Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVI-XO. 44.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1906-TEN FAGKS.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
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MM BOXES LOOTED
Bsw Sensation Dcrtlopi in Connection with
Chiouro Failure.
WARRANTS FOR PRESIDENT AND CASHIER
Police Ballets that Both Miuine Cfficiali
An in Canada.
VICE PRESIDENT IS UNUER ARREST
He i Ckaxtrad with Accepting Deootita
liter Bank it Inaoltent.
RAY OF HOPE FOR THE CREDITORS
Clearing Hone Official Sara Defunct
Instltntlon Will Probably Pay
Nrtalr Ceats the
Dollar.
CHICAGO. Aug. 7. Theodore Kit
vice president of the Milwaukee A.
Ktate hank, wu arrested late this af
r v
noon on a charge of violating the bankln..
laws of the state. Earlier In the day tha
Institution wu placed In the hands of a
receiver and Paul O. Stensland, president
of the bank and father of the vice presl-
dent, together wun iimiiicr -
cfflclally declared fugitives from Justice
nd their printed descriptions plated In
the hands of the rollce throughout the
country. This action was taken by tha
authorities after developments today and
showed that the finances of the failed In
stitution were In a deplorable condition
mr.n hB4 Km n tnr a number of years. Be
sides the discovery of many Irregularities
In the management of the bank It was
also found that even the safety deposit
boxes owned and rented by the bank had
hem tampered with and rilled.
The specific charge on which Theodore
Btenaland was arrested was that of hav- (
ing accepted deposits at the bank when he
knew the Institution to be Insolvent. The
arrest was made In the office of Chief of
Police Collins when Stensland had gone
to confer with the head of the police de
partment. Later In the day Jacob J. Horn, a former
state's attorney, signed bonds for 15.000
for the release of Theodore Stensland.
The promises held out yesterday that
the elder Stensland would appear In Chi
cago today were unfulfilled and It Is tho
belief of the police, based upon dispatches
from several northern cities, that he has
fled to Canada. Cashier Herlng Is thought
to havs reached the Dominion by another
route.
Hay of Hope for Depositors.
Tha day s developments were productive
of the first ray of hope for the depositors
who yesterday believed their savings of
years swept away In the wreck. David R.
rorgan. vice president of the First National
bank, and one of those to whom the status
of the defunct bank's affairs has been laid
bare, dec la rod that probably 70 cents on
tha dollar would be puld In the final ad
justment. I-..V , .-t . . '
The affairs "of tha bank are said to be
la almost hopeless tangle and new irregu
larities are being disclosed as the examin
ers go deeper Into the books. President
Stensland loaned money to himself. It Is
' alleged, by the subterfuge of having em
ployes sign the notes. Speclflo Instances
eame to light during the day of the looting
of safety deposit boxes.
The whereabouts of Vice President Theo
dore Btenslsnd. son of the missing banker
was a mystery to the authorities until late
In the afternoon, when Chief of Police
Collins got Into communication with him
by telephone and secured his promise to
meet him In conference later.
The clearing house committee Is sparing
no effort to bring the missing president to
Justice. Handwriting experts. It Is said
will be put to work at once upon the cas
to establish the seeming evidence of
forgery.
Belief that Stensland has made his escape
Into Canada Is supported by a report from
Superior, Wis., that Sergeant of Police
Darwin Bcoon of that city saw the missing
banker on a Duluth-Superlor car en route
to Superior. Another dispatch from Su
perior from Chief of Police McKennsn
tended to show that Stensland made his
way to Canada by host from Duluth
: Cashier Herlng Is thought to have reached
ths line by way of Detroit.
Notice by Police.
Assistant Chief of Police Schuetler today
personally took charge of the police guard
ing the bank. Hs soon sent a requisition
to Chief Collins for more policemen.
largs number of additional policemen were
. promptly ordered to the vicinity.
; The following message has been sent
' broadcast over the country by the police
Arrest for embeislement Henrv W. Her.
Ing, cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue State
hank. Complainant, Milwaukee Avenus
Stste bsnk. Carpenter street snd Milwau
kee avenue. Forty to forty-five years, six
feet two Inches tall, 275 pounds, stout build,
dark complexion, chestnut hair, dark
brown mustache, light suit.
Hs Is a good dresser. Send all tnforma
i tlon to Chief Collins.
(Signed). INSPECTOR 8HIPPT.
Tha call for additional police was caused
by tha fear that depositors and their
friends would storm the bank and precipi
tate a riot when rumors spread that ths
contents of some of the safety deposit
vaults had been tampered with. Persona
with money In the vaults were said to have
found their savings gone. These rumors
originated. In the butcher shop of Ott'j
' 'uiaura, Marshfleld avenue Rnd Cornelia
' street.: Blaura said his sister had $2.ln
the vaults and when she went to get the
money It was gone. Othrr stories of al
leged tampering with the contents of the
boxes were passed through the crowd and
helped to excite tha name s patrons.
Warraat Asked for Straalnnd.
1 Lata Assistant Chief of Police Schuetler,
with Inspector Bhippy and Bank Examiner
Junes, went to Justice Beverson and asked
him to issue a warrant for the arrest of
President Stensland. Tha charge in . tlia
complaint lor the li-euance of the warrant
Is fraud.
Justice fceversou was not Inclined to issue
ths warrant and the three returned to ths
bank empty-handed. It la expected that a
i warrant will bs issued later in the day by
Justice Seversen or some other Justica.
Bank Examiner Jones reiterated his state
nisnt that hs could give r.o estimate of the
amount of the shortage.
It was learned today, that the peculations
of the bank's funds began before the year
1XH. AJ. the beginning of that year a
ho tags of $J50,0uu Is now said to have ex
Isted. It was als learned that Theodore
Stensland row has power of attorney from
bis father. The son Is said to have been
i further authorised by Stensland. sr., to d.-
pose of all properly, including real estate
belonging to him (the father). In order to
make good as far as possible tha pecula
I tlooa. Marabera of . the clearing bous
(CbUauo oa Pa Itt
WOMEN MEET AT COPENHAGEN
lati
Open Third Conference at
Cnpltnl of Denmark.
COPENHAGEN. Aug. 7. The third nn
mial conference of the International Lengie
of Women Suffragists opened here tod.iy
under the chairmanship of Mrs. Csrrto
Chaomnn Catt of New York, president of
the league, and will hold d.illy sessions
until August 11 Inclusive Twelve conn,
tries were represented, the American dele
gates Including, besides Mrs. Catt. Miss
Hay, Rev. Anna Shew. Mrs. Ttachel
Forster Avery, Miss Lucy J. Anthonv sn.l
Mrs. Ida Husted Harper. The hall se
lected for the meetings proved too stmll
to accommodate the delegates and the
convention adjourned to a large one.
Addresses of welcome were presented by
the women's societies of Denmark, to
Which Mrs. Catt replied In behalf of the
conference.
The municipality of Copenhagen gave a
reception In honor of the delegates this
afternoon. Councillor Hage in welcoming
them said the municipality and people of
Copenhagen sympathized with the organ
ization of the league. He hoped the next
Jme It convened here the league aould
welcomed by women mayor and coun--s.
J ' ratt In Hnlvln a M Oi. memKera
'. "ague did not go so far as that.
hoped that women would have
-ouncll by right of suffrage.
Qppj
AND CREW ESCAPE
Survivors of Slrlo Tell story of Lack
of Discipline Daring;
Disaster.
MADRID, Aug. T. According to the
statements of some of the survivors of the
lost Italian steamer Slrlo the captain of
the vessel came from the cabin Imme
diately following the first shocks, hesi
tated to go to the bow or the stern or
mount the bridge and then turned and
Jumped Into a lifeboat, crying "everyone-
for himself." Thereupon began a terrible I
scene of "confusion among the passengers,
who engaged in a fierce struggle for pos
session of the boats and life belts. The
crew with knives between their teeth and
officers with revolvers in their hands
saved themselves.
CARTAGENA. Aug. 7.-The Spanish gov
ernment Is organizing a committee to re
lieve the extremity of the Slrlo survivors.
A cabinet meeting will be held at Madrid
tomorrow to vote urgent credits.
The captains of the fishing trawlers Joven
Miguel and Vicente Llicano, who rendered
such noteworthy services at the time of
the disaster, have been decorated with the
naval order of merit.
WILL OF LADY CURZON FILED
Lord Carson of Kedleston Gets the
Larger Part of Wife's
F.atata.
LONDON, Aug. 7.-The will of Lady
Curzon of Kedleston, who died July IS, wss
filed for probate today. It wag dated De
cember, 1K3, and was msde on board ths
steamship Arabia. The value of the estate
la placed at $.r9,$75. The testatrix gives
numerous Jewels to her husband. In trust
for their eldest son, to go to him it heir
looms with the title, but should she leave
no son they will then go to. their daugh
ters. The diamond Jewels given to her
by Lord Bcarsdale, father of Lord Curzon
of Kedleston. she leaves to her husband
for life and then to the owner of the
Kedleston title. A painting by Millet, and
a number of books go to her father and
her furs go to her mother. The residue
Is left to her husband.
Lady Curzon of Kedleston left three
daughters: Mary Irene, born In ISM;
Cynthia Blanche, horn In 189R, and Alex
andre Naldera, born In 1S04.
CONTEST FOR THE KING'S CUP
Interest at Cowes Centers la Race In
Which Emperor's Yacht
Is Entered.
COWES. Aug. 7.-The yacht racing here
today was under the auspices of the Royal
yacht squadron snd chief Interest was In
the contest for the king's cup. for which
there were four starters. Emperor Wil
liam's American built schooner Meteor. Blr
Maurice Fitzgerald's yawl Batanlta, Sir
James Pender's cutter Karlad and Vis
count Rlveagh's schooner Cetonla. Karl
Batanla took ths lead. Karld, Colonla and
Meteor following In the order named.
NEWPORT, R. I.. Aug. 7.-Of the yachts
of the New York Yacht club fleet which
arrived here last night twenty-eight of the
fastest, Including six schooners, two yswls
and twenty eloops, were entered today for
the annual race for the Aator cup. The
list breaks the record for this event.
Dnnamalr Appeal Lost.
LONDON. Aug. 7.-The Judicial commit
tee of the Privy Council today recom
mended the dismissal of the appeal of
Dunsmulr against Dunsmulr snd Hopper
axainst Dunsmulr. The appeal resulted
from the suit of Edna Wallace Hopper to
break the will of the lata Alexander Duns
mulr, her stepfather. In which his brother.
James Dunsmulr, former premier of Brit
ish Columbia, was the principal legatee.
Fruitless Dnel In Parts.
