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The - Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI-KO. 51. OMAIIA, T1IUKSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1906-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. ts 1 ) VETERANS ON PARADE Fortieth Annual Grand slaroh of Heroes of the OiTil War. IDEAL DAY FOR GREAT PROCESSION Columbia Foti of Chicago Escort the Commmder-in-Chief. MANY PROSTRATED BY HEAT AND FATIGUE Georce k. Penny of Loran, lows, Seriously Injured bj Auto. BUSINESS SESSIONS WILL BEGIN TODAY Friends of the Three Candtdi for. Cemmnader-ln-Chlef Are Cenddeet of Tle- . tors-. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. IS. For the fortieth ' time since Ita work wee finished and its BTlorjr won the Grand Army of the Republla was In line today. There have been me paradee more gorgeous, many spectg more dasxltng and bewildering, but nev has there been In this country one mori'6 . . - , . . . ... . A- appealing and impressive than that which passed through the streets of Minneapolis during the greater part of this morning. The Grand Army of - the Republic has often inarched before; It will march again next year and again the year after that; It will march until Ita members can march no more, and then It will commence Us greatest march of all through time and eternity and luto its ordained reward. Some email token of what this guerdon from posterity Is to be was given ,the old soldiers who filled the hotels today. They were made to realise that for the first time at lsast materialism was gone and the days of the heroes would come again. At times their ears were greeted by cheere that drowned the roar and crash of the many thousands at , times they passed through living lanes, where every tongue was still, every eye was dim and every head was bared in reverence for what they had suffered and wrought for the welfare I their fellow men. , Parade Is !Totable. The parade" was a notable affair, as such tilings STO, well handled, quick moving and Inspiring to look upon. It was a day of pride fon the old soldiers in themselves and for the multitude In the soldiers. At the head of ths column, which moved . promptly at 10 o'clock, was a mounted platoon of police. Directly behind the police and at the head of the parade proper came the magnificent Cook band and drum corps of Denver, Its snowy souave uni forms making a splendid appearance. The twenty-two young women who form a drill corps and are a portion of the organisation were especial favorites with the multitude and were given a continuous ovatn dur ing tne paraoe. Nest came the chief marshal of the parade, ex-Governor Van Bant, and his staff. General Fred B. Wood, adjutant gen oral of Minnesota, who was followed by offl- -eer?(ru0ia.tte regimental and staff offi cers of theTMInnesota NatlonaMlua rd. Then, , marching- In splendid, even ranks, with their formation Superbly kept throughout the entire parade, came the first of the old soldiers, Columbia post of Chicago, act- j Ing as the personal escort of the commander-in-chief. Behind the post came Commander-in-Chief Tanner, mounted and attended by his personal stan'. Following the officers of the organization came the men who were the life guard of the nation the heroes of the civil war. The states marched In .order of their ad missions to the Grand Army, Illlnnlehavlng the right of the line, followed by Penn sylvania, Ohio and New Tork In the order named. Twenty other states followed these. " Other States In Mae. The veterans of Bock Island county (Illi nois) acted as the personal escort of Cora mander'Buck of that department, this being the first time In forty years that the escort of the department commander has been a post situated outside of Chicago. The eeoort of 80S presented a handsome appear, anoe In their dark blue uniforms, white caps and white gaiters. Jn the band which preceded the Rock Island veterans were represented the ex tremes of enlistment in the dvll war, the one being Anson M. Hubbard of Molina, who, although 90 years old, marched in a sprightly manner and blew his fife as shrilly as he did during the civil war. The other . extreme was seen in ths person of Lyston D. Howe of Streator, III., who was the youngest man to enlist during ths war. ' Thomas A. Martin, senior vloe comman der of the department of ths Potomac, and who la a clerk m the treasury department at Washington, became 111 while marching In the parade and died ae he was being taken to the emergency hospital. George A. . Penny of Logan, I-, stepped in front of an automobile and was run Over and seriously Injured. Ths relief corps was busy during today collecting the men and women who became prostrated by heat and fatigue, and carry ing them to the hospitals. Among those taken to hospitals for attendance were: David Babb, Wllmot, 8. D.i V. O. Daggart. Monmouth. 111.; Mrs. J. C Hegg, Cresco-, la. ; R. L. Bailey, Peoria, 111.; Samuel John ion, Marshalttown, la. In addition to these prostrations there were many cases of, xhauatlon, none of which le serious. Tomorrow the business sessions of the encampment will commence In the auditor ium, and, will oontlnue until some tlms on Friday. The moat Important matters to corns p - for consideration are the aboli tion of the oanteen from the soldiers' homes, and the proposed erection of a monument to Henry Wlra by the women of the south. The friends of R. R. Brown of Zanesville, U., oialia that he now hae jthe best chance uf being elected oommander of the Grand Army, They assert that he will have the votes of his own state, of Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New i Tork, the four largest delegations, present. C. O. Burton, or Missouri and Captain P. -II. Coney ( of ' Kansas are still strongly In ths fight, how ever, and both of then express confidence In the outcome. Colonel f. W. Kictlif Dies. Culonel Charles W. Keetlng of New Orleans, for the past ten years commander of the Joint departments of Loulaana and Mississippi and who headed their division In the parade of the Grand Army of the He public today, was overcome by the heat and exhaustion and died an hour after reaching the hospital. Colonel Keetlng was an examiner and appraiser in the customs departmeat et New , Orleans. He enlisted m, a Massa chusetts regiment and made an excellent record, being promoted to lieutenant eoi- one! of the colored troops. Ths body will be sent to New Orleans. Ths total casualties to date are Ave deatha eight , Injured and forty -six proa. t toaUooa. - , , - . . J SICK MAN COMMITS MURDER Kills Brothrr.U-l.iw, Assaults Wife and Cads Life la Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 15 In a fit of Insanity today Emll Berner, a mechanic of Batavla, III., murdered his brother-in-law, Erneet Fransen, by cutting his throat with a rasor, slashed Mrs. Berner so sererely that she will die and then cut his own throat, dying within a few , minutes. After being Injured Berner's wife summoned neighbors. Her daughter, Sigma, and a boarder In the house Jumped from the windows and es caped. The tragedy was enacted at the Berner home. Berner had been ill for three weeks and at times had been delirious. Today, stealing up to his brother-in-law. who had been watching at the sick man's bedside,, but who had dropped Into a dose from, ex haustion, Berner slashed Franien's throat, cutting the Jugular vein. Berner then met his wife In the doorway. Seising her In his arms he slashed her face, body and throat. Believing her dead, Berner dashed up the stairs to the rooms occupied by -his daugh ter and the boarder. Warned by the creams of the mother and frightened by the wild appearance of Berner, both the daughter and the boarder Jumped through vlndows to the ground ten foet below. "?;rner then slashed his own throat. He ' Vdead when found. .. . iV'.S DISCUSS NEW LAWS one ate Depnty Grand President V' Another V." Created. MILWAUK Aug. K.-Today's session of the grand aerie. Fraternal Order . of Eagles, was devoted to reports of various committees. At the afternoon session Senator Grady presented the report of the Judiciary com mittee on .all proposed amendments to he constitution and by-laws. The convention adopted a recommendation of the Judiciary committee abolishing the office of state deputy grand president and creating Instead the office of deputy grand president, every deputy to be appointed for such Jurisdiction ashe grand worthy pres ident might believe not too large for good work, and to be appointed by the grand worthy president entirely of his own se lection. It further provided that these deputies should be required to visit each aeiie in their Jurisdiction at least once a year, expenses for such visitations to be paid by the grand aerie on approval of the grand trustees. The board of trustees reported that In advancing the work In Canada, where the laws class such an order as an Insurance company, it haa been found advisable to pay a state tax and to have aeries Insti tuted in the future in conformity with ex lstlng law. TRUCE IN THE TROLLEY WAR Brooklyn Transit Company Will Give Rebate Checks All Who Pay Ten Cent Faro. NEW TOniC Aug. 18.-The troubles ef the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Company with those Of Its patrotis who since Monday have acted under an opinion by Supreme Court Justice Gaynor and refused to pay two 5-crnt fares to Coney Island seem to night to be neartng an amicable adjust ment and It Is expected that by tomorrow or Friday the aeashors traffic over the Brooklyn trolley roads will be running un der something like normal conditions.. The company this afternoon adopted I plan suggested by Acting Mayor McGowan to give a rebate receipt to every person paying a 10-cent fare, B cents to be returned to the holder If the court of appeals up holds the decision of Justice Gaynor that t cents is the legal fare to Coney Island, If the court should decide that the Brook lyn Rapid Transit la acting within Its rights In charging double fare, however, the re ceipts are to be null and. void. The form of ths receipt was approved to night and hundreds of printers set to work preparing the slips for tomorrow's traffic. It Is believed the public will accept the re ceipts In . good faith and 'trust to an ad Justment of the matter In the courts. MANY HURT INJBARGAIN RUSH Oao Woman Probably Fatally Iajared In Crash In Store at St. Joseph, Mo. ' ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Aug. IS. One woman perhaps fatally Injured and many others more or less seriously hurt Is the result of a bargain day rush' at W. T., Wbolworth A Co's. store, 17 Felix street, today. The chief of police ordered the store closed but rescinded ths order when he found that the squad of ten police on duty there had the situation under control. Bertoualy injured: Mra. Suaan Wetland. 