendments opposed by the government were defeated by narrow majorities, in one case the government being saved from de feat by a few unionist otes. There was a somewhat extraordinary scene after midnight following Prime Min ister Campbell-Bannerman's refusal to ac cept Lord Robert Cecil's motion to rrport progress. Lord Robert saying that the prime minister had pledged himself that the debate should not continue after 11 o'clock. When the motion was defeated by a government majority of 212 Mr. Bal four accused the prime minister of delib erately breaking his pledge. He declined to take further part In the proceedings and In vlted his followers to leave the house. The Invitation of the former prime minister was accepted by all of the three score of members of the opposition present amid Ironical ministerial, nationalist and laborite cheering. A few of those who left the chember returned subsequently, but the front opposition bench remained empty and several liberals and radicals took seats on It amid radical cheering. The debate then proceeded without In terest to Its close. In place of the clause In the ordinary bill exempting the funds of a union from dam ages when Illegal sets have been commit ted without the authority of a union, the clause was adopted giving a trade union, whether of workmen or employers, complete Immunity from claims for damages for Il legal acts committed during a strike. FIRE AT MILAN EXPOSITION Haagartsn and Italian Deroratlve Arts Section Are Heavily Dam aged by Blase. MILAN, Italy, Aug. S.-FIre which broke out this morning In the International ex position did extensive damage. The sec tions devoted to the decorative arts of Italy and Hungary were totally destroyed, as also was the pavilion In which were Installed the exhibits of Italian and Hun garian architecture. The damage Is estt. mated at $W0,000. The Are was discovered at 6 o'clock this morning In the Hungarian section and spread rapidly to the art sections situated In an adjoining park. For a time the Brit ish, EwIhs, Japanese and Netherlands sec tions were threatened, but by energetic, work the -firemen sniccejeded In saving them. The Jewelry and fine arts sections also were threatened, but a large force of carbineers rescued the pictures, many of them of priceless value, from the gal lery of fine arts Into the corridors of sec tions beyond the fire zone. At noon the fire was considered to be un der control. Some of the estimates place the loss as high as 12,400,000, which prob ably Is excessive. The origin of the fire Is attributed to an electric short circuit. The authorities re ject the theory that the conflagration waa of Incendary origin. , The scene of the conflagration was the center of the most active portion of the exposition. The Palace of Decorative Arts Is a mass of ruins. The architec tural pavilion, whloh was also destroyed, contained many exhibits of historic value. Including the original model of tho donw of the cathedral of Milan, many orlglnul documents referring to Milan's famous scientist. Volts, relating to Voltaic elec tricity, and numerous documents referring to Napoleon I. Although the Fine Arts pavilion was saved, many fine paintings were damaged, being splashed by mud and water while the firemen were hastily carrying them to place of safety. Owing to the value of some of the ex hibits destroyed the loss is now estimated at $2,000,000 to 3.000,000. SECRETARY JR00T RECEIVES Head of State Department Bids Farewell to President of Brasll. RIO DE- JANEIRO, Aug. 3. - Prefect Passes today took Secretary and Mrs. Root on an automobile trip to Tljuca, a moun tain resort. Later, Mr. Root paid his fare well visit to President Alves, after which he went on board the United States cruiser Charleston, where the secretary held a re ception. Mr. Root's reception on the Charleston waa well attended and the utmost cordiality was dlsp'.Dved. President Alves boarded the American cruiser at 4 p. m. and was saluted by the Brazilian, Argentine and German warships In the harbor. He went ashore at 5.30. In the name of the nation, I'residi nt Alves presented Mrs. Root with a lurgs and beautiful Brazilian diamond and the minister of finance, Senor de Bulhoes, gave her a golden casket Inset with a watch. Sccretaiy Root waa made an honorary memlH-r of the Institute of Brazilian law yers. The Brazilian cruiser Barroso and the Argentine cruiser Buenos Ayres will con voy the Charleston to Montevideo. Klatr and Kmperor to Meet. LONDON. Aug. S. It was officially an nounced today that King Edward and Emperor WlllUm will meet at Kriedrichsk rou castle, near Hamburg, Germany, Au gust 15. DAHLMAN PICKS HIS TEN MEN Mayor Selerta Companions to tin to Sew York to Meet Colonel Bryan. Mayor Dahlman Is busy picking out ten Nebraakana to represent the lemocratlc party