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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI-NO. 64. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1006-TON PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. TEST NEW RATE LAW Chano to Show Whether Ueature Will Accomplish What Is Expected. CATTLEMEN APPEAL TO .COMMISSION Sjiiiit Bate from Texas to the florth and East Unreasonable. CASE PASSED UPON UNDER OLD LAW Commiation'a Powers Under That Act Are Inadequate to Enforce Ruling. TERMINAL CHARGES ALSO CHALLENGED Tala Cos, Mkc th Other, Had Beam Paeeed, Cpoa by th CnmlnUa, at Its Orders Hat Been Imred. ' (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Aug. S0.-(8peeial Tele gram.) The Cattle Raiser' association of Tuu ha filed a petition for an order of the commission fixing rates on cattle from the southwest market and northern ranges In accordance with a decision rendered a year ago that the rates to the exte- about 7 per car are too high. T" A. portanc of the cna ran be better1. 'v4 stood when It Is considered that it unk to orer C.X),0 per annum and that rates held to be unlawful were put In feet March 5, l so that probably unjust pert -of. the rate' collected, as held by the oommlsslon, has amounted to tween W, 000, 000 and 15,000,000 already and Is steadily - Increasing at the rate of 1100,000 per month. .. . , . - 8. H. Cowan, attorney for the Texas as sociation and other western live stock as sociations, presented the application to the commissioners of Interstate commerce, be ing the first one to ask for the, exercise f the rate-malting power. His contention is that there has already been a full hear ing m the complaint under section U of th erlglnal Interstate commerce act and that all the commission has to do now is to offer full opportunity for the presenta tion of further evidence' which either party may tiemand and then decide the case upon the whole evidence,, old and new, and fix the rate. . There are many Important cases heretofore decided by the commission which may be dealt' with similarly. ' After Terminal Charges. Mr. Cowan also presented a similar ap plication tor further . proceedings in the matter of the live stock terminal delivery charge at Chicago, which the commission has deoided to be unlawful and ordered the carriers to cease and desist collecting V- It-. The order wa cat obeyed and now the cattle men and other live stock men, through the Cattle Raisers' association of Texas 'and the American National Live Stock association, and the Iowa Corn Belt Meat Producers, are asking ths commis sion to fix terminal charge at Chicago at II per car Instead of 2 per car. . This Item Is small, but amounts to $300,000 per annum nc7lB-thn3Jttee for tew ftiray ' , The live stock' associations above' men - ' tloned have also Med new proceedings with the commission asking for the establish ment of '.through route and Joint rates a -live stock shipped from and over' the TeM A Pacific railway. That road serves a large territory which breed cattle and ether Jive stork, but will not make . a through rate or permit a loaded car of live stock to leave It line. It adopted that policy In April,-1904, and now itockmen In the northwest states who buy -cattle in Texa and, those who ship, demand a through rout and Joint rate,- so as to not be compelled to pay the sum of the local Tate at Junction - points. The commlssloln directed service In these eases and will aet them for hearing as soon aa possible. ', ' " . Teat f Gaud Faith. "It is expected that a aharp contest will be made In all of them," said Judge Cowan today, "as In all Important cases involving a reduction of rates. The boasted desire , to ooinply with the law and obey the commission's decisions I much on the sur face and cheap talk. The action of the , railroads will be 'very different In every matter affecting revenue. While there are many decisions of ths commissioners here tofore rendered holding certain rate un reasonable where roads are not obeying the order ef the commission. . not one of thent has changed their course In that par ticular on any previous decision. "It Is certain they will all resist to the limit any order affecting adversely their revenue; stopping rebates snd discrimi nations is a money msker for the railroads, fcenre they may be expected to comply With the law In those matters, but the amount ef the rate Is what hits the people's pockets and that is where the railroads will fight." As Mr. Cowan had much to do In drawing i the bill throughout the agitation, be say It Is gratifying to him to b able to present th flrt Important demand that the commission fix rates, Other Caaea filed. Among other cases filed are The City of Spokane. The Spokane Chamber of Com merce and The Spokane Jobbers' Asso ciation, against Th Northern Pacific Rail way Company. Oreat Northern Railway Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Oregon Railroad ana Navigation Company and Spokane Kails Northern Railway Company. Complainants aver that Spokane la from I3t to 6C3 miles closer to point of rig-in and destination In the eastern states 'ha Tacoma. Seattle and Portland, but that on almost all Interstate traffic carried by the defendants from state eat.t of Washington to Spokane the -rates charged r equal to those charged to Brittle, le om and Portland, plus the local me iharged from thoc