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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI-XO. 44. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1906-TEN FAGKS. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. J; 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 - GIRL'S BETRAYER ARRESTED John Miller, Well-to-Do Man from Hartlagton, RroastM Is Humane Officer. y 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. ' 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. n a. m ...... 7t 1 p. m T a. m Tt 2 p. tn ' T a. tn T1 S n. m M Ma.ni 72 4 p. m - ft a. m T2 H . m M 10 a m T4 fl . m K'J 11 a. m Trt T v. m o 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.' - . 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-