from this state In the Bryan recep tion at New York August 30, gaining the task by reason of the fact that he is na tional committeeman from Nebraska, do far he has selected the following:, who de sire to make the trip: Robert Oberfelder of Sidney. W. R. Bennett. Frank Dunlop, D. J. O'Brien. J. M. Gilchrist und T. R. Porter. The last named Is a newspaper correspondent. LEW GOLDIE FATALLY SHOT Assailant Rial Him tnts lloase and Then Fires Thronath Window. Iw Ooldle, Twenty-seventh and Harrison streets. South Omaha, wss fatally shot through the window of his own house last night just at dark. The bullet wss fired from a 44-callber rifle In the hands of Frlls Clements, a neighbor living across the street. Apparently the shooting was the result of a neighborhood fued. The quar rel began enrly In the fining before Goldlo arrived on the scene, but he later got mixed up In It. A whole fufllade of shots of all kinds, from a revolver to a double-barrelled shotgun, roused the neighborhood, and when quiet was reistored It was found that Lew Goldie had been hit twice, one shot In the leg and the other In the abdo men, the last being the rifle shot and fatal. He was taken to the South Omaha hospital by the Brewer ambulsn-e and thpre at tended by Dr. Slabaugh, Vtth little hope of saving his life. Early In the evening J. Bacchus, a ynung married man living Just over the county line, was warned by Ills mother, Mrs. Bacchus, who was leaving his house to go to another son. Roy. that the neighbor. Fritx Clements, was poMurlng his cow on the garden. Resenting this young Bacchus went out and ordered the neighbor off his premises. Clements dropped the rope which he was holding, and called to his throe strapping sons living with him and to gether they gave yonng Bacchus a sound heating. Later the old man went to the house and brought out a shot-gun which he pointed threateningly at Bacchus, ut tering imprecations. Then as another son came out from Clements' home he drew a revolver saying what he would do with Bacchus. Bacchus, being unarmed, made his way to the police station to report tht affair. In the meantime, however. Lew Goldie. a neighbor, is said to have driven up on Lis way home. Learning of the fight over the cow from the elder Mis. Bacchus and the wife of young Bacchus, he took sides with them apparently; and probably said some thing as he passed the Clements' place. As he got out of the rig. It is stated by the eye witnesses, the whole family, using two shotguns, a rifle, and several revolvers, opened fire on Goldie. wounding him In the calf of the leg. Goldie rn Into the house, pursued by the elder Clements with the rifle. As Goldie seized his own revolver and turned to defend himself, Clement la said to have ran around the corner to a window through which he flred with fatal effect. None of the cartridges In Goldle's gun were discharged. The police, learning of the shooting, held Bacchus when he arrived and went out after the Clements family. All of the large boys and the father had disappeared. It was thought that the man started for Paplllion and the authorities there were warned. It was also reported that he was seen driving toward Omaha, and the officers there were put on the alert. Later In the night the Clements boys came home with the team. They said they had driven their father to Paplllion, where he surrendered to the sheriff. Goldie Is a well digger by profession and a man of family. He was accompanied by a neighbor, who was not hurt In the shoot ing, but Mrs. Pocchi.i.j.'ie elder, was hit by a splinter which was knocked off .the wall of the Goldie residence. This passed through her shoulder, Inflicting a painful flesh wound. ' Most of the - Clements are packing house employes and are said to be of a quarrelsome disposition. Nothing of their side of the story waa heard, however, for they disappeared. Only the mother and some of the younger children were In the house when the officers arrived. TEST OF NEW PRIMARY LAW Voters of Illinois Will Select Candi date Inder Art of Special Session. CHICAGO, Aug. S The first test of the new Illinois primary law, passed at a spe cial session of the legislature this yesr, enabling voters to name party nominees, will be given tomorrow after one of the liveliest primary campaigns ever waged In this state. Every voter In three parties republican, democrat and socialist will be called upon to vote directly for candi dates for office snd delegates to the con vention. ; Prohibitionists will not participate in to morrow's election, the voters of that party having made their state and county nom inations under the old law prior to July 1. when tho new law went into effect. Can didates to be voted upon are representa tives In congress, members of the legisla ture, state treasurer and superintendent of public Instruction. Delegates will be elected to the legislative, county, sanitary district and municipal conventions. The vote to morrow will also establish party sentiment on United Btates senator. The democratic party has no candidate for United States senator. JUDGE KINKAID SUSTAINED Toledo Ice Men Lose Case, bat Law's Delay Keeps Them from Jail. TOLEDO. Aug. 3. Judge Babcock. In common pleas court today handed down his decision In the Ire cases, sustaining Judge Klnkuld In every particular and ex onerating him of the charge of having made any promise or suggestion of leniency as claimed by the attorneys for the Ice trust. Were K not for the fact that the ice men's attorneys succeeded In getting Into circuit court on error the defendants would at onee have to go to the workhouse. Technically their cases are yet pending In the upper court, although Judge Babcock's decision removes the case entirely from the circuit couit. The court, however, Is ad journed until the middle of September and sentences are suspended until the court meets and decides it has nothing further to do with the cases. Should the attorneys for the ice men appeal from Judge Bub rock to the circuit court, which they are likely to do, that court will either send the cases back for rehearing In common pleaa court or by declaring there Is no error cut off the last hope of the Ice men to escape Imprisonment. LABOR LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL Sew York Women and Children May Work Over Ten Honra a Day. NEW YORK. Aug. 3 The state law of New York restricting labor by women and children to ten hours a day and sixty hours a week In a factory was declared today by Jubilee Otmstead, In a decitilon handed down In the court of special sessions, to be "an unwarranted Invasion of constitu tional rights." The ruling was concurred in by Justices McKear. and Deuel. Judge Olmstead dtclaitd tti law Glass U-iLatioiL HILL WARS ON MILWAUKEE Great Northern Hamate ii Behind the New Dakota Midland Boad. MORGAN INTERESTS ALLIED WITH HILL talon and Sonthern Farlde latereats l ine t p Against the lllll-Morgaa Crowd. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 3,-The Journal to. day says: The three-cornered sir among the Harrtman, Hill and Milwaukee railway Interests In the northwest is reaching an acute stage. It developed yesterday that James J. Hill Is behind the Dakota Mid land railway, which is about to Invade the Milwaukee territory between Sioux City, la,, and Pierre, 8. D. The new road Is to run through part of the great corn belt of Iowa In competition with the Mil waukee. Having failed to get control of the Milwaukee in 1901, Mr. Hill has now started to parallel the system wherever possible In retaliation for the Milwau kee's construction of an extension to the Pacific coast. J. P. Morgan and his In terests are allied with Mr. Hill and the Harrlman Interests are believed to be In close alliance with the Milwaukee. LITHOGRAPHERS STRIKE GROWS Twenty-Six Houses In Phlladlephla Tied P hr Men Qalttlng Work. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 8-Pursuant to Instructions from headquarters at New York, the lithographers In this city who are members of the Lithographers' Inter national Protective and Benefit association, today went on strike to enforce their de mands for an eight-hour working day. Twenty-six establishments are affected by the strike, which involves several hun dred workmen. DES MOINES. Aug. S.-Flfty litho graphers went on a strike today In ac cordance with the order of the National Lithographers' association. The eight hour day has already been, granted In Des Moines and the local strike is centered on the question of closed or open shop. BALTIMORE, Aug. t. Practically all of the lithographers In this city, In number about 150, are now out on a strike for an eight-hour day with nine hours' pay. Omaha Men Go Ont. Four lithographers employed by the Rees Printing company quit work last night, and will not resume their labors until the out come of the strike for the forty-eight hour week Is settled. The men left off work In response to a telegram from headquarters In the east The men at the Klopp A Bartlett plant have not yet had word from the east, but are expecting an order to day. As soon as ths official word Is re ceived they will Join the others In the strike for the eight-hour day. The officials of the printers' union ssy this strike Is entirely Independent of the printers strike, which has been on since January 1 of the present year. MILLER AND SHANKS OUT President Asmln Telia Pnblle Printer that He Will IVot Interfere with Disciplinary Measures. WASHINGTON, Aug. I. W. A. Miller, assistant foreman of the bindery of the government printing office, who was sus pended by the president on July 21 for Insubordination and Insolence, was