cities back to Spokane? It S averred thst the Bpoksne frelgiit rales , large. exceed those charged ship sere of aoy other city similarly situated. nd that good can be ahtpped to elite competing with Spokane, such aa Butte, Helena and Great Falls. Mont., for leas than they ran be delivered at Spokane. Hi difference against Spokane Is from 3 tent to ft per loo pounds of freight, and then the Jobber there have to purchase arloa lota, lo get carload rates, which M given to other elUes on smaller lots, rh contention that the favorable rates to leattle, Taooma and Portland are made b tauee water competition la character wed as "mere subterfuge." The petitioners sk that the rate to snd from Spokane U equalised, and thst the shippers may cover excess payment exacted from ttiem. Th t. Louis Hay and Oram Company against th Loulsvlll A Nashville Railway Company. Mobile. A Ohio Railroad Com pany. llUaol Central Railroad Company nVfUued a Third Page J "O. At EARTHQUAKES IN . CHILE Trembler fHlll Drives People to Opea Grtise In the ftoathera 1 Repnblle. NF7W TORK. Aug. SO.-Of the' recent earthquake shocks In that vicinity a crble dlsrateh to the Herald from Tacna, Chile, eays; Heavy earthquake shocks have been felt throughout Tncna and Acra, extending to the frontier of Peru. The panic Is Inde scrlbable. People are living In the public square. First ahocks lasted thirty seconds. Slighter shocks continue at Intervals. 8A NTIA(K), Chile, Aug. .D.-The ambu lance stations and hospitals at Valparaiso are now raring for 8,9)0 persons who sus tained Injuries during the earthquake or Ores which followed. Mme. von Der Lund, wife of Colonel von Der Lund, the German instructor of the Chilean troops, died today , as a result of the Injuries which she received during the earthquake. Owing to the scarcity of food the mu nicipality of Valparaiso has decided to send away from that city all the inhabitants who are Incapable of working. . Six hundred cattle are on their way to Saiftlago to relieve the meat scarcity. The banks have again raised their rates of In terest on loans. CHICAGO, Aug. 30. A cablegram received today by the Northwestern Christian Advo cate from Santiago, Chile, reports that Dr. Willis C. Hoover, missionary of the Metho dist church at that point, and his wife both escaped unharmed from -the earthquske. "he property of the Methodist mission-In 4ago, however, was destroyed. CON ST A K' WOPLE. Aug. 80.-A Turko Bulgartsn commission has been appointed to delimit the portion of the frontier of the vilayet of Adrianople, which I In dispute and which led to a somewhat sharp fight recently between the soldiers guarding the Bulgarian post at Sujuk and the guard on duty at the Turkish post of Dervish Moglla. Turkish and Bulgarian troops have been confronting one another from the points they occupied after the fighting, but a sus pension of hostilities has now been agreed upon pending an Investigation. The (de ficiencies In artillery of the Second Turkish army corps, whose headquarters are ( at Adrianople, are being remedied by the dispatch there of . ten batteries of new Krupp quick-firing guns. FIGHTING IN SAN DOMINGO Iasnrareata Said ta Have Been feated at DnJaboa by the Government. CAPS. HAYTIEN. Haytl, Aug. SO. A message received here from Santo Domingo says that . after Insurgents , bad occupied Dajabon, In the northern part of the coun try, the government forces made an at. tack upon it and compelled the enemy to abandon the town, leaving . General Ale jandro Maroado and five men killed on the fleld ;.- . ' V- !'':' ' i" ' The" government force lost' eight killed. The revolutionists marched 6n Jlcaqulta and further fighting followed, resulting in the revolutionists being defeated with se vere losa . ' At Monte Cristi, on the north coast. Gen eral Camache ia besieged by revolutionists, and in an entrenched position is awaiting the arrival of reinforcements by sea. Sew Cliiraii a Free Port. NEW CHWANG. Aug. S&.-Japan's notifi cation that it will continue Dalny aa a free port until China provides customs houses on the Russian frontier resulted today In the Chamber of Commerce here petitioning the consular body to suspend the collec tion of duties at New Chwang pending the rearulatlon of Manchurlan customs. The ' Chamber of Commerce maintains that ths present condition threatens the existence of New Chwang. No KxchaasT on Drear Doctrine. LONDON, Aug. M The Associated Press learns from the Foreign office that so far as Great Britain Is concerned there is no foundation for the report from Rome that an exchange of views has takon place among the powers regarding the Drago doctrine. . Spanish Strike Extends. MADRID, Aug. SO. The strictest censor ship is observed In regard to strike news, but it is known that the movement is ex tending at Santander and Bilbao. . Rein forcements of troops ars proceeding' to these cities from Valladolld, Leon, Valencia and Ovledo. t Gibbons Tenders Sympathy. PARIS. Aug. SO. Cardinal Gibbons ha written to Cardinal Richard, archbishop of Paris, expressing the sympathy of the American Catholic clergy with the French church. HONOR MEMORY OF CONWAY Man Who Re rased t Hani Dawn Flag; at Peneaveola Has Peathnnns Recognition. CAMDEN. Me.. Aug. SO. The North At lantic squadron, the Maine commsndery of the military order of the Loyal Legion, of the United States, and ths local Grand