838 North Twenty fifth street. Numbers of others were carried out of the crowd overcome - by heat end In fainting ' oondltlon, but were able to go home without medical attention. ' TEAMSTER KILLED BY TRAIN Geora-e Watson Loses Life Hear Lead While Walking on Burling, ton Trneka, LEAD, 8. D., Aug. IB (Special Telegram. While talking along ths track of the Burlington road between Lead and Dead wood this morning a man named George Watson was struck by a freight train and so badly Injured that he died within an hour or so after being taken from ths track. Hewas a single man and formerly em ployed by the Homestske Mining company as a-teamster.' 'At the place where the accident occurred Is a very steep grade and high embankment, around which the track rune in a sharp curve, shutting off the view of the engineer and any one on the track. COMPANY REFUSES FRANCHISE Kansaa City May Met Get Cheap Gas Because of Franchise Terms. KANSAS CITT. Aug. Ik-Kansas City's fight for cheap gas reeelved a estback last night, when the Chicago capitalists, whs recently were granted a thirty-year fran chise to sell the city natural gas at M cants a thousand fet for domestic use and 10 cents for manufacturing purposes, no tided Mayor Beardsley that they could not accept the proposition. The franchise, they said, carried too many restrictions. At Independence, Mo., near here, yester day,' at a spe lal election, the action of t-ie OUT oouucll there In granting a franchise te furnish natural gas at X easts A thou sand Zest was xatlfled. REIGN OF TERROR IN POLAND Polios in Ifanj Cities Attacked with Bombs and Revolvers. OYER A SCORE OF OFFICERS KILLED Simultaneous Outbreaks In Warsaw, Lods, Yalta, gamure, I fa, Kelv and Chltu Many Persons, Injured. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1$.-Actlng ap parently with a definite plan and at a sig nal, the terrorists and revolutionists today inaugurated a carnival of murderous at tacks with bombs and revolvere on the police and troops In various cities In Po land, echoes of which ere heard from Samara, Ufa, Yalta, Kiev and even far away Chita, where Acting Chief of Police Gorplnchenko was slain almost on his own doorsteps. The revolutionists' campaign flamed out with especial virulence at War- where over a score were slain In the streets and many more were wounded. Among the killed, according to the latest official advices, were two sergeants of po lice, eight patrolmen, three gendarmes, five soldiers, a Hebrew merchant and a woman. The returns are not all In. Policemen and soldiers were shot down like rabbits In the streets. Their sssallants who traveled In small bands almost all escaped among the terrorised but sympathetic populace. The only considerable capture was a band of ten men who had Invaded a. grog shop and killed a soldier. These were taken by a passing patrol. Bombs were employed In an attack on the police station of the Volsk precinct in War saw, where a sergeant, two patrolmen and a soldier were wounded. Bombs Thrown at Lods. Other Polish cities out by the terrorists. were, lods, where six soldiers, three patrol men end the wife of a police captain were wounded by the explosion of bombs in the police station and two . soldiers and two terrorists killed In the streets, Radom, where a bomb thrown Into the police sta tion killed the wife and child of a captain; Vlotslossk, where the chief of police was slain and Plocm where at a a given signal the policemen on all the posts were slmul taneously attacked and several of them wounded. On account of the agrarian disorders and especially several attacks on post trains, the railway between Samara and Zlatoust which already was carrying guards on all Its trains, was today placed under martial law. Two of these attacks occurred today hear Ufa, revolutionists In each case flagging a train bursting open the doors of the mal cars, with bombs and rifling the registered pouches. The booty in one case amounted to 816,000; In the other case the amount Is not known. Onards Whip Momaa. Intense popular indignation has been cre ated here by the brutal treatment of Mile, Smirnoff, a refined young women, at the hands of the crack Chevalier guards. While a squadron of these guardsmen was passing along the Nevakl Prospect yesterday Mile. Smirnoff, who was accompanied by an other young woman, remarked: "They are as gay as if they, had captured Port Ar Pedestrians hearing the remark, 'repeated It, and quits a crowd collected and Joined In ths Jeering. The commander of the cavalrymen suddenly wheeled his squadrou and gave the command to 'charge with drawn whips. The troopers then charged the crowd, laying about them right and left. Mile. Smirnoff and her companion who In the meantime had passed on down a side street, were pursued. They tried to escape Into a doorway, but were caught Under the direction of an offloer they were forced tc enter a cab and were driven to the guards' barracks, where they were taken before Colonel Stenbockfermor. The latter1 was disposed to turn Mile. Smirnoff over to the police, but other . officers in terfered and the girl finally was taken to the court , yard, where troopers. In the presence of two officers, sdminlstered to her twenty-seven lashes with their whips. The girl's clothing was cut as If by knives by the wire thongs of the whips, and shs was horribly lacerated. The papers are demanding the trial both of the officers and men who took Dart In the affair, No action by the military authorities has yet been announced The Twentieth Century, which printed another story of the case today, has been confiscated. ' American Is Arrested Prof. George H. Blakeslee of Clark unl verslty, Worcester, Mass., who was aceom panled by M." N. Lubesky. a newspaper man, was arrested near Volokamsk yester day as a suspicious character, although he had a certificate of Identity from the American consul general, ,Mr. Smith of Moscow, and wae on the point of being sent to Volokamsk when he was released by order of the governor general by the request of Consul General Smith, who In the meantime had been apprised of the situation. Prof. Blakeslee Is one of a num ber of Amerloans traveling in Russia. EVOLUTIONS AT FORT- RILEY Arkansas Mllltln Given Lessons In Outpost, Patrol and Camp Work. FORT RILBY. Kan.. Aug. 15. The reg ular oavalry and Infantry today bad the problem of disposition for security and Information of troops on ths march, ths work being done by troops and eompaniea. Ths work for the artillery - was done by the Flfui battalion, the Seventh and Twen tieth batteries of field artillery, known as the horse battalion. They hsd firing for target practice and the officers and men of the other organisation were observers, Ths Arkansas regiment started work this morning when "the General" was soundel. Then they struck all of the tents In their camp snd lepitched them in the company streets. This work was followed by sn exercise in outpost and patrollng. A Una was established by the regulars, who were relieved by the Arkansas regiment. ' The Arkansaa troops later had evolutions by the regiment. Then "the General" was sounded again and ths tents of the regi ment were struck arid repltohed on their original sites. The work of the regiment In taking down and putting up the tents was dons In a remarkably short time. All of ths state troops coming to the csmp of Instruction will be put through the sams course on the third, day of their work. FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON. Ind., Aug. IS. It was announced this afternoon that the proposed parade of troops in Indianapolis had been abandoned on ac count of ths opposition on ths part of of ficers of ths Indians National Guard, who deslss that all the time spent by ths In diana troops la ths camp of Instruction shall be devoted to work. Calumet at Heela Dividend. BOSTON. Aug. U.-A quarterly dividend of t-) per share was declared today by the directors of tha Calumet 4 tieol Ulpiar oomjranih - " ," STENSLAND IN PITTSBURG j Friend of Bank Defaulter. Talks with Htm In Train at talon Station. PITTSBURG. Pa Aug"- 15.--The Chron icle-Telegraph tonight is authority for the statement that Paul O. Stensland, the de faulting president of thf. Milwaukee Ave nue State bank of Chicago. ' was In this city todsy and ts now thought to be In the east. According to this statement Stensland was seen aboard a Pennsylvania railroad train at the Union station by Oscar Holraer, a mechanical engineer who used to be a close friend of Stensland but had not seen him for two years. Holmer had gone to the station to meet a friend that was on his way east and while talking In the Pullman car his attention was unex- piainably, attracted to a man seated near. In telling of the Incident Holmer said today: 'For God's sake,' ho said, 'Is It you? Don't give me away.' . , I told him he and his affairs were none of my business and then he started to talk. He said he supposed I knew all about his trouble and declared ha wss almost out of his mind with worry. He told me that he wan going east and said he had plenty of money. My friend, who came from Rochester via Buffalo, told me the man whom I recog nised 'had been on the train from that time and they had talked together." The train left hers at S a.- m. Captain of - Detectives Eagan tonight said ha had heard nothing of Stensland passing through here and was Indignant that Hol mer had not reported the Incident to the police. The police have taken no action in the matter. Holmer's name does not appear In the city directory. CHICAGO, Aug. IS. The directors of ths Milwaukee Avenue State bank today re pudiated the Chicago, Title and Trust com pany as receiver. Ths directors were unan imously In favor of supporting Receiver Fetxer. It was announced today by the police that a valise taken by President Stensland when he left home has been found In a Wiscon sin village, the name of which Is kept se cret. In It was a notebook giving routes to countries where extradition treaties are such that It would be difficult to secure the return a fugitive from Justice. The countries mentioned are Honduras, India and Canada. PRINTERS ENDORSE OFFICERS Condnet of Strike for Elaht-Hoar Day Approved by International Convention. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Aug. 15.- By a unanimous vote the delegates to the International Typographical Union convciv tlon today adopted . a resolution express lng their full confidence In the officers and executive council. . congratulating them upon "the wisdom and prudent foresight shown in the conduct of the contest for an eight-hour day" and especially endorsing the action In the levy of the 10 per cent assessment for the purpose of conducting the strike. ' The ' arbitration agreement with the American Newspaper Publishers' Associa tlon was accepted, assurance being given by Frederick DrlscoU, labor ommissloner for the 'publishers: Uit,rhe-woiild ratify It. .next February. The' new agreement is but slightly different 'front the one which expires May L' 1907,' and Insures the news paper publishers against walk -outs, strikes, or boycotts,, ytey agreeing to arbitrate all ouierences oi wages, nours ana conaitions of labor. ' A national board of arbitration Is created to consist of the three members of ths union's executive council and three members of the standing committee of the publishers association. Indianapolis, the national headquarters, and Hot Springs were placed In the race for the 1907 convention, the vote to be taken tomorrow morning. Tomorrow Is "Home Day." Seattle Invited the union to hold Its 1909 convention there In connection with the Alaskan exposition, and Bt. Joseph, Mo., also made a bid for the 1V09 convention, Atlanta, Go., announcing its candidacy for the 1910 meeting. SPRCULE GOES TO SMELTERS Southern PaclOc Man to Bo TrafJIe Manager for Combine at Salary of SSoOOO. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. U.-Frelght Traffic Manager William Sproule, of the Southern Pacific company, has been offered and has accepted the traffic management of the American Smelting Refinery, the Amer ican Smelting Securities company, the Smelters' Steamship company and a score of smaller corporations, including railways In Nevada and Alaska and smelters and mines In both hemispheres of the western continent. On the Pacific coast alone these companies own smelters at Tacoma, Ever' ett, San Francisco and Selby. The prop- ' ertlea in Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Mexico and South America are immense. Thalr holdings In South America ars valued at a hundred million dollars or more. Sproule entered the service of the Southern Pacific as a clerk In the freight department in iSS and leaves it for ths highest traffic position In the west after twenty-four years of continuous service. Mr. Sproule will go to his new post October 1, and ths sal ary le said to be 3&,000 a year, LADY HESKETH DROPS OUT Daughter of Sharon Will Hot Help to Rebuild Snn Francisco Hotel. ( SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15 Lady Flor ence Hesketht, danghter of the lata United States Senator William Sharon of Nevada, haa given notice, through her London so licitor, that she will not. help in the re building of the Palace hotel. She arrived at this decision after a thorough discussion of the subject with Sir Thomas Hesketh. wrlo advised his wife to devote her funds to some other purpose. This Information has been conveyed to the other Sharon heirs, who announce that ths Palace will be rebuilt. Architects are already studying plans for tha new Palaos. MINNESOTA FOREST FIRES Settlers Forced to Abandon Homes and Animals Seek Safety In Towns. BIWHACK, Minn., Aug. 11 Several mrgs forest Ares are burning fiercely near here. Many settlers hsvs been forced to abandon their homes and have lost most of their property. Wild animals ars Invading ths limits of the vlllsges. Unless rain falls within twenty-four hours valuable tracts of pins will be destroyed. Mlasonrl Drouth Broken. ' ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Aug. 15 A protracted drouth 'was broken in northwest Missouri today by a heavy rail of rain, which has Insured the com croa and areatljr . laws " WWta . - - - - SETTLE GRAIN DIFFERENTIAL Trsffio Cffloials End tone-Standing; Con troversy Crer Export Grjin Bates. KANSAS CITY GIVEN SLIGHT ADVANTAGE Rate from Omaha to Gnlf ts IS 1-4 Cents on Wheat and IT 1-4 Cents on Corn, While rLaw Town Charge Is 1 Out Lower. CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-The long standing controversy involving the dlfferentlsls be tween the gulf and the seaboard on export grain from Missouri river points was ad- Justed here today by a special meeting of the executive officers of the western trunk lines' committee. This differential haa been a troublesome factor In export grain rate mnklng for a number of years and It Is be lieved that the solution reached will forever place this subject outside the pale f dis cussion. According to the provisions of the agree ment, which expires April 1, 190", the gulf lines will receive a differential of S cents on 11 grains from Kansas City and 4 cents from Omaha. None of the published tariffs shsll Include the fobbing chsrge either at the seaboard or the gulf. A feature of the adjustment Is the extension of the differ ential to cover wheat, which haa hitherto remained outside the range of discussion. Kansas City Given Advnntane. When the new tariffs go into effect on September 1, the rate on wheat from Kan sas City to Baltimore-will be Ztte; on corn ime; while the rate to the gulf Is fixed at 174c and 184c. While the rates to the sea board from Omaha are Identical with the tariff from Kansas City, the gulf quotations are 1814c and 17e. The adjustment wss effected on the basis of local rates from Ksnsas City and Omaha to Chicago, and the Mlaslsslppl river and points east thereof. The gulf lines will publish their own tariff. In making the adjustment on the-basle of local rates bearing on Chicago and St. Louis, the railroad men have recognlied the contention of the Chicago board of trade, which has long maintained that the advantage held by Missouri river points shcrald be removed. Under the arrangement effected today Chicago grain men can buy the western grain, brfhg It to' Chicago for rehandllng and reshlpment to the seaboard, on an equal footing with Missouri river points. MECHANICS FROM .AUSTRALIA San Francisco's Cry for Skilled Labor la Heard Around the World. I SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. The cry for labor sent out from San Francisco has been heard around the world. Forty skilled mechanics arrived yesterday from Australia, where they were paid W a day. They will receive at least twice that pay here. Every day sees rapid progress In the work of rehabltatlon. Already 1400,000 has been subscribed to reconstruct the Young Men's Christian assoclstlon building and the remainder necessary to make up fcoO, one la aamired. The California club, tne leadlogrwoman's i social- organisation, ,nf the coast, tins decided to construct a handsome club house without delay. Several fraternal societies will follow their example. A bench warrant was issued today, for the arrest of H. C. Qulnby, agent of the Eagle F're Insurance company. Qulnby had recently' been brought before the rand lury for examination as to his methods of settling claims of policy holders. . He refused to answer questions and was cited to appear before Judge Graham to Show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. He did not ap pear snd it was stated that his where abouta is unknown. WOOD WANTS ARMY INQUIRY Summons Commission to Phlllppln to Investigate Conduct of Officers There. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16.-The Call says today that Major. General Wood of ths United States army has surrimoned a commission to the Philippines to investi gate the conduct of United States army officers on duty In the Islands. He is keeping secret the object of his Investlga tlon ahd even the members of the com mission declare they do not know - what they are to do. They will receive their Instructions when they land at Manila. The following officers make up the com mission: Captain Ira L. Fredendall, quartermas ter's department; Captain Fred W. Cole, quartermaster's depsrtment; Major Amos W. Kimball, quartermaster's department; Clerk Edward Person and D. N. MoChesny, the recently appointed Inspector of sup plies at Jeffersonvllle. Ind. Captain Fredendall and McChesny leave on tha Logan, sailing today, and the oth ers leavs on ths ijext transport. GOVERNMENT BUYS SILVER Secures Fifty' Thousand Ounces of White MotnF nt 66. Cents sun Ouneo. WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. Pursuant to the announcement of ths secretary of ths treasury that hs desired to receive ten ders of silver today four bids were made to Director Roberts of the mint. The bids were opened this afternoon, and after being submitted to Secretary Shaw it was announped that the government had purchased 60.000 ounces of sliver, .999 fine, at M.t cents sn ounce. It Is net ths custom to announoa the name of tha Individual or corporation through'' whom ths silver Is obtained. It Is expected the government will require from 50,000 to, 100,000 ounces of sllvr a week for an indefinite length of time. It is the purpose therefore of Secretary Shaw and Director Roberts, to receive bids Wednesday of each week until fur ther notice. NEBRASKAN SUED FOR DIVORCE Wlfa of Former Resident of Sorth Loup Alleges Desertion In Kentuoky. CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 1. (Special Tele gram.) In the clroull court of Kenton county, Kentucky, Just across ths river from Cincinnati, Mrs. Belle Spencer last evening filed a divorce petition against her husband. John F. Spencer. Ths couple were formerly prominent resi dents of North Loup, Neb., where they were marled In 18. The wife declares that her husband abandoned her In Brooks villa without a cent In 14 and that aha now believes he Is living In his former boms In North Loup, Neb. They have one child 19 years old, and sue asks custody pf the bo NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Thursday and Friday. Teaiperatnre nt Omaha Yesterdayi Hoar. Dee. Hoir, Dec 11 a. m ...... 74 1 p. m 'l a. m...... T4 9 p. m M T n. m T4 S n. m T a. m ...... T.I 4 s. m ,M O a. nt Ttt S p. m 10 TH p. m T 11 a. m...... TH T p. m ST U n SI S p. m HA p. m COMMITTEE MAKING PLATFORM Men Appointed to Formulate Draft for Republican Convention In Session. The committee appointed by the state central committee to drsft a platform to be presented to the republican stats con vention began a laborious session at the Millard hotel lsst night. The meeting was held behind closed doors and It was an nounced at a late hour the resolutions had not taken definite enough form to be given out. Of the seven members of the committee, six were present, E. B. Perry of Cam bridge being the absentee. The other mem bers are L. D. Richards of Fremont, chair- ma t; R. B. Windham of Flattsmoutn, w. D. Haller of Blair, C. E. Burnham of Norfolk. C. B. Anderson of Crete and W. T. Wilcox of North Platte. Several drafts of resolutions were pre sented by different members of the com mittee, together with a number of sep arate plarks. After considerable discussion and an Interchange of Ideas among the members thee drafts were euhmltted to a sub committee to be condensed and put Into form for adoption by the committee. ICE INVESTIGATION IN TOLEDO lee Costing; 91.15 a Ton, Freight In cluded, Is Sold for SIO n Ton. TOLEDO, O., Aug. 15. The examination of witnesses was continued today by the Interstate Commerce commission Into the action of railroad and Ice companies. Of ficers of the Toledo Car Service associa tion were questioned regarding the assess ing and collection of freight charges, but little of Interest was disclosed. It Is a question whether the Ann Arbor Railroad company can be held liable for the acts of the old company as managed by Wei llngton Burt and his associates, as so far there Is no evidence thet the present com- papy has discriminated In favor of any Ice company. H. P. Wattera, one of the owners of the Michigan Lake Ice company, who was sen tenced to the workhouse . for conspiracy In restraint of trade, testified that he bought Ice from Michigan lakes, had It carried to Toledo by the railroads and that he paid this year tl.ll a ton, freight Included. This same Ice was sold In To ledo for (10 a ton under the combination. AFTER PULLMAN CAR COMPANY Chicago Tax Officials Want to Assess . . ; its Cars, Capital Stock and 4-i",y ;,"V; H.-.v.,.'mI""- - r. - CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-Thst Chicago Is the home of Pullman ears and thatv they should be taxed here was the claim made today by Corporation Counsel Lewis, when he attacked the valuation of the Pullman company before the board . of review. He contended that the fact that a car Jour neyed from state to state on regular or Irregular trips did not exempt It from tax ation In Chicago. In addition to demanding the taxation of the -cars, Lewis insisted that the com pany pay taxes on 12,000,000 of capital stock, 120,000,000 surplus and back taxes on 11.650,000. He also took up ths company's real estate, some of which is held by the Pullman association. When the Pullman case wss called by President Upham of the board of review, counsel fon the com pany were unable to answer questions put to them by Lewis and the case was there fore continued ' until Friday. WOMAN TRIES TO KILL SELF Demented, She Attempts, Drowning, but Is Pulled Out of Wnter. Miss Hilda Swendby of 1519 North Nine teenth street, aged 80, became demented Wednesday afternoon about 1:80 and went to Cut Off lake, where she tried to drown herself. Shs went to a spot on Ames ave nue, and as shs Jumped in the lake O. H. Plumber, who lives at 1122 Ames avenue, plunged in and pulled her out. He held her until the police were notified and Emer gency Officer Hell took her to the station, where she Is held on a charge of Insanity It is supposea mat miss Ewendby was overcome by ths heat. She Imagines she sees all kinds of big buildings floating around before her eyes. C. C. BROWNE IS REARRESTED Another Charge Filed Against Silk Examiner Released Writ of Habeas Corpus. . NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Charles C Browne, the convicted federal silk ex amlner who. was ordered released from the state prison at Sing Bing on Tuesday upon a writ of habeas corpus Issued by Judge Hough of the United States circuit court, was rearrested as he stepped - from the prison today and arraigned before Judge Hough. Ball for his trial upon an indict ment yet pending against him was fixed at 830.000 and he was temporarily com mltted to the Tombs prison. ARGENTINA MILLERS EXCITED Reciprocity Is Suggested with Brnsll to Hold Its Trade la Flour. . wABHiNuiv.i, Aug. u. Brazil's an nouncement of the reduction of tariff on American flour has produced consternation In Argentina. Dispatches from Buenos Ayres announce that Argentina Is prepar ing to make a 80 per cent reduction on Brazilian products admitted Into Argentina, In the hope of getting a tariff rata from Brasil on flour, which' will prevent Amer ican millers from monopolising ths Bra slllan flour markets. Porch Climber Interrupted. While the family of A. McKensle, 420 Park avenue, was absent from home to view the Kohrbough building hre Tuesday evening, a porch climber mads an attempt to enter the house and was only frustrated by the return of the occupants. When they reached ths house the man Jumped from the top of the porch to the ground and mads off. Police Captain Dunn sent offlcere to the section to look for suspicious atkaaetara, , - . ALMA MAN A WINNER Democrat Name Eballenbercer for Got srnor on First Eallot ROMISES TO MAKE RED HOT CAMPAIGN Berge U Called for, but Tails to Appear Before the Contention. HITCHCOCK LOSES ON SENAT0RSH1P Contention Deoidei to Kominsts Candidate for that Offioe. LIVELY DEBATE OVER PROPOSITION Populist Convention Adjourns With out Action fntll the Democrats Shnll Hnvo Completed Their Work. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. l (Special Tele gram.) Shellenbergrr was nominated on the first ballot by the democratic conven tion at midnight. Vote: Shallenberger, 455; Berge, 812; Thompson, 81. The popu lists have adjourned nntll the democrats finish. Shallenberger thanked the convention. Ho took advantage of tha opportunity to tell the convention he would make the hotteat campaign ever waged against the corpora tions. He stood squarely on the platform, be said, and was In favor of ths elective railway commission and a law to glvo ths commission full power. Berge was cslltd for but failed to re spond. ' Before adjourning the populists brought Berge Into the convention hall snd begged him to take ths nomination for governor at their hands. This he refused to do and pleaded with them to Indorse Shallenberger. The Indications are, however, the populists will adjourn' sins die without either nomi nating a ticket or Indorsing the democ ratio ticket. William H. Thompson of Grand Island was nominated for United States senator. Lieutenant Governor William H. Jones, Crelghton. (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Aug. 15,-(8peclal.) The dem ocratic state convention, which met this afternoon In ths Auditorium at 8:80, took recess at 4 o'clock fbr fifteen minutes and then at ( o'clock adjourned until 7 without doing anything toward nominating a state ticket. Ths usual order of things was reversed upon motion of McKUllp of Humphrey, and a state chairman and sec retary were selected immediately after the convention met. T. S. Allen wss re elected chairman and H. 8. Daniels secre tary. The excuse offered for the adjournment was to give the resolutions committee time to draft a suitable platform. It ts believed, however, both sides the Shallenberger snd the Berge were afraid to come to a test vote, and each Is sparring for time. . The - oonventlon so far has developed that - Myor ' DahrmanS' the -moat- popular' atari bare, sharing' ths .honor with McKUllp; Theee ' two have gotten everything they v. have asked for and got It with a whoop. though nothing of Importance has come up except the. selection of a chairman and secretary, first on the call. The motion was very objectionable until Dahlman made a speech In its favor. Omaha attempted. besides getting the secretary, to' land George Rogers as chairman, but thst wae no go after Dahlman announced he wae for Allen. Rogers withdrew his name. Hitchcock Worklna Hard. The convention is peculiar in that no one seems to know what will happen. Shal lenberger developed considerable strength during tha night and this morning, snd yet. Just before sdjournment. It looked as though Berge had a food lead. Hitchcock has made a light for the Alma man such as he never before put up. He Is working with the railroad or conservative element of the party cheek by Jowl and personally all day he distributed Shallenberger badges and solicited votes for his man. Dahlman and his crowd of fellows on the delegation were for Thompson, and the mayor said Tie would place him In nomination whether he would accept or not. It ts thought they wilt go to Shallenberger in preference to Berge. Two familiar faces In the convention this afternoon were Judge England and Jos Johnson, who occupied conspicuous seata among the delegates. They represent ths "fake reformers" hers and It Is said Eng land, who this year . Is a republican, strolled Into the convention through fores of habit It Is told on good authority that the Burlington railroad Is helping Shallen berger for all It la worth and that the Cus ter county delegation haa been swung Into line ior him thrdugh threats msds by this road. The Hitchcock-railroad crowd has been working hard all day on the prejudloa of the old-time democrats against a pop ulist to defeat Bergs and nothing hae been left undone to turn ths trick.' Hitchcock Loses First Round. O. M. Hitchcock Inst out In ths first round over his plan to name a United States sen atorial candidate by placing ths names of ths candidates on the stats ticket. Tha resolutions committee late this afternoon voted down his motion and adopted an amendment by Loomls to have tbs conven tion endorse a candidate. The fight was fierce and Hitchcock was sbly assisted by Dan Corcoran of Tork. Loomlf, ' Edgar Howard and W. H. Thompson advocated ths adoption of the amendment. Metealfo objected to both motions, but voted for ths Loomls amendment after voting against the Hitchcock plan. Hitchcock tonight will submit to ths convention a minority report asking that his plan be adopted. The debate at .times In the committee meeting became personal, the members be coming Irritated by the methods used by Hitchcock to defeat any senatorial prefer ence. When Loomls moved his amendment Hitchcock asksd that his motion be voted on first, explaining when Thompson de manded a reason that be wanted to vote for ths amendment provided his own mo tion was lost. Metcalfe started to put ths motion as indicated by Hitchcock snd was called dowri hard by Thompson, who In sisted on parliamentary practice being fol lowed. Explanations followed and then ths Hitchcock plan was defeated, only ths author and Bhallenbet ger voting for It. Populists Walt on Democrats. ' Ths populist convention met and organ ised and then adjourned to wait for tbs democrats to do something. There Is much talk that if Berge la turned down by ths democrats he will tske the populist nomin ation and run as a populist. Bergs will not discuss this now. Among ths interested spectators hers during the day were Tom Majors ejift f ta