TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1906.
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TROUBLE FOR POLICE BOARD
Gorenor Expscti Chtrcsi Will Bs FUsd
. Atsinrt ths Cmaha Body.
PRLPARING JO WRITE ANNUAL MESSAGE
Aatlelpated He Wilt Rot Osly Follow
Aaee of Repabllean Stat Plat
forsa, bat la Sola la
ctases Fart aar.
(From a Staff Correapondent)
LINCOLN. Aug. 10. (Special. ) Gover
nor Mickey returned today from Wasnmg
tnn, la., .where ha spoke at a chatauiu.-i
.on Old Foldlera' day. , H ' has recuited
. yjo opinion from the attorney general
honllng that he ho power to removu the
fire and police commissioners of Oman
If tliry knowingly permit lawa to be vio
lated. He haa taken no action, but la ap
parently confident that a complaint will
con be filed against the Omaha commis
sioners. Whan tba complaint reaches hint
he will take np the matter.
While In Washington Governor Mickey
n't many old comrade and participated
In a family .reunion attended by relative
of four feneration, among them being
two of hta father's alatara, aged respqc
tively, 71 and-7 .years. .
Worklaa! on Message.
(Governor Mickey haa a fall Job cut o it
for himself . in the work of compiling' a
message to the next legislature. Ha haa
not yet outlined the- meaaage, but haa
given- It tome thought. Private Secretary
A. B. Allen will aaahit the governor In
this work. Governor Mickey doea not 'can
to aay much about, the recommendations
he will make to the legislature, but aa
he haa heartily approved the republican
atata platform, it la said, he will Include
In his message all thw principal demanJs
made by the platform. If ha does this, ha
. will recommend a law amending the rev
enue law So that railroad property in
clttea and (.villages shall be assessed and
taxed the same as other property for city
and village purposes. Such a law haa long
been advocated by Omaha people and tl.e
cltlsens of some of the larger towns in
the atata. . The distribution of railroad
property values along the lines of roads
is said by the platform to be Just, so far
taxation . of1 railroad terminals for local
purposes. v
The platform also demands the passage
of an act touching the liability of em
ployers to employes in the matter of dam
ages for Injuries. ' Bills of this nature
have from' time ' to time been defeated in
the legislature. If the governor carries
out the desire of the ' convention, as ex
pressed ta the platform,' he will recom
mend a stringent' aati-paas law and
direct primary law. ' If the railway com
mission amendment to the constitution is
adopted at the polls, the platform asks
that a law - be passed conferring power
upon the commission to prohibit rebates,
discriminations and special rates to cor
porations or persona or localities. If the
amendment la defeated at tha polls, the
platform demands ' the framing of auch
1 laws aa will give the people of this state
the asm advantages given the - nation
) under tha rat bilL
I The arovarnor .wilt ant further than f
meed soma changes not asked for by tba
invention. - Bom of hi friends believe
be will aak that a, constitutional amend
ment permitting atata school funds to be
Invested In school district and municipal
bonds be submitted s a. vote of the people.
Ai amendment permitting the Investment
of such funds In school district bonds waa
. ones defeated by the people, but It . was
' freighted down with other provisions per
mitting, bond to bought and , resold by
the board.
!.tV A ' '
' Caaspalgra Iiaeasa Bills.
Congressman Klnkaid spent IS for press
clipping and $26 for postage and stationery.
Ho doea not Include anything for traveling
xpenaes as tha law does not require such
an accounting. R. H. Watson of Valentine
Is out 10 cants In his unsuccessful quest for
the oflloa of state superintendent before
tba democratic state convention.
s Used f Rsiral Teschere.
State Superintendent McBrlen bas sent
out the following appeal to city superin
tendents for teachers for rural schools.
An emergency ex lata, but It la no greater
than haa confronted ua at thla season every
year during the last six years. This emer
gency Is a lack of a sufficient number of
qualified teacher to take charge of the
rural schools of the state at their opening
In September. We appeal to you to solicit
your well qualified, common sense high
school graduates of the last two or three
years, who have an aptness for teaohlng
and governing a school, to enter the work
at this time. Please make thla canvass
at once, and report to me the names and
addresses of all auch persona as you are
willing to recommend for the business of
teaching rural school at from Eli to $60
per month. We -have calls for teachers in
all sections of the state. Here la an op
portunity for rendering the state a great
Servio. .We can flood Nebraska with
teachers from neighboring states. If we
but make it known that we need teach
ers.' But we prefer good home talent first
foreign teachers afterward. - -.