Army posts united In honoring the memory of William Conway, a native of this town, who, while on duty at the PensacolS navy yard at the breaking out of the civil war, refused to haul down the American flag as a token of surrender. A large boulder had been erected In front of the Congregational church In commemoration of Conway and the ceremony of un vetting waa held today. In connection with the exercises a letter from President Roosevelt was received ex pressing Ills appreciation of the action taken in erecting the memorial. SEALER .SSUES ULTIMATUM. Chirac Parkers Meet Give Fall Weight or Far Charges In Conrt. CHICAGO. Aug. SO. City Sealer Joseph Gretn. la whose department is the super vision of Wrights and measures, today Is sued an ultimatum to th packers at th stock yard, butter factories and wholesale and retail dealers In lard and butter, de claring that the public must be given full weight In all packsgea of lard and butter r the rity will prosecute them In hun dreds of cases la which It has secured evi dence against them. The ordinance calls for a fine of 1100 on very package of lard or butter In which the weight is short and ths sealer declared that he would give the dealer and maker of lard and butter until next Tuesday to eomoly with th law, . - VVv,SH BORDER TO BE FIXED ef ' " , - the I "J v grnrlan Commission Named . O.' 'wilt a Frontier Sow EMBEZZLEMENT AND SUICIDE Sensational Development Some Tbiok and Tut in Philadelphia Failure.. DEAD 'RESIDENT SHOT HIMSELF IN HEAD Receiver Finds That Mr. Hippie Hy pethloated 6ft,000 Worth of Paper Belona-lnsj t Company. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. SO.-Examlnatlon of the list of securities held by the defunct Real Estate Trust company today de veloped the fact that Frank , K. Hippie, president of the Institution, who committed suicide, was an embessler. The authority for this statement is George H. Barle, Jr., receiver for the trust company. Mr. Earle declined to say what securities are missing.' but he declared that Hippie had hypothecated Sffi.OuO worth of the paper, securing $00,000 for ttie securH tics, which he never returned. Receiver Earle further declared that President Hip pie embessled the 5,000,000 he loaned to Adolf Segal, the promoter. These loans, Mr. Earle asserted, were personal transac tions. "Although made In the name of the bank, the directors had no knowledge of them, consequently the money was stolen by Hippie," said Mr. Earle. , Financed School for Women. Another, enterprise in which the dead president was financially interested was discovered today, when it became known that he was one of the Incorporators of Miss Wright's Select School for Ladles, at Bryn Mawr, the suburb tn which Hippie had his summer residence. The other in corporators were his son, F. Wharton Hip pie, and Miss Wright.. The latter, five years ago, began teaching school at Bryn Mawr. She made the acquaintance of Mr. Hippie's daughter, now dead, and Mr. Hip pie displayed a friendly Interest in -her. Last year Miss Wright purchased a large stone building at Bryn Mawr at a cost, it is said, of 160,000 and established her select school. Miss Wright said today that Mr. Hippie visited the Institution two or three times a week. His last visit waa made, according to Miss Wright, on Thursday aft ernoon of last week, the day before he shot and killed himself. In an Interview today Receiver Earle re iterated his opposition to a permanent re ceivership for the trust company. This proceeding, he declared, would deprive the concern of Its trust funds which are among the most valuable assets. , If all of Promoter Segal's enterprise are as valu able as his sugar refinery, he said, their operation by the depositors would be more fruitful of results than any other method, and he believed through such a plan the depositors would receive dollar for dollar. Hippie Shoots Himself. The suspicion entertained that Hippie committed suicide was confirmed today by Joseph N. King, coroner of Montgomery county. When he made the announcement Dr. Albert K. Read, the coroner.s phy sician, was standing near and he added: "You can cay that Mr. Hlppl blew out hi brain." The coroner said: "When I went to Bryn Mawr Friday morn ing to, Inxestlgate tbe audden. aaih!Af..MA- 7 1 L 1 - ' . . . . . . . ' , - . nippiv iuuiiu toai ne was ine presiuem of a trust company and when I discovered that he had committed suicide 1 decided to suppress the (fact for a few days In order to prevent a run on the trust com pany. I thought that if there was anything wrong, in Mr. Hippie's transaction the directors would have a chance to make up whatever defects there were." The coroner stated that ' Hippie had placed the muxxle of a 38-callbre revolver in his mouth and shot himself. The ball passed upward and lodged in the brain. The shooting took place in the bath room. He arese fahortly before 6 o'clock and Mrs. Hippie waa of the opinion that her husband was taking a bath. When he did not return to his room inside of half an hour, Mrs. Hippie became alarmed and made an Investigation. She found her husband lying on tho floor lu the bath room. - t Receiver Works on Books. Now that Receiver Earle has taken charge of the Real Estate Trust company of - this city, which closed It doors last Tuesday because of a shortage of about 17,000,000, It la expected matter In the af fairs