dis missed from the government service yes terday. Miller's former suspension In 1903 was the cause of President Roosevelt's order directing the government printing office and all offices where workmen are employed by the government to be open shops. The public printer also dismissed Mtlo Shanks, foreman of the second typesetting division. Shanks furnished the president another opportunity to express himself again regarding the conduct of the gov ernment printery. Shanks had complained to the president that he had not received fair treatment and Secretary Loeb wrote Mr. Stllllngs that Inasmuch as he is charged with the administrative details of the office, the president would not In terfere with him In his efforts to put the government printing office on an economic and efficient basis and In securing proper discipline among the employes. "What the president expects," says Sec retary Loeb, "Is results snd he will hold you responsible therefor. In the gaining of the results you will not be Interfered with." BIG DEFICIT IN TREASURY Ohio Conntr, More Than Eight -Han-dred Thousand Behind, Gets Some Cash. AKRON, O., Aug. a. Examiners Paul son and Raley filed their report of the examination of the Summit county treasury with Probate Judge Pardee today. It shows that there Is a deficit In the treas ury of $172,454. The examiner says this deficit was $892, 154 at the time the examination waa be gun, but that since then a large amount of borrowed money has been returned. The report says that a large part of the loans are unsecured and that a consider able part of the securities representing loans of the public funds are renewaJs of obligations taken by former treasureis and carried by the present treasurer, Fred E. Smith. Treasurer Smith declares that the vault In the court house Is unsafe to keep pub lic funds In and that the cost of his bonds. $9Uf.0Ot In all. Is so high and his salary so low that he had to loan money to keep ahead. TOM J0HNS0NN0T GUILTY Cleveland Judge Deeldra that Mayor Is Sot In Contempt of C'onrt. CLEVELAND. Aug. 8-Judge Kennedy of the common pleas court today decided that Mayor Johnson was not guilty of contempt of court as charged, In connec tion with the tearing up of the tracks of the Cleveland Electric company last week In Fulton street. The court held that W. J. Springborn, director of public service, had violated the temporary Injunction Is sued by Judge Ford in the case. Spring born was fined $1X and coats. An application for a new trial was at once filed by the attorneys for Springborn. Treasury M utrmeat. WASHINGTON. Aug. S.-Today's state, ment of ti.asury balance in Hie general fund, exclusive of the lS0.ri.ftt gold re serve, shows: Availsble rn-th balance. f7'. 17 173: sold coin and bullKin x1u491Ikx- aguld cerilncaiea, K1..4J. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Shower and Cooler Satarday, Fair Sander. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdan Hoar. Heat Hoar. Hen. Ba m M1 1 p. ni K1 a. m HO S p. m "3 7 a. m TO It p. m "t a. m TM 4 p. m "1 n a. m 7(1 n p. m t 10 a. m ? p. m 11 a. m HI ' T p. m Kt lii m H.I H p. m n p. m ..... . T AFFIDAVITS ON CAR BURNING Inlted States Attorney l.nne Com pletes His Investigation at Greeley, GREELEY CENTER. Neb.. Aug. S Spe cial Telegram.) The federal authorities' spent the day In looking up evidence rela tive to the burning of the cars at Belfast, returning at 7:30 tonight. Papers were ob tained from Henry Lund. George Vanns dall, Ell Cargtll and Charles le. Affi davits were made by O. T. Lund, his wife and daufihter. Fred Iberg and his two Bisters, who were present at the burning of the cars. Some of the new things de veloped In this Investigation was tho state ment of Mrs. Lund, who saw the big man take the long Iron poker and pull a grip out of the burning papers, tear It open and stir up the papers In It so they would all bum up, and that two palls were lying near the cars that had been used to throw oil on the cars and their contents and the further statement of O. T. Lund that when he asked the big man what they had In the cars he replied papers to mix with the cement to build the Erlrson dam. He also saw the palls on the ground and the oil barrels In the cars. The Iberg sisters stated that the two strangers were spparently guarding tiie burning papers to see that none escaped, as they continually walked around the cars and kept the people back, but the lltllo man with the umbrella was not so cross looking as the big one. They saw boxes and plies, of papers burning up In the cars. All of the parties Interviewed said that the railroad men seemed to want the cais to burn and were not trying to save any of their contents, but trying to burn it all up. A photograph was, taken of the siding where the cars stood, the remains having been moved