PARIS, Aug. 7 Generals Andre snd Ne
grler fought a duel with pistols today In
the. park surrounding the residence of
Prince Joachim Murett. Cer.eral Andre
fired without hlttinn his opponent and
General Ncgrier declined to fire,
prlticipalg lett the fleUl unreconciled.
The
Mlna F.levator Kills Many.
CHARLEROI. Belgium, Aug. 7. -An el
vator in which nine miners were going
down In the Marchlennes coal mine here
today dropped 600 yards, smashing the
car to atoms and instantly killing its oc
cupants. Their bodies were so crushed as
to be almost unrecognizable.
o Bla Ships Ordered.
HAMBCP.O. Aug. 7. The Hamburg-
American line todsy denied the report cur
rent in Belfast. Ireland, yesterday that It
had ordered a s'eamer of Harland at Wolff
exceeding in size th Lusitanla of the
Cuuurrt line.
Chinese Bandits Make Trouble.
HARBIN. Manchuria, Aug. 7. A band of
Chlntro bandits engaged in pillaging alon
the Sungarl river were shelled by a Russian
gunbuat yesterday. A large number of the
bandits were killed.
Braa Partr Visits Pompeii.
XAP'-ES. Aug. 7 William J. Bryan to
day visited Ponpeil. He will proceed from
Naples to Rome.
Sew Jersey Nominations.
Nt.WAKh, Pi. J.. AUI. 7. Ciinrn, i
William H. Wi'.ey was renominated by the
republicans of the Eighth district last
night. John 8. Gibson aas nominated fjr
c i:gre.i"..n by tha republican a( ths
RUSSIAN STRIKE IS OVER
Workmen at St Petersburg Formally
Ordered lack to Work.
THOSE IN PROVINCES WILL FOLLOW
Liberal Leaders Sot Wanting Revo
lotion Pleased with Result, as
They May Now Deal
with Government.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 7. -The work
men's council has decided to call off the
strike In St. Petersburg. The announce
ment will be Issued tonight or tomorrow.
This action does not apply to the provinces,
but there is little doubt that the workmen
there will follow St. Petersburg's example.
More than half the factories here re
sumed work this morning, and while the
employes of some of the establishments at
Moscow are still out, none of the predic
tions of the extreme parties who organized
the strike movement were fulfilled. Many
of the trades unions totally refused to
Join In It, the railroad men, whose co
operation was vital, could not be Induced
to give the signal for a strike owing to
fear that a majority of the men would
not obey, and there was no sign of a se
rious peasant movement. While the re
pressions and arrests of the leaders un
doubtedly were the real factor In bringing
about the present sltustlon. It Is apparent
the moment was Ill-chosen for a strike.
The people were not In the temper to sup
port It. As a consequence the revolutionary j
leaders, who really Inspired It with the
Intention of transforming the movement
Into an armed uprising, have suffered a
severe loss of prestige and the proletariat
organizations through which they have
worked have been so weakened In the eyes
of the manses that It Is probable theywill
not quickly recover.
Government Was Prepared.
The government, which had prepared for
the worst, holding military trains In readi
ness at all the centers, and had even made
arrangements to send out the foreign malls
by torpedo boats from St. Petersburg, nat
urally Is greatly rejoiced over Its victory.
Nothing more than local echoes of all this
feverish activity of the revolutionary and
proletariat leaders, with possibly a mors
active state of terrorism, is expected In
the Immediate future.
The leaders of the nonrevolutlonary pat.
ties do not conceal their satisfaction over
the defeat of their old allies of the extreme
left, as they feared that a great strike,
with widespread .disorders, entailing re
pressions, might be used as Justification
by the government to postpone the elec
tions and the assembling of a new Parlla
ment. With comparative tranquillity
ahead, they can hold the government to
Its promises, and with the political ac
tivity turned Into peace channels the more
conservative type hope to regain the pres
tige they lost during the sessions of Par
liament, while the new party of peaceful
regeneration Is hopeful of a general reac
tion from radicalism, which will create a
more sane and healthier state of public
opinion.
Premier Stolypln. with his hands free. It
Is asserted, will also have a better chance
of realising Ms policy of "strong-handed
reform." ,. . - .
The Novoe Vremya today announced that
the cabinet. If things go well, Is ready to
submit the budget of 1907 to Parliament
when It assembles In February.
Work Resumed at Moscow.
MOSCOW, Aug. 7. Several red-flag dem
onstrations were broken up last night by
ra goons, but the city generally Is quiet.
The central committee of tho Railroad
Men's union has refused to co-operate In
the strike, which Is collapsing. Many of
the factories here are resuming work and
the electric light plant Is again In opera
tion. The strike organizers lay much of
the blame for the situation to the social
revolutionists, who favor deferring the
strike, until autumn.
SUIT TO ENLARGE CANAL
Trt-State Land Company Gets Injunc
tion to Prevent Opposition
from Interfering.
The Trl-Stata Land company has se
cured a temporary Injunction In the United
States circuit court against Clinton D.
Baker. Yorrlck Nichols, the county Judge
of Scott's Bluff county and sixty-one
others In Cheyenne and Scott's Bluff coun
ties, owners of land, to restrain them from
Interfering with the proposed enlargement
of an Irrigation canal which la now partly
completed In Cheyenne and Scott's Bluff
counties.
The Trt-State Land company alleges in
Its petition to be the owner of the canal
tn queetlon and clalma that the defend
ants are about to Interfere with the en
largement of the canal and will delay the
work unless properly restrained by the
courts. The enlargement of the canal con
templates an expenditure of $25,000 and the
plaintiff alleges that tt will be damaged
to that extent If the defendants are not
restrained from Interfering with the work,
James E. Kelby Is the attorney for the
plaintiffs. A temporary order has been
granted by Judge Munger and summons
ordered served on each of the defendants.
Ths hearing on the application for a per
manent injunction will be had at 10 a. m.
August t.
SAME OLD FIGHT OVER AGAIN
Water Board and Company Engage In
Periodical Struggle on Hydrant
Rentals.
Tho Omaha Water board haa filed its an-
it in the l ruted states circuit court
against the bill of tiie Omaha Water com
pany relative to hydrant rentals for the
ensjlng six months and previous year end
ing June 30, 19u. The bill states that the
water company has failed to perform Its
part of the contract with the city and has
failed to comply with the provisions of
ordinance No. AJ3 as amended by ordinance
430 regarding adequate fire protection and
extension of water mains. The bill fur
ther states that the laws of Nebraska give
the Water board general charge, super
vision and control over the water supply of
ths city, and that the waier company has
failed to comply with the order and res
olution of the Water board In pursuance
therewith, issued October 9, 196. The
Water board holds that the contract fix
ing hydrant rentals has terminated and
that the water company Is not entitled
to receive or recover hydrant rentals from
June 30, li, to June 3o, limfi. according to
Its bill, and that the value of s irh rentals
d.d not exceed $VJu".
f Haven fern lie hniea strike.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Aug 7 Alleging
that several of their number have ben
discharged wi'hout J'l.st cause bv the New
York. New Haven & Hartford railroad,
about 0 swltcnmen in lue freight vnui
liere and In Ccdaf Hill asm eul ua sulks
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GIRL'S BETRAYER ARRESTED
John Miller, Well-to-Do Man from
Hartlagton, RroastM Is
Humane Officer.
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Superintendent Ellison of the Humane so
ciety has returned from Hartlngtnn with
John Miller, who Is under arrest on a
complaint In county court signed by May
Humphreys, a young woman who came to
Omaha several months ago and entered
the Salvation Army Reecue home. Ac
cording to the story she told Miller, who
she says vu responsible for her condition.
) sent her to Omaha promising to furnish
her money. This promise as noi cameo,
out and she went to the Rescue home
where the child wae born.
After a month or two she wis turned
out of the home and took refuge with the
family of a fireman, who reported the
caae to the Humane society. A position
for her and a place for her child to board
were secured by the society and then she
was Induced to tell her story Implicating
Miller.
After she left Harrington Miller also left,
going to the home of his brother In South
Dakota. Later he went to Yankton and
a few days ago visited his brother In Col
eridge, Neb. He stopped off at Hart
Ington to see a young woman he was keep
ing company with and was nabbed by
Sheriff Rosenberger and turned over to
Mr. Ellison. Miller, who Is said to be
well-to-do, will be held here and prob
ably required to give a bond to support
the child.
His arrest Is a part of a policy adopted
by the commissioners In connection with
the Humane society to stop the practice of
sending betrayed women to Omaha to be
come charges on the county, pther cases
will be Investigated and the man respon
sible will If possible be required to give
bond to support the children. The county
will pay the costs of the prosecutions.
LOAD TOO HEAVY FOR BRIDGE
Three Men, Two Horses and Ten Head
of Cattle Precipitated
Into Creek.
MITCHEI. S. D.. Aug. 7.-(Speclal.)
Telegram.)1-This afternoon at 5 o'clock
as three men were driving ten head of
cattle across a bridge one mile north of
here It gave way In the center, precipi
tating them Into the creek about thirty
five feet below. Two of the men were rid
ing horses and a badly bruised mess of
horses, men and cattle was struggling In
the creek. Fifty feet of the bridge went
down and one of the men was pinned on
his horse In the water and It was with
considerable effort that he was released.
Fortunately, the stream was not very
doep. The men were all bruised mors or
less, but not seriously Injured. Two of
the cattle had their legs broken and the
horses were Injured but little. On exam
ining the bridge it was discovered to be
very weak. The bridge was about sev
enty feet long and there Is nothing left to
It but ths approaches.
Rain Delays Harvest.
Ht'RON, 8. D., Aug-. T.-(Special.) Al
most three Inches of rain has fallen over
this portion of the state slnoe Thursday.
The ground Is thorougbV soaked and -fields
are too wet to operate' headers and binder
Harvesting of small grain Is Interrupted
and fields cannot be entered with teams for
several days. In some fields the grain Is
badly lodged and cutting will progress
slowly. Corn, flax, feed stuff and pastur
age will be benefited by the rain. Much
grain Is in shock and little damage will
result If clear weather follows. The de
mand for farm help continues and with
favorable harvest weather will be largely
increased. Many farmers who Intended
using headers will now harvest their grain
with binders.
Degrarmo Wanted In Haras.
HURON, 8. D., Aug. 7. (Special.) The
arrest of Walter Degarmo a few days
since at Beaver City, Neb., Is especially
pleasing to the authorities here. Last
May Degarmo, who had been In the city
several weeks, left without leaving bis
address, and with him went a horse and
buggy belonging to Maurice Dlnneen, a
liveryman. Search for the man and rig
were made and a reward of $100 waa of
fered for his capture. This resulted In
bringing information from Oneida, 111., to
the effect that Degarmo was wanted there
for stealing a horse and buggy trom a
party In whose employ he had been for
several months. Degarmo's arrest was
made on the charge of bigamy.
Postal Robber Breaks Jail.
ABERDEEN, B. D., Aug. 7 (Special Tel
egramsCharles Tobias, held In the county
Jail In this city charged with robbing and
burning malls at Bradley, S. D., made his
escape this evening by means of a skeleton
key passed through the window by friends
outside. The postofflce authorities worked
eighteen months on the case and arrested
him July 10. He was . bound over under
$2,000 bonds for his appearance at the Dead
wood term of ths I'nlted States court. The
crime waa committed In February, 1905.
noath Dakota Brevities.
. slOUX. FALLeS H. C. Page, a prominent
Aurora county farmer, was perhaps fatally
Injured by failing from a load of hay.
SIOUX FALLS The sheep raisers of
Deuel county are arranging to organize
for tha purpose of waging a war of exter
mination on wolves, which aopear to be
quite numerous along the streams.
diui jv rAUA rry. jr. jr. xescn OI I n 18 i
cltv. general secretary of the Stats Rnnriav
School asoclation, will be one of ths prom
inent speakers at the annual convention of
the Aurora County Sunday School asso
ciation, which will be held at While Lako
next Sunday.
SIOUX FALLS After dressing In ineu's
clothing to aid her in her elup-ment with
a neighboring runcher, Mrs. Cora Tucker,
a well known woman of western South Da
kota, has, with William O. Weaver, the
man In the case, been arrested and held
for trial in the state circuit court of Fall
River county on a serious charge.
COOLER WEATHER IN NEW YORK
Two People Sleeping on Fire Escapes
Fall to Street and
Die.
XEW YORK, Aug. 7. There was some
relief this forenoon from the excessive heat
which has prevailed In New York for the
last three days Thunderstorm and lower
temperature tonight is the waher fore
rsst. Two persons who were slei:irg on
Are escapes last night to escapu the hmt In
their rooms fell to the street and were
killed. A few prostrations eere report.?.
PATF.RSON, N. J., Aug. 7 Owing to t)i
hot weather a number i f factories in tit
city have been forced to shut down. Sew
erul deaths and many prostrations are ri-
ported.
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Philadelphia Ice Men IiMlleteii.
PHII.ADELPHIA. Ai:r. 7 -The and
lurv today found trut lulls of Inter ment
agnli.st fourteen iiicri.t,.'rs of the 1 hlladel-
phu Ice exilian- v bo are rh.ji g. d with
conspiracy to ir create tr.s prt.-a of Ice.
There Is but one In iH lnifnl containing six
counts and this will enable the d, strict si-
trney to prosecute the defendants jointly.
Ths trial baa been set tor Ssptsubcr i.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Three New Telephone Ordinances Offered
for Comideration.
BIOS FOR FRANCHISES ARE MODIFIED
F.arh of the Aspirants for Privilege
t Erecting a Second Hello
Plant thenars Ills Orig
inal Application.
All three applicants for a second local
telephone franchise has new ordinances
Introduced at the city council meeting last
night, rutting proposed rates and granting
additional concessions.. Albert Von Hoff
man's new ordinance cuts the period of
the ssked for grant from fifty to thirty
yesrs. The other Interests maintain the
demand for a fifty year term, but scale
measurably under the former rates, which
they declared several weeks ago were
the lowest that could be offered and per
mit them to en'lst capital legitimately In
the enterprise.
Features of the Offer.
The Helm-Parmelee-Pollock people now
offer maximum rates of $ for business and
$.16 for residence 'phones, and besides this
offer to put In a measured service more
attractive than Von Hoffmen's, namely for
$1 a month for business Instruments and BO i
cents for residences, outgoing messages to
be paid for at the rate of 2 cents each,
Incoming messages free. The Home peo
ple offer maximum rates of $72 and $4&,
annually. They propose to charge not to
exceed $54 and .H5 for business 'phones
up to 7.500 and $30, $24 and $1R for resi
dences, but for each 2,600 "Just and reason
able Increases" under the control of the
mayor and city council and , not to ex
ceed the maximum. The Helm-Parmelee-Pollock
Is much the same, except that $1
per year for each additional l.ono 'phones
on the exchange Is to be charged for after
g.ono are In use, until the maximum Is at
tained.
All three new ordlnancese were referred
to the telephone committee, which had ad
vance notice of the proceedings. Chairman
Sheldon stating that the old ordinances
would be placed en file by a report to be
Introduced next week when the council Is
to choose among the three concerns.
Bids on Farina.
The Barber Asphalt company will do the
Farnam street paving from Thirteenth to
Eighteenth,' being the lower of two bids
submitted for the Job, the other being from
Hugh Murphy. The asphalt Is to be two
Inches thick, on a five-Inch concrete base.
Following are the bids received on this and
for other paving Jobs:
Farnam Street. Thirteenth to Eighteenth
Barber Asphalt Paving company, asphalt,
$2.22; stone In gutters and between street
car tracks, $1.31; extra concrete. 5.S0 pe'
cubic yard. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $2.30;
ntone gutters and between tracks, $1.30;
extra concrete, $7. Both firms offered 30
cents a yard for 7.875 yards of Sioux Falls
granite to be removed, and these were the
only bids received on this score.
Thirty-fifth Avenue. Leavenworth to
Jackson Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $1.73:
brick block, $2.02. National Construction
company, brick block, $1.80 and $1.97, the
latter figure from this firm In all cases
being for Purington block. C. E. Fanning,
brick block, $2.08. Barber company, asphalt,
$1.UH. '-- - i
Forty-first Avenue, Beward to Hamilton
Hugh Murphy, asphalt. $1.S0; brick block,
$2.02. Nn'lonnl Construction company, brick
block, ll.W and $1 97. C. E. Fanning, brick
block, $2.08. Barber company, asphalt,
$l.fix.
Harney, Twentieth to Twenty-fonrth
Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $1.68; brick block.
$1.68. National Construction company, brick
block, $1 70 and $1.87. C. E. Fanning brick
block. $I.7R. Barber company, asphalt, $1.91.
Alley Between Sixteenth and Seventeenth,
Howard and Jackson Streets Hugh Mur
phy, stone, $3.25; brick block. $2 50. Ns
tlonal Construction company, brick block,
$2 2ft and $2.47. C. E. Fanning, brick block.
$2.56. Barber company, asphalt, $1.97.
City Engineers' Appointees.
Explaining that he considered the reten
tion of his office as though beginning a
new deal. City Engineer Rneewater sub
mitted lists of appointments of foremen and
employes for the asphalt, sower, sidewalk
and street Inspection departments. The
council deferred action for a week. A
number of the appointments are to Sep
tember 1 and others to the 15th, meaning
that other men will probably be selected
after those dates to fill the places, the
engineer not wishing to change a large
part of his force at once. Following are
the major portion of the appointments:
Asphalt riant Superintendent and chem
ist, W.JO a year, Lester Kirschbraun;
street forman, $90 a month, J. T. Donahue;
engineer, $30 a month. William Brltton;
watchman. $50 a month, Dan T. Custer;
seventy laborers at 22 cents an hour, thirty
five at 25 cents an hour and twenty-two
at 45 cents an hour, all on the assigned
list; paving foremen at $3 a day, A. T.
Livingston and John J. Condon; rollerman
at $3.75 a day, J. Brown; bricklayer at
62V4 cents an houV, Ed Bridges.
Sewer Department General foremen at
$100 a month, William Hutton and Thomas
Collopy, and thirty-five employes. -
Inspectors General Inspector at $100 a
month, Joseph McDonald; sidewalk In
spector, ?100 a month, J. O. Bnowden;
sidewalk Inspector, $8 a month, W. E.
B'ockham; sidewalk Inspector, $85 a month,
Bam J. Rothwell, all to September 1 only;
sidewalk inspectors at $. Mike Lea snd
Lew Rothchtld, to September 15 only.
An Assigned List: Sidewalk Inspector
at $3 a day Tony Chlcbtek, Thomas Lewis,
B. R. Bpratltn, Harry O. Kanlon, Joseph
P. Brown. O. A. Sargent, J. Perkins, Bam
Morris, Charles Relsman, John Dennlson,
W. H. McCune; Inspectors street improve
ments at $3 a day B. R. Smith, Peter
Klewttz, Thomas Harrington, A. M.
Michaels, Fred Dellone. William CCon-
nor. Jerry McMahon, William Mulhall, Wil
liam Bilk, George Dolan, George Garllch,
W. H. Roberts; Inspectors for sewer con
struction at $3 and $4 a day George Dolan
and Maurice Sullivan, the lower price be
ing for pipe sewers and the higher for
brick work.
The engineer stated that many of tha
appointments had been made at the re
quest of councilman and the mayor.
Will Go With Faales.
W. A. Messick acted as spokesman for
a committee of Eagles which asked ths
msyor, council and city clerk to accom-
; pany the Omaha delegation to Milwaukee
j In the effort to secure the 1907 convention
for Omaha. Free transportation via the
' Great Western, special train leaving at
4 o'clock Sunday, was offered. President
Johnson accepted the Invitation on behalf
of the council.
The council accepted an invitation to at
tend the newsboys' picnic at Krug park
J Thursday,
s . In order to make a-ork easier for the
- j city appraising committee and enable the
two lay members to, obtain remuneration
j for hard work Councilman Jackson Intro-
j ducrd an ordinance to amend the law
relatin to the annual annrHlsemeni ,,f
' .... i... .k. n,i,.u
' . .. .
ln to fl 11 ,n,t ,n" "PPralsement once
made stands without the necessity of the
operation being repeated annually, the task
I . , . . . ,
1 blr performed for Individual pieces of
I
1 iConUausd ua Pag Tweu
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Warmer Wednesday.
Tharsday.
Fair
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
Itnnr. Dea Honr. Dea.
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12 tn T si p. tn T4
O p. tn 70
COURT HAS THE HARTJE CASE
Attorney Conclade) Their Arguments,
bnt Decision Will lot Re Ren
reder for Several Weeks.
F1TTSBURO. Pa., Aug. 7.-The now fa
mous divorce trial of Augustus Hartje has
been closed. With a brief and Impas
sioned address by Attorney J. Scott Fer
guson the curtain dropped today. Imme
diately Mrs. Hartje was surrounded by at
torneys and friends. Hartje sat In the
court today under a storm of biting, sting
ing criticism from Attorney Freeman, who
made the closing argument for Mrs. Hartje.
Hartje, who showed emotion yesterday
when the children were referred to. sat
stolid ss an Image today when Freeman
accused him of being the forger of the al
leged love letters from Mrs, Msry Scott
Hartje to "Tom" Madine. and the main
spring or tne anegea conspiracy iu piatem
his wife's name.
As Judge Eraser stepped down from the
bench he said: "I'm glad It's over. When
this case started, I thought It would take
no longer than a week. I had no Idea It
would be so long. I am going on my va
cation now and won't be back until the
Saturday before September 1. I will take
up this esse after that. My decision may
not be given until late In the fall."
Herman Staab and John Anderson, the
two detectives who were charged with hav.
Ing stolen papers and other articles from
the trunk of "Tom" Madine during their
search for evidence prior to the Hartje
case, waived hearings today In tho court
of Alderman F. M. King. Attorney Ed
ward Hartje. who defended them, furnished
bond In the sum of $2,000 for each man.
POLICE WATCH CONVENTION
Chlcasro Takes Steps to Preserve
Pease at Meeting of Teams
ters t'nlon.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Delegates to the
teamsters' convention opened the second
day's session with policemen In cltlien's
clothes on the stairs leading to the hall,
uniformed men In the street below and re
serves In the city hall acroes the street.
This force waa not to protect property or
nonunion men, but to protect and preserve
the drivers themselves In their convention.
Cornelius P. Bhea, who led the organized
teamsters of Chicago In the great struggle
hero a year ago, scored a victory today
over his opponents In the first skirmish of
his campaign for control of the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters. Opposing
factions, one headed by Shea and the other
by his chief rival for the office of presl
dent, Albert Young, lined up on a prellml
nahr'lsue of 'the election and the vote
showed that the Bhea contingent numbered
3i as against S3 for the Young forces. Sev
eral times In the succeeding minutes of the
second day's session of the teamsters' con
vention votes were taken on factional
Issues and In each Instance the Shea crowd
won easily.
It was decided that the election of offi
cers shall take place Thursday.
The exclusion of Patrick McMahon, over
whose credentials delegates came to blows
yesterday, was ratified by the delegates in
today's session. Forty-one New York dele
gates were excluded for arrears of duea.
It waa also decided to make the conven
tion a closed affair.
TATTOO MARKSJNOT POPULAR
India Ink Designs May Ho Longer
Mark Sailors of Amer
ican Navy.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Enlisted men In
the navy have Instituted a movement to
do away with tattoo marking, which was
formerly so popular with sailors. Since
the conviction of a Brooklyn man, through
the efforts of officers of the Humane so
ciety, for mutilating the arms of a young
boy by decorating them with India Ink
designs, tattooers have shown unwilling
ness to embellish the bodies of men who
are not known to be of age, and as few
adults care to have their bodies decorated,
the practice may soon become a thing of
the Dnst.
The following description of a deserter
from the navy shows to what extremes
some men have gone In decorations which
cannot t removed:
Tattoo marks on chest, shoulders, arms
and hark. vis., eagle, ship, woman, flag,
sailor, cards, clasped hands, flag and flow
era
Tattoo marks are a ready means of Iden
tification of deserters.
ROOT TO VISIT MONTEVIDEO
t'nfrlendly Feeling oa Part
Frngoaran Stndents Will
' Jtot Bo Shown.
of
WASHINGTON, Aug. T. Despite the un
friendly disposition which students In
Montevideo have shown recently toward
the United States and Its policies, as out
lined by Secretary Root In his sddress
before the Panameiican conference In Rio
Janeiro, diplomatists here express the be
lief that thin unfriendliness will not be
displayed In any way during Mr. Root's
approaching visit to ths Uruguayan cap
ital.
l jxfn m nsiuin iq njiiui, ttraxu, from
the city of Ban Paulo, Mr. Root will sail
directly to Montevideo, where he will re
main for several days and will be enter
tained by ths Uruguayan government. The
attitude of the students mentioned is said
here to have been Inspired by opponents
of the present administration In Uruguay.
NEBRASKA TROOPS AT DRILL
State Soldiers Given Battalion Work
Br Their Own Officers at
Fort Riley.
JUNCTION CITY. Kan., Aug 7.-A1I of
the work of the cavalry, Infantry and ar
tillery by squadrons and battalions In the
formation for attack and defense was fln-
; Ished at Fort Riley today, and the work
J the same problem will be commenced
tomorrow by regiments. The Nebraska
troops had their first work today In drills.
Their work was by battalions, under the
direction of their own bsttjillon officers.
Ilrnnken Man Commits Harder
NOWATA. I. T.. Aug. 7 -Pleas Childnrs, a
farmer, shot and killed his stepdaugnter
at his farm ner hero yesterday and then
fatally w-unded his wife. I'hllders, who
waa icioxlcatsd, baa been arreate!.
IOWA IS FOR BRYAN
Hwknj Democratic Bute ConTsitlon
Subscribe! to Boom of Nebratkao.
PORTER IS NOMINATED FIR GOVERNOR
Appanoose County Han Chosen to Ewd
Ticket on Faurth Ballot.
SYMPATHY FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
Eeoent iddreu of National Leaden oa
Political Action Approved.
OTHER PLANKS OF THE PLATFORM
Two-Cent Passenger Fares, State Pri
mary Uwi Regulation af Rail
way Rates and Tariff for
Revenne Only.'
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Tne Ticket.
Governor
CLAUD B. POBTEB. AppanooM
Xilsutenaat Governor
. JOHN D. SEXMISOir, jm Dubuqas
Secretary of Stats
J. MoLUEH, Onthrto
Auditor O. B. MTJITBOB, Mahaska
Trsastirsr !. T. SABFOBTX, Calhoun
Attorns? General
rstjED a, TUWSBiiaii, sasaroa
Superintendent of Fnblio Instruction.
w. m. wuausi w
Judges of Buprsme Court
Jb. Jnu naaiiMi
B. K. CABM, Dslawara
Olsrk of Baprsms Court
x. w. ansau,
Beporter for Supreme Court
jh.. a. rsaajua, ihmui
Ballroad Commissioners
W. K. caarnnTEB, rov
B. K. ITOH. Bsnrjr
WATERLOO, la., Aug. 7.-The demo
cratic state convention today nominated a
full state ticket, headed by Claude R.
Porter, of Appanoose county for governor.
adopted a platform and adjourned sine die
tonight.
The platform favors for revenue only,
the election of United Slates senators by
direct vote of the people and demands tha
enactment of such legislation as will ef
fectually destroy all trusts.
The platform expresses sympathy with the
purposes of national labor organizations as
set forth In recent addresses by Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and others calling
on labor to assert Its political rights at
the ballot box.
A resolution was adopted pledging to
William Jennings Bryan the support of
the Iowa democrats for the presidency In
1908.
The first ballot on governor resulted:
Claude R. Porter 2K; John D. Dennlson
U&; George W. Ball 231V; H. H. Boles
130; Donald Macrae b.
The second ballot showed a slight gain
for Porter. The name of Macrae of Coun
cil Bluffs was withdrawn after the seo
ond ballot.
The third ballot gave Porter $31; Den
nlson 240; Ball 17!); Boles 16.
The fourth ballot was started when Ball
withdrew. Porter was then nominated re
viving GOT votes; Boles 292 and Dennlson
1X2.
John D. Dennlson waa nominated for
lieutenant governor by acclamation. Both
Porter and Dennlson were called before
the convention and spoke briefly. Other
nominations were made by acclamation
until judges of the supreme court wr
reached. Four names were presented and
one roll call. L. M. Fisher of 8cott and
E. M. Carr of Delaware were nominated
over E. A. Sager of Bremer and E. C.
Herrick of Cherokee,
One ballot was taken on railroad conv
mlssloners.
Conservatives Control Convention.
The convention met today In ths Chau.
tauqua coliseum, which seats 6,000 peopl.
The coliseum was well-filled, though tha
attendance was decrcRid by threats of
rain. Caucuses for the selection ,of mem
bers of the committee disclosed the fact
that the conservatives have control of tha
convention. The resolutions will be pra-
pared by a committee. Including J. B
Sullivan of Des Moines, James B. Weave
of Colfax, A. Matthews of Dubuque, Sa
ator Thomas Lambert of Sabula and U
A. Lyons of Cresco. There waa but on
caucus In which there was a contest on
state committee, the Ninth district, whera
J. J. Hughes of Council Bluffs wss sleeted
after a fight had been rqade on hint as not
being a free silver msn. This was ths
only evidence of factionalism In ths cau
cuses.
The delegates went to work early
devoting themselves In the main to the
fight over the nomination for governor.
The so-called conservatives rallied around
ex-Senator Ball, while the men who three
years ago cornered the convention, for
Hearst, rallied around John Denlson. The
conservatives turned to ex-Senator Porter
as a compromise and then an effort waa
made to have ex-Congressman Wade enter
the race, lie refused and worked for Ball
The convention was called to order by
Acting Chairman Miller of Waverly.
Prayer was offered for Rev. Father
Cooney of this city.
Hamilton's tpooeh.
D. W. Hamilton of Slgourney was elected
temporary chairman. In his speech bs said
In part:
While It is true that we have met lu
this convention to nominate a state Uckel,
yet national afluirs, because of the oou
greHsiunal vtecUoii, almusl OVershudow all
els.
Considerable haa been said during ths
last winter and last summer about a pii
tnary law. Due faction of ths republican
party declares that Its party has become
so corrupt that It has become Impossible
to get a fair ilejil In the nomination of a
republican candidate for oftlce under the
caucus system, and while there are many
tilings that they say, that I would advise
rou to take with a grain o( allowance,
am Inclined to believe this statement,
and if what we read In republican nt.
papers with reference to primaries that
have been held during the late unpleasant
nee in 1om Is true, they would purify the
air very much by holding primaries. I favor
a primary law, but It irnitl be one without
any red tape or corporation amendment
and not in the interest of any political
party. It must not be so framed as to
disfranchise a minority party, or of such
character as to strengthen the line or
build up political machines. Neither will
we Ktand for a law which makes it a
burden for any honert man to aspire It
office, or be so framed as to dlsfrsnchlse
Independent voters. If Governor Cummins
desires to sid the people of this state to
get rid of the conditions that now exist,
then there Is but one course for him ta
pursue, and that Is to come out publlrlv
and announce that It is the duty of all
vott-rs of the state, regardless of politl:-!
partlee, to see that every man who la a
candidate for the legislature and Is Identi
fied with the so-called railroad Influence
be defeated at the polls, even thoimh It be
a democrat; and If he desires to carry out
his views ns publicly exorensed by him
on the tariff, he should nlil In the deftat
of nearly all. If not Nil. of the r ptihillcan
randldates for crnxree ti the state. What
we ellm and desire Is that all Individual",
whether a natural person or one created
bv law. should, when brought before tha
law, stand on equal fooling, and bo yrty-