of the company that are not clear to the directors or depositor will soon b ex plained. Mr. Earl ha placed a staff of his own clerks at work. Among the -first things to be done will be the opening of the strong box which belonged to the late Frank K. Hippie. No one. It Is said, knows what It contains, but It Is hoped by the receiver that Its contents will be such as to be of some aid to the receiver to straighten out the affairs of the company. The receiver reiterated today to many anxious inquirers that on a hurried exami nation of books and paper h feels quit certain that all securities and trust funds not belonging directly to the trust com pany Itself are Intact. Ths company had charge of trust funds and estates valued at more than" J8 000,000. Talk f Reopening;. There 1 much talk among certain finan cier and other of the possibility of the rehabilitation of the company, but no feasible plan has come Fto light. What his plan is Mr. Earle will not divulge. It I thought, however, that his plan would be to operate the numerous enterprise promoted by Adolph Segal, who borrowed more than 14,000,000 from President Hippie to carry on his operation, th revenue derived to be placed to tho credit of the company' de positor. It ia almost certain that the financial Interests of the city will not be a party to any plan to place the trust com pany on Its feet. ' - Mr. Converse Is authority for th state ment that the . loans made to Interests other than Segals, even if they hsj been bad, would not hsve affected the company tn the least. The failure was due entirely to the loans to Begal. Receiver Earle said that ths plan for the reorganisation of the Real Estate Trust company was to ask th creditors to take preferred stock In th trust company for tneir claims and appoint their own re ceiver in the company. This, he felt as sured, would glv the creditor their only chance to get back their money, dollar for dollar. Mr. Earle added that he had Just discov ered a Urge asset of the trust company, which it was supposed waa not very good, really backed by names perfectly good and which could be realised upon. This ssset Is said to be 130.000 In value. During the formal legal proceedings In court this afternoon to restrain the Real Eutate Trust company from doing business and to continue the temporary receiver, at torneys who claim they represent 1.000 de positors asked the court to appoint an auxiliary receiver, They suggested Wil liam A. Glssgow. Th court took th matter uuder consideration. CHANGES COMING IN ARMY Captain Pershlnar Mentioned tor Star When Lee Becomes Major General. WASHINGTON, Aug. JO -As soon as the naval maneuvers are over at Oyster Bay It is expected thst President Roosevelt will take up the matter of filling Impor tant vacancies that are to occur In the army. , Lieutenant General Corbln will re tire September 16. and It Is already known that he Is to be succeeded by General MucArthur. now commanding the Pacific division. The vacancy on the list of major generals will be filled by the promotion of Brigadier General Jesse M. ' Lee. There has been a warm contest over the succes sion to the brigadier general vscsncy. Captain John. J. Pershing, military attache at the American embassy In Japan, Is among those mentioned In this connection. Paymaster Dodge win retire September II. Colonel Tower, who Is senior rolonel of the pay corps, will waive his. plnce in favor of Colonel Snlffln. for the paymaster generalship If assured that it would not prejudice his chances for the place when Colonel Snlffln reaches the retiring stage. Colonel 8ntffln wns private secretary to President Grant., who later appointed him major In the pay corps. Other officers hsve friends who hare urged their' selec tion. It is expected thst. Secretary Taft will take up these army appointments with the president when he returns from Maine, where the secretsry makes a speech In Representative Llttlefleld's district Septem ber Is ULTIMATUM TO THE PACKERS Secretary Wilson, Tells Them Label Mast Specifically Describe Con ' tents of Parkaares. WASHINGTON. Aug. TO.-Notnlng short of the placing on meat products of labels which will not deceive the public was the ultimatum which Secretary Wilson deliv ered to', forty representatives of various packing houses here today. Hereafter, If the packers want their goods accepted for Interstate shipment, the packages must bear labels more specific than those used hitherto. It will not do, for instance, to state merely that a package contains sausage. The label must distinctly, de scribe . the article and plainly show that the sausage is made entirely of pork, or pork and beef combined, or ' of other in gredients. The elimination of certain ad vertising features on the labels will also be Insisted upon. The packers 'were particularly solicitous regarding the meat products already put up and held In stock, but Secretary Wilson assured them it was not hls Intention to open every package, but to select a cer tain percentage, and If they were found aa represented he would authorise labels for the lot, certifying that it had met the requirements of the law. In administering the law Secretary Wil son said he would apply common sense and that It was not his intention to be hyper critical or to Impose any unnecessary hard ships on the packer. Further conferences will continue tomorrow. . ' CORNEOUS; WOULD ;iiRBITRAT Head of San -Francisco Street Rail way l'nton Wonld End . the Strike, s SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. .-Shortly be fore midnight President Cornelius of the street railway union Issued a statement containing a proposition for settling the street railway ' strike by arbitration, in which he recede somewhat from his former unyielding attitude in respect to the demands for increased wages and shorter hour. In this statement Cornelius says the car men will return to work with the understanding that they are to receive S3 a day, and that the number of hours which shall constitute a day snd all other ques tions between the men and the company shall be left to a Joint arbitration commit tee for settlement. President Calhoun also lsrued a lengthy statement, the substance of which is that the company now has 2,500 men enroute from' the east. These he proposes to or ganize into a car men's union. One thousand blankets were taken Into the McAtlster street car barn yeaterday and the work of preparing the principal car barns for the housing of the strike breakers, who are to reach here Saturday, Is being pushed aa rapidly as possible. POSTOFFICE AN OPEN SHOP Clerke May Form Labor I'nlon, hnt They Mnst Not Molest Those Who Refwse to Join. WASHINGTON. Aug. SO.-The principle of the "open shop" will be applied to the postal sen-ice, according to a decision reached at the department today at a con ference between Postmaster Fred A.' Busse of Chicago, and Acting Postmaster General Hitchcock and Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger. ' The visit of Postmaster Busse - was brought about by the recent announcement of the proposed formation of a national labor union of postal clerks In affiliation with the American Federation of Labor. The determination today waa that, so long as the postofflce employe conform to the rule and regulation and do not at tempt to molest those who do not enter the union, there will be no objection to the employes affllating with labor organ Isa.. tions. It was expressly stated, however, that the department would afford the full eat protection to those who, for reasons of their own,'' do not see fit to Join the union. WATER COMPANY IS HELD Vnlted States Ceort of Appeal Ren ders Decision In Snlt f " Schamel. ST. LOVIS, Aug. S0.-(Speclat-An opin ion was handed down by the United States court of appeals, in which the Omaha Water company of Omaha, Neb., is held responsible for the burning of a building. Jacob Schamel sued for damages for the death of hi wife, Annie Schamel, who was attending a committee meeting ri the third floor of the Patterson block, when the fire started. She leaped from a window and was killed. The caae waa heard in the United States circuit court of Nebraska, where It de veloped that the inspector entered the baaement to read a meter. Th room waa dark, and he is said to have lighted matches to facilitate his work, throwing thm into a pile of rubbish. The tower court held that - the water company waa responsible. In not providing Its employes mith ssfe appliances for their work. The case wss heard by Judgis Sanborn. Vandsvanter and Philip. NOT UP TO EXPECTATIONS Bryan Reception Bit:, but the Old-Time Enthusiasm is Lackinc PEOPLE LOOKED, IUT KEPT SILENT Mayor , "Jim" Dahlman Delivers Cenple of Characteristic Ad s' reuses. One of Them to the Brokers on the Car. (From a Staff Correspondent.) ,NEW YORK, Aug. 30 8peclal Tele gram.) From whatever point of view you look at the Bryan reception of today, but one conclusion can be reached It was not up to the expectation of his friends. His arrival In New York was the occasion of a generous demonstration with consider able enthusiasm now and then making Itself felt. But as he passed Broadway It was, as one of Bryan's warm supporters said, "much like a circus parade;" people were Interested, but silent as the procession passed. When Mr. Bryan's carriage came oppo site the Fifth Avenue hotel there was an attempt at'applause, but it died a bornln', and all the way through this great cit's main artery of trade and commerce, Broad way, the absence of spontaneous welcome wss apparent. At the Victoria hotel Bryan's home folks made the welkin ring and their cheers were taken up by the crowds on both Broadway and the Twenty-seventh avenue sides, terminating In the first real hearty ovation he had received during hi prog ress from Mr. Goltra's yacht to his hotel. It Is true that In downtown districts, largely given over to business, there was heartiness In the throwing of ticker tapes, lower Broadway being literally covered with white paper ribbons, but once clear of this district the lack of enthuslssm was Impressively marked. Bad Manaaement of Reception. Bad management was written all over Mr. Bryan's reception at Madison Square garden, and coupled with the restlessness of the crowd, who could not hear Nebraska's- noted son, marred what would otherwise have been a highly successful event. While Mr. Bryan was liberally applauded.' particularly when he referred to the money question, and again when he said that somebody had commenced cleaning out the republican stables in his absence, there was a noticeable lack of enthusiasm which the Peerless Leader never failed to arouse In his campaigns of 1P96 and 1900 and even stayed with him throughout the enigmati cal campaign of 1904. The day started splendidly for Bryan' friends and neighbors from th Antelope state. Under the guidance of Colonel Bldd, who used to be Bryan's major domo, but who is now manipulating the stock market In Wall street, and rumor says Is doing well; "Mayor Jim," Ooodley Brucker, C. B. Dugdale, Dan Butler. Lyele Abbott, W. H. Green and Mayor Hunker of West Point, the bunch started for the haunts of Dives In Wall street and Stock Exchange place. In front of Trinity church the party had their pictures taken and then they called to pay their respects to J. PlerpontMor gap, but thajt spoilsmen was not In. They then worked In on the Stock exchange and later watched the operations of the curb stone brokers. This was a new feature of gambling to many of us'' Nebraskans. Learning who the distinguished onlookers were the curbstone operators called on the "Cowboy Mayor" for a speech, and, realis ing that he waa In the lair of plutocracy and the money devils, Mr. Dahlman said:. Mayor Jtm Gets' No Takers. I have heard of you gents before, but I didn't know you didn't have room in the house (pointing to the Stock exchange) to do business. If you wish us to we will send you down a little land from Nebraska which we are not using at present. Since you fellows are gambling on the streets a thing I never did, closed doors being good enough for me I will lay any of you a bet of tluo to toO that I can rope anything you drive down this alley and If I don't rope it at the first throw it's your money. But the boys on the curb were not laying wagers on that kind of business and In consequence there were no takers. ' They called on Colonel Hamilton Fish in the subtreasury, a noble sen of a noble Ire, who showed tbem through that most interesting place, giving each one of the Nebraakans an opportunity to feel and fondle packages containing ten million In gold sertiticates. Councilman Brucker re marked that he never came so near being rich in his life, as he did when he had his hands on a bundle of "yellow backs" and John Drexel had a far off look in his eyes as he grasped the Tool of bills, but a special officer stood at the door Just out Of courtesy to the distinguished visitors. Gallery for Nebraskans. When the boys got back from their visit to the bulls and bears they ran up against a serlotu situation In relation to their tickets to the Garden. They had supposed that Nebresiians would be given a gooa po sition and that seats would be reserved" for them. Investigation showed that they were assigned to the fourth gallery under the rafters and then a mighty shout went up and an Indignation meeting waa called. The air became surcharged with worm wood and the home folks were on the point of sending a scorcher of a resolution to the New York committee declining to partici pate in the exercises. Fiery speeches were made and a committee was appointed to see if a section could not be reserved for the Nebraskans. Appreciating that the meeting was likely to wind up In a 'row Mayor Brown of Lincoln threw himself into the breach by a diplomatic appeal to the patriotism of his fellow cltlsens, pledging the delegation that he would go to the front for the boys and Brown became a mighty host, eventually succeeding In get ting the gallery' seats changed to box seats. Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, Dan Caropau of Michigan and Lewis Nixon of New York giving up their boxes so that when Mr. Bryan entered the Immense audi torium Nebraska was splendidly placed, while far above on the fourth gallery rail reated the coat of arms of the "Peerless I-eaderV home state.' It Is now arranged tt"at the Nebraska delegation will leave her Sunday evening with Mr. Bryan. They wllf be accompanied by Norman E. Mack a far aa Buffalo, Dan J. Campau to Detroit and Harry Walter, who will be the guest of th delegation through to Lincoln. One of the pleasing Incidents of tonight' reception was the personal escort which Mr. Bryan had In the presence of seven Nebraska mayors: Dahlman of Omaha, Brown of Lincoln, Hunker of West Point, Burke of Friend. Hulls; of Holdrege, ar Ing of Plsttsmoulr and Watske of Hum boldt. , . While the Peerless was addressing the big audience In the garden an overflow meeting was held a block awny from Madi son Square which waa addresaed by Gov. ernor Folk of Missouri. Sulxer of Now York, Governor Jennings of Florida and Continued, oo Third Pag.; NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Friday and Saturday. Teaipeiatere nt Omaha Yesterday! Hoar. Den. Hoar. Den-. Ha. m et 1 n. an...... T. 6 a. m , n T a. in. .... . mt N a. m...... 84 ft a. m m 10 a. m TS 11 a. m TH ia m T S) . m MA 8 p. an...... no 4 p. m ..... , SM 6 p. at...... St 0) p, m. . . . . T9 T p. en T a p. a TK . m T4 PRESIDENT AFTER HOME CLUB Believes New York People Are Vein? His Nam to Feather Their Own Nest. OYSTER BAY. Aug. SO.-The Roosevelt Home club of New York City ia to be In vestigated by the Postofflce department at tho express request of President Roose velt with a view to Issuing a fraud order against it. Postmaster General Cortelyou waa given Instructions whtlo at Sagamore Hill today to take the matter up Immediately. The object of the club, aa set forth in a cir cular issued August 24 by Roderick Bett, who signs himself as president of the club, is to solicit funds for the purchase of the house at No. 28 East Twenty-eighth street. New York City, where President Roosevelt was born. Soma time sgo a similar movement was started, but it was discouraged by the president, who was given assurance that the matter would be dropped. The last circular Indicate that another effort is to be made to carry out the plan. It was ascertained that 60 per cent of con tributions received were to go towards maintaining the club. It Is on this ground thst the president believes that a fraud order will lie. NO CHEAPER GAS AT PRESENT After Company Rejeeta Franchise Kansas City Begins to Talk of Manlclpal Ownership. i KANSAS CITY. Aug. SO. Kansas City's fight for cheap gas failed, at least tem porarily, ' when negotiations with repre sentatives of the Kansas City (Mo.) Gas company, now holding a franchise to fur nish the city with artificial gas at $1.10 a thousand, ended last night. Mayor Beard aley had tried to urge the company to fur nish the city with natural gas at a re duced rate Instead of trie artificial product. The franchise held by this company pro vides that the city may purchase Its plant and a move toward this end la contem plated. Twenty days ago the city council granted a syndicate of Chicago capitalist a fran chise to furnish the city with natural gas at 25 cents a thousand feet for domestic use and at 10 cents for manufacturing pur poses. Trie time given the company tn which to accept this franchise ended yes terday and It declined the offer. POLICY HOLDERS LOSE APPEAL "Administration" of Life Insnranc . Compnnles May Fix Ticket . 'to Salt Itself. ALBANY,' N. Y Aug.' SO. The decision of ,ths lower court denying th application for a mandamus compelling the state super intendent of Inaurance to remove from the "administration ticket" for trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance company the names of four members of the International Policy holders' committee was affirmed to day by the appellate division of th supreme court. Tho case came before the appelate division on appeal of Colonel Shook of Nashville, Tenn.,, in behalf of himself and his associate on the policy holders' com mittee. Judge George Gray of Delaware, General G. B. Tracy of New York and Harlow Hlginbotham of Chicago. - An apptal will doubtless be taken to the court of appeals. . NEVADA FUSIONISTS MEET Present Governor Not Candidate for Office, bat May Be Forced to Ran. RENO, Nevada, Aug. SO. The Joint dem ocratic and silver party convention met here today, ' organised a complete plat form and made the nomination of a ticket the order of business for today. The plat form declares a democratic congress is needed to - enforce existing laws, takes credit for the eight-hour law passed In this state, endorses the administration of Governor Sparks, praises the legislative work of Senator Newlands and recom mends his re-election In 1909. Governor Sparks has announced that he Is not a candidate for re-alectlon, but an effort Is being made to Induce him to ac cept the nomination for governor. CORPORATIONS OBEY THE LAW FUe Reqnlred Affidavit In Missouri, hnt Slay Be Compelled to Chang Them. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. SO.-The Armour -Packing company, and Armour A Co. of Chicago, which asked yesterday to file modified anti-trust affidavits with the secretary of state and were renewed, agreed today with the State department to Ale affidavits In regular form and accom pany them with an explanatory letter that the affidavits were subject to the decision of United Statea court iq anti-trust pro ceedings now pending against them In Ar kansas, Tennessee and Chicago. . The St Louis Dressed Beef company also asked permission to file a modified affidavit, but were refused and notified that it can file a regular affidavit with an explanatory letter attached. ST. PAUL ROAD INDEPENDENT William Rockefeller Says lalon Pa. elfic Hss Not Yet Pnrehased th Line. NEW YORK, Aug. SO.-Wllliam M. Rockefeller waa today asked If the Union Pacific railroad had bought control, of the Bt. Paul railroad. He said: "That haa not taken place yet. Whether It will t cannot say." On the report thst James H. Smth had sold his holdings, Mr. Rockefeller said: "Mr. Smith is abroad and I don't know whether he has or not." Conscience Money Cassias In. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Aug. S0.-(Speclal.-Stat Treasurer Sheldon has received a roll of bills amounting to $100 through the mall with the note enclosed aa follows: "En Closed please find $1(0 for the wolf boonty fund which I beat the state out of." This is th first case on record of the giving up of conscience uionty lu the slate treasury , . BRYAN IN NEW YORK Hebrrakan is Given Oreat Beception in Madison Square Garden. MAYOR TOM L. JOHNSON PRESIDES Domeirtnttioi Lasting Eiht lfinutes Greet Eetnrnlnr; Traveler. BRYAN'S NOME FOLKS ARRIVE IN BODY They ire Given Beats Just Back of the Speakers' Etand, OUTLINES IDEA OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY i Speaker Favors . Government Owner ealp of Railway. Rea1atloa of Trasts and Revision , . th Tariff. NEW YORK, Aug. M. William Jennlng-i Bryan of Nebraska, who arrived In New York harbor yesterday afternoon and spent the night with friends on a steam yacht down tfie bay, landed in New York City this afternoon at 4 o'clock and was the recipient of jnarked attentions from that hour until late tonight when he had fin ished a notable etghty-mlnttte address be fore 20,000 persons gathered In Madlsor Square garden. Mr. Bryan outlined clearl and vigorously the principles he thought should guide the democrats In tholr cam palm. Greeted by nearly every prominent demo crat In the country and accompanied b them, Mr. Bryan was driven from the yacht landing at the Battery to the VIctorl hotel, where he waa called upon for an Impromptu speech and then shook handa for mort than an hour with an apparently never ending line of cltlsens. He dined with his family and friends and then was driven in an automobile to Madison Square garden, where his welcome home was made com plete by demonstration. The garden meeting was presided over by Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland. There were brief addresses by Governor Joseph Folk, Missouri; Augustus Thomas, the playwright; Harry W. Walker of the Commercial Travelers' Anti-Trust league, under whose auspices the reception waa given, and Mr. Johnson. , Dahlman Make an Address. There were several outside meetings, the principal one of which was addressed by Representative Sulxer of New York, Gov ernor Glenn of North Carolina and Mayor Dahlman of Omaha. When Mr. Bryan had concluded his garden address at a few minutes after 10 o'clock and appeared out side the hall, he received another ovation. He needed no Introduction to the vast crowd which had waited so long to hear him and spoke briefly. Mr. Bryan waa -then driven 'with Mrs Bryan in an automobile directly to his hotel where h was greeted by W. . R. Hear.it. The - party- went to the recaption rooms where they talked for soma minutes. Shortly before 11 o'clock Mr. Bryan, much fatigued, retired to hie spartmenta, .,'? Mr.; Bryan wU deliver an afternoon ad dress at New Haven tomorrow and will speak at Bridgeport lit the evening. Cheerlns Last Eight Mlnnte. The horn coming of William Jennings Bryan was mad complete tonight when he was greeted In Madison Square Garden by a throng of welcomers numbering more than twenty thousand, Mr. Bryan's eyes filled with tears as he acknowledged the thundering welcome. For eight minutes while the great building seemed to tremble and shake from ' the shouts and applause, he strode nervously from side t side of the platform. Another demonstration greeted Mr. Bryan when he told his hearers that he had been converted to the cause of government own. ershlp of railroads. "I favor the control of only the trunk lines by the national government," said Mi . Bryan, "and tho Ownership of all other railroad by the state governments." In an Instant thousands of voices wer raised and thousands of face vwere turned towsrd a box opposite the speaker's stand, where William Randolph. Hearst sat. "Three cheer for Heart," wa the crj which swelled until the speaker's vole was drowned .for a moment. Tonight's ' reception, whtph wa given under the auspice of tli Commercial Tray . eler's Anti-Trust league, proved really tt be. the sounding of the democratic cam palgn call: Mr. Bryan' speech waa a cleat cut outline of hi Idea a to what th democratic policy should be. Th electior of United States senator by direct vott of the people, regulation of the trust b) the government, a universal eight-hour day, .settlement of all International disputes b) arbitration rather than by resort to force, and revision of the tariff were his chief points. Mr. Bryan declsred. however, that he was merely expressing his own opinion and not attempting to forecast the policy of his party. Oreat Andltorlosa Crowded. The doors of Madison Square garden wen opened at t:30 and by that time hundreds of ticket holders were clamoring for admit tance. Police lines had been formed for three blocks from all entrances. In this way the early comers were well handled. The Immense auditorium with Its tiers of balconies and galleries rising to the great glass roof began to fill up so quickly thai the. ushers and policemen had difficulty Ir adhering to the seating arrangements. II was a gay spirited, big natured audlenci which had a cheer for every one. Ther were calls and counter calls from varloui state delegations. The "Nebraska Bryan'i Home Folks" arrived In a body and wer given seat Just back of the speaker stand at the Twenty-seventh street side of th gasden. 1 The hall was devoid of decoration othei" than, the bunting and flag placed about the temporary stsge. But each person In the vast audience had been preeented with a flag by the reception committee and th . waving of these made a picture such a the garden ha seldom witnessed. Before the meeting was called to order a band played merrily. Such tunes as "Maryland," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Way Down Upon the Suwanee River" and other melodies of the south caused tu multuous applause. But when th first strain of "Dixie" were sounded th thous ands of Bryan welcomers wer on their feet In an Instant and the cheera com pletely drowned the band, A each notable democrat entered the hall and was recognised his name waa ealled and the cheering was renewed. Twelve thousand persons, many of them women, sen seated by 7 o'clock, and an hour later not a vacant seat was to be seen. The heat of the garden, vno the crowd bad assembled, was so great that a large portion of the glssa roof was pushed back, leaving th tai aa oaaoiiy. Tba