late yesterday by Roadmaster Taylor. Section Foreman Campbell was replacing the rails and ties. He refused to talk about the burning and objected to being photographed. J. F. Donlvan told how he met Reed, the section hand, going to Greeley on foot and that Reed told him he run off because Campbell and the new roadmaster wanted him to pour oil on the cars and contents and burn them. These statements were nil sworn to and signed by the parties. Deputy United .States Attorney Lane has expressed no opinion as to the contents of the papers recovered and will leavo to morrow morning with his party for Omaha, stating that his Investigation had been thorough and that he had In his posses sion every scrap of paper and all evidence to be obtained In the vicinity. UNCLE SAW AFTER COMBINE Government Takes Steps to Break l'p Pool Between Bidders on Sup plies la Canal Bone. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Provision "trusts" Snd combinations In the Isthmian canal sons succeeded In Increasing the price of meats, vegetables and fruits more than 100 per cent and forced the Isthmian Canul commission to pass a resolution at a re cent meeting enabling its agents to buy supplies In the open market and without advertising for bids. Members of the commission say they dis covered that all the dealers In provisions who had sufficient capital to furnish the bond required of bidders on supplies had pooled their Interests and cornered the con tracts for all vegetables, meats and fruits required for the commission hotels snd messes. The combination was In a position to demand prohibitive prices snd the com mission was forced to change Its methods and enable small dealers and producers to compete for the business. As a safeguard the commission's resolu tion provides that not more than $500 worth of supplies Is to be bought dally In the open market without asking for bids. This limits the purchases In open market to perishable provisions. TWO CANDIDATES IN - ZI0N Wilbur Glen Vollva and Alfred E. Bills Desire to Be Overseer. CHICAGO. Aug. S. Two candidates filed their certificates of nomination for the office of general overseer of the Christian Apostolic Catholic church In Zlon City, In the United 6tatea circuit court today. The candidates are Wilbur Glen Vollva, who took charge of the church and Zlon City after John Alexander Dnwle had been sus pended, and Alfred E. Bills, a former ad herent of Dowle, who claims to be opposed to Vollva. Dowle, through his attorneys, disclaims any connection with Bills. Bills Is said to be a large property owner In Zlon City and has lived In that city for five years. Dowle, through his attorneys, today for the second time announced that he would not be a candidate. CONTRACTOR COMMITS SUICIDE William Weber of Texas Kads Life by Taklnar Opium In Wuah loston. HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Aug. i.-Wllllam Weber, a prominent government contractor, who took opium with suicidal intent yes terday, died at a local ho.spltal here today. Weber's wife committed suicide by drown ing herself in the Sabine river at Beaumont, Tex., two months ago, and grief over her death Is supposed to have caused his sui cide. Weber's home was at Beaumont, Tex. Ha had the contracts for the United States building being erected here, the one at McKeesport. Pa., and had only recently been awarded the contract for the i.ew gov ernment building at Ixs Angeles, Cal. COTTON CROP ABOVE AVERAGE Uovrrnmeat Board Flatla Staple Five Points Better Thaa for the Year Prevloaa. WASHINGTON, Aug. I. The cmp report ing board of the bureau of statistics of the lKparlment of Agriculture In a bul letin Issued at noon today finds from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau that the average condition of cotton on July 25 was 82 , as compared with (3 1 on June 25. 1S0$- 74. on July 31, Iwb; 1 at the corresponding Cate la lo4. and a ten-year average of ii A. WILL STRIKE TODAY General Suspension of Work Proclaimed at Bt. Petershnr:. TWENTY THOUSAND MEN ALREADY OUT Disaffection in the irmy 15 sported to B Spreading Rapidly. BUREAUCRATS CONTROL THE CZAR Reactionary Forces Thwart Flan of Etolypia to Introduce Se forms. EMPEROR SURRENDERS TO OLD ADVISERS Drntnhend Conrta-Mnrtlnl Are Called and Farther Executions of Revo lutlonlsts Are Believed to Be In Progress. Bl LI.ETIV. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. S.-A genera, strike has formally been ordered to begin In St. Petersburg tomorrow at noon, and as a preliminary the men employed In a dozen establishments went out at nooa today. 6 p. m. A collision between workmen and troops, during which shots were ex changed, Is reported to have occurred In the Narva suburb. Other disorders are said to have taken place In the Vlborg sec tion of this city. An Investigation made by the Associated Press, however, showed that the rumors of fighting In the Narva quarter were un founded. The whole region where the rutlloff works are situated Is occupied by troops, especially Cossacks and dragoons. Part of the employes of the Putlloff works are on strike and the workmen of the American Westtnghouse factory walked out during the day. By 6 o'clock In the evening the number of strikers was estimated at 20,000. The current reports that the employes of the Warsaw railroad had struck are pre mature. Trains were departing over that road at 6 o'clock this evening. Bl I.I.F.TI. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. .-It Is circum stantially asserted that there Is overt dis satisfaction among the Moscow regiment of the guards quartered In St. Petersburg. The demands formulated by the men are both economic and political. Cossacks have been sent to the barracks of this regiment. Bl XI.ET1. WARSAW. Aug. 8.-A portion of the troops In the summer Rembretoff, near here, mutinied yesterday and are In open revolt today. The artillerymen have driven their officers out of their quarters. A de tachment of Cossacks sent to overpower the mutineers were received with grape shot. Details are lacking, as extraordinary precautions are being taken to prevent ths facts becoming public. . BIU.ETI. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. I.-:W p. HI. Premier Btolypln has gone to Poterhof with the Intertlon. It Is believed, of tenderln his resignation. , BrLI.ETIS. RIGA. Russia. Aug. 8. A secret revolu tionary meeting, which wss sttended by 600 persons, was surrounded last night by dragoons, who captured every man present. BCLLETT. BT. PETERSBURG, Aug. 8. All the sta tions of the Finnish railway between Bt. Petersburg and Vlborg, as well as the en tire length of the const which the line skirts, have been occupied by troops. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug 8. The report last night that Emperor Nicholas had flatly refused to accept the condition to which Premier Btolypln agreed In his negotiations with Count Heyden, Alexander Guckoff. Prince Nicholas Lvoff, Paul Vinogrsdoff and Senator Knnl for the reorganisation of the cabinet, and which the premier recom mended the empefor to accept, turns out to be true. Official confirmation came this morning In a one-line announcement as fol lows: The reports that the nonbureaucratlo elements will enter the cabinet are untrue. Count Heyden and his conferees have now washed their hands of the government. The count himself has already left St. Petersburg for his home In the country, and M. Stolypln's glittering promises of strong-handed reform are thus suddenly dashed to the earth. At his first encounter with the influences at court he has been worsted and the predlcltlon of the liberals that dissolution of Parliament would In evitably lead to a dictatorship appear on the point of realization. There Is no doubt that the panic created at court by the mutiny at Crnnstadt, within earshot of tha emperor, made the victory of the camarilla easy. It Is difficult to understand how M. Btolypln can now remain In office without stultifying himself In the eyes of the nation and the world. Guard Regiments Return. The guard regiments which were sent hark to their camp at Krosnoye-Selo at the end of last week, when the government was pluming Itself with the belief that the country had accepted the emperor's flat, are again returning to the capital. They have been marching all night. The patrols In the streets have again been rMnfirced, all the public buildings are heavily occupied by troops and the number of domiciliary visits snd arrests have been redoubled. The authorities act as If they were dsxed and nor knowing what to ex. pert next. The searrhllghts of a cruiser stationed In the lower reaches of the Neva and similar lights on the roof of the Baltlo works were played last night on tha river as If St. Petersburg were besieged by a foreign foe. The Rerh has been confiscated and even such a high-toned paper as the Ravi tat Vale (quality) and Prof. Kovalevaky's Ekatrsna have been suppressed. Only the Novoe Vremya and the Svet of the unofficial papers seem to be Immune from selsure, Ijist night's Incendiary fires did not spread, giving relief to those who feared the whole city might be set on Are. The reports from Cronstadt today say that all the sailors have not yet surren dered. Trials hy drumhead court-martial were resumed at 10 o'clock this morning snd It is believed that further executions ars In progress. Officers Show Coaraae. The officers at Cronstadt showed splen did cr,uroge and all those killed fell fight ing. Colonel Alexandroff received tbe mutineers with a revolver and Captain Tvroschlnsky of the submarine miners after a desperate struggle was bsyonetUA I. v