County superintendents In need Of teach
era will be ready and willing to grant a
first-class high school graduate an emer
gency certificate, giving until the- regular
examination In October to take the exam
ination in the Ave .essentials, and six
tnoslhs from the date' of beginning tha ex
amination to complete It- Let me urge
UDon you the importance of lending a
band In this emergency-
i Territorial Pf osesrs.- i -Tba
summer meeting of the Nebraska
Territorial Pioneers will occur Thursday
afternoon, September I at th fair grounds,
at 1 o'clock, tn the stock pavilion. A. ter
ritorial pioneer must have settled In or
been bora-' In Nebraska territory before
March 1. ijBST, I wheh Nebraska became a
stats. Borne of the. very earliest settlers
will be present' Mrs. Wheeling of this
city expects to be presenU She lived where
Omaha, now la la 1844 1847 and Utt. A let
ter is expected from & P. Merrell of Squir
rel Island. Me., who was born at Bellevu
July U, int. There are) some earlier Ne-
brasksn who can claim Indian blood la
their lineage. Ilk Mrs. Barnes of Barnes-
ton. She dates back to 1S2T. The band will
play for the pioneers and they will trade
-Moris of territorial life. ' -
'Pees for Dosgla Coronsr.
Auditor Bear! haa looked up the law la
regard, to fee 'for county ooronera and
finds that they are entitled to no more
than $1 for acting In cases of accidental
death, murder or suicide, which coma be
fore theml The' coroner of Douglas county
wrote to the auditor relative to this point,
stating that $36 waa formerly allowed there
In every case, but that th county auditor
had out it down this year to $10. The
writer of the letter thought that a mis
take might bav been made In printing
th law aa It appears In the statute books
governing th compensation of coroners.
Auditor Sear I e, however, bas detected no
error, and, so far aa hocaa learn. $10 bas
always been the legal ft applying to all
cniBtlea of th atata.
In thla coanectlon a decision of th u
pram court baa been recalled which seems
to prohibit th coroner receiving any fee
unless he actually conduct aa inquest. It
la th practice for coroners In the large
Counties, where there la a large population,
to claim -fee . for evwy eaa on which
they are tall, regardless of whether an
inquest Je held r JHit. . .'
latereet s Psklle rasas.
A county treasurer a action in applying
the Interest on deposited funds to th pwty.
snout of old claims Is at the bottom of a
suit brought from laoup county to the su
fcreic court, in which U i. Ainu.WlUUia
Vlnnedge and C. F. Wright members of
the . Board nf County Commissioners, are
plaintiffs end W. A. Clark, the treasurer.
Is defendant. "A writ of mandamus re
quiting Clark to transfer the Interest into
the current general fund was denied by the
district court, and the commissioners, who
applied for It, are appealing.
On August SI of last year the county
board directed Clark to transfer Into the
lsn6 general fund tTT.ttl Interest on the sol
diers' relief fund deposit a, tMS.7 derived
In tfie same way from the bond sinking
fund and $11 from the bond Interest fund.
The treasurer, however, had already made
the transfer to the general fund for one
or two years before and had exhausted tha
money by paying It out on warrants. The
board In the meantime had allowed claims
on the 106 general fund and this money
waa needed to pay them.
OLD
SETTLER
AT
TEKAMAH
Bert Cowaty Aansal Resnlon as Plo
nlo a Raeeett.
TEKAMAH. Neb.. Aug. S0.-(Ppeclal.)
The fourth annual picnic and reunion of
the pioneers and old settlers of Bttrt
county waa held at Polsnm park yesterday
and by far surpassed all prevfous gather
ings of its kind.
During the forenoon the time wa spent
at th park In visiting and making new
acquaintances and registering. '
' At noon the lunch baskets were opened
and over 1,000 people ate their dinner at
the grounds.
About ! o'clock, after the Invocation by
Rev. I. C.-Jones. Acting President James
P. Latta delivered the address of wet
com. Judge M. R. Hopewell gave a report of
the secretary and memorial committee,
which shows that In the past year, or
since the last annual meeting of the as
sociation, sixty pioneers have passed to the
Great Beyond.
Following the addresses of A. N. Crobln,
Jr., on "Pioneer Children," snd "Pioneer
Life." by Rev. J. W. Poot, the oration of
the day waa delivered by Rev. H. C.
Dayhoff.
The following prises were then distribu
ted: . . -
First To the Burt county pioneer end
wife present with the largest number of
children: Andrew Young and wife, nine
children, all present
Second To the old settler snd wife pres
ent with the largest number of children:
F. M. Hennlg and wife, fourteen children.
Third To any married couple frem any
where, present, with the largest number
of children: J. 8. Robinson, fifteen children.
Fourth To the pioneer and wife preeent
with the largest number of grandchildren:
James Thomas, Tekamah, twenty-aeven
grandchildren.
Flfth---To the old settler snd wife present
with the largest number of grandchildren:
Mrs. C. J. Emanuel, Tekamah, twenty
four grandchildren.
8lxth To the pioneer and wife present
with the largest number of great grand
children: Mrs. Ellsabctfi Drury, six great
grnnd children.
Seventh To the old aettler and wife pres
ent with the largest number of great grand
children: L C. Jonea, seven great grand-
rhlMren.
Eighth To any man or woman present
with the largest . number of children.
grandchildren and great grandchildren:
Mrs. E. B. Valder, eight children and
fourteen grandchildren.
Th following officer were elected for
the ensuing year:
J. P. Latta,, president.
M. R. Hopewell, arte president and
treasurer.
M. M. Werner, secretary. '
J. R. Sutherland, historian. '
OLD SETTLER! HAVB GRBAT TIME
Eight Thoasaad People Attend Picnic
Dskets City. '
DAKOTA CITT, Neb., Aug. SO. (Special.)
Dakota county's gala day th annual re.
union of th pioneers and old settlers has
corns and gone, and for th twenty-fifth
consecutive Urn bav th old and new
settlers from far and near gathered to
gether in Clinton park to commemorate th
early settlement of Dakota, eoanty and re
count th many hardship, along With th
plea au res, passed through by those who
laid th foundation for on-of th best
counties - in tha- stat of Nebraska. The
early trains brought hundreds of visitors,
but tha maximum In attendance was
reached about I o'clock, when It waa esti
mated that $,000 people were present.
Th exercises were opened promptly at
a,, m., with Reed's Fourth regiment
band of Sioux City discoursing music on
the streets and later going to Clinton park,
where the exercise of the day were
opened with prayer by Rev. Qeorge Bray
of Ponca, chaplain of the day. President
A. T. Haas delivered the address of wel
come and Rev. F. M. Blason, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church of South
Omaha and a former presiding elder of
this district, delivered the address of the
day. Rev. Mr. Blason reviewed the many
soenea which have taken place sine th
pioneer first Invaded this country snd
mad it possibl for th present generation
to enjoy th benefit now existing. When
touching American patriotism Rev. Mr.
Blason said "that th American flag, as
well as being on . very school house,
should be on every church."
After th basket dinner, which Is th big
vent of th day, th afternoon was de
voted to sports of different kinds, sociabil
ity, bualnes meeting of the society and
election of officers. The following are the
officers for th ensuing year: President.
Barney Orlbble; 'vie president, John
Dlneon, Sioux City; secretary, John H.
Ream; assistant secretary, 8. A. Combs;
financial secretary, A. H. Baker; treasurer,
George T, Woods; historian, M- M. Warner.
VETERANS' ItEUMOIT DRAWS CROWD
Address by Useawater, JwAgro Ks-
tells Cossresaaaas Ksaasdy.
WATERLOO. Neb.. Aug. B-(8peoil
Telegram.) The election of offloar of th
Douglas County Veterans' association this
forenoon resulted as follows: 8, E. Wll
der, president; D. M. Haverley, secretary;
Chris Stiger, treasurer. E. Rosewater of
The Bee spoke at t p. m. to a large gather
ing and pleased the people by a strong
presentation of features of ths war of th
rebellion and the contrast with present
day conditions, reference being road to
the insidious , work of corporations and
corporate power to enslave the people, as
were th negroes of former days Judge
Gordon made a few remarks, and singing
filled In' th program.
Congressman Kennedy and Judge Estetle
drove out this afternoon and both spoke
tonight to a large audience at the pavilion.
Many people were her from Elk City, Elk
horn and Millard and surrounding coun
try, and It was th largest day of ths re
union.
DEMOCRATS ALL 11 IS TUB AIR
SI sf Proceedings.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Aug. 10. (Special
Telegram) A queer state of affairs ex
isted In ths democratic Judicial convention
held here this afternoon. Captain Ashby,
a socialist of this city, waa placed in
nomination, but as soon as it became
known that Ed Falloum of Falls City was
a candidate and that the force assembled
were about equally divided ths convention
quietly adjourned for .two week a, without
balloting upon a candidate. . Th at
tendance was light and little Interest was
taken la the convention.
Mall Carries. Cossealta Salelde.
GENEVA, Neb.. Aug. $. (Special Tele
gram. )--Stanly Morrow committed sui
cide Just before boob today by takiag
earbollq acid. Th body was found ta
a corn patch a few rods from bis boms
about 1 o'clock. Morrow was about II
tri of eg and bas beea rural mall ear-
Wmm
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ftogressive Dealers Everywke
tier on rout No. I for about three years.
He was in poor health and It Is believed
this and despondency was the cause of
the act. He waa a Spanish-American
soldier, having gone to the Phlllplne
Islands with company O, First Nebraska.
HO SPECIAL THAI FOR "SCOTTY"
Oete Left at Or a ml Inlaad and Re
mains for Res-alar.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Aug. SO. (Special
Telegram.) Walter Scott, known over the
country as "Beotty," the Death Valley mil
lionaire miner, dropped Into Grand Jsland
this afternoon and created considerable of
a stir. He arrived on the Los Angeles lim
ited and was bound West. He accident
ally missed the train when It departed and
tried to charter a special engine to over
take his train. Upon wiring, however, th
officials at Omaha refused to put on the
special. His first offer of $500 was then
Increased. "Harrlman Is a cheap skate,"
said "Scotty" to. a reporter, while finally
dismissing the engineer and fireman who
had in the meantime gotten ready to make
a flying trip and "tipping" them with 3D
bills. "He tried to break my record and
couldn't do It
It Is believed that when he was left
Bcotty's aim - was to make a record break
ing run. He had urged the engineer and
fireman to cut down a dtp of 100 miles an
hour.
Scotty later said That while In Chicago
he. In sport, challenged a . pal that he
would send a pig over the Union Pacific's
fine, exclusive train, the Los Angeles Lim
ited. H did It The pig Is on the train
In a trunk, he alleges, and he Is of the
opinion that It made the officials sore.
In a conversation he further declared
that some . of the big financiers have been
after his mine In the Death Valley, but
he has nothing to sell. He finally offered
to buy th engine and pay $600 for the tight
of way to Nort Piatt to catch th Limited.
but th company refused and be was beat
His personal belongings were on th train.
Including $2,000, and were taken off and
held by th agent at North Platte. He
left the Los ' Angeles train hero to- meet
a friend, but missed the particular friend
and also his train. He was In the com
pany here of Mr. George Sands, who has
known him well for the past three years.
Scotty left on No. t, on the Union Pa
cific somewhat modified, at 10 o'clock to
night' "' 'i . ' '"V:. '.A..'
rtvmexTatle Nominee Declines.
FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 10. (Special.)
Thomas Carroll haa declined th demo
cratic nomination for member of the legis
lature from Dodge county, and yesterday
filed his declination with the county clerk.
He states that he will be unable to make
the campaign and to attend the sessions
of the legislature should he be elected, on
account of hi business. Mr. Carroll was
conceded to be by far the strongest can'
dldate on the ticket and the democrats
will find It Impossible to bring out a man
who will poll th votes he would have
received. B. E. Fields of Piatt town
ship is being talked of for tha place.
Oaa Near Tekaaash.
TEKAMAH. Neb., Aug. . (Specials
While drilling for a well on the Peter
Cameron eatate farm, about three miles
south of thla place yesterday, a heavy vein
of gas was found at a depth of sixty-five
feet The pipe was plugged and a small
vent mad and Ignited which burned con
tlnuously, making a blase about two feet
high. Mr Cameron will make a thorough
Investigation and endeavor to use th gas
In his home for beating and lighting pur
poses.
Story ( Trosbl Denied.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Aug. SO. (Special.)
Rosenthal At Krasna, proprietors of th
Be Hive store here, wish to deny through
the columns of Th Be the sensational
story recently printed In two Omaha pa
pers, which stated that there had been
trouble between th tj men and that
their store had been closed. Mr. Rosen
thal hah, bought out the Interest of Mr.
Krasne and will continue th business.
They hav bad no trouble, however, of any
kino.
News ( Nebraska.
GENEVA The pooullst and demWcratle
convention will be held a week from next
oaiuraay.
BEATRICE The Infant eon of Mr. and
sira, uernard Wleb died last evening
w ui in uiness.
KBATKICE The old settlers of Gave
county will hold their annual picnic on
the Chautauqua grounds September IS.
SCHUYLER The fourth snnual old set
tlers' plenio of Colfax county will be held
at the court house Saturday. September 1
BEATRICE Paul Walter haa purchaaed
a hardware store, in David City and will
soon locate at that place with his fumllv
SCHUYLER Married, at the horn of the
r.r .. JPrent" Wednesday evening. Ml us
Nellie Chnrch to Mr. N. C. Jenkins. Rev.
Mca.ee omciating.
1ABL.E KOCK-Newa has arrived here
im uesvin or jonn oochor, sr., at the
home of his daughter, near Oklahoma City,
Okla.. where he recently went for a abort
Visit.
WYMORE The dedication of the new
Baptiat chuch baa hn set for September
1 Rev. Mr. Dark of Beatrice and Rv.
Mr. Pope of Uraod, island will asslat in
the ceremonies
' BEATRICE John Frederick, who was
severely trampled by a ferocious bull last
week at hla home near Adams, Is getting
along slowly. The attending physician
- iwr turn recovery.
BEATRICE Fred H. Barclav. a r..r
mant lawyer end an assistant to tha at
torney general of the United Statea. ar
rived in beat rtce yeaterday to spend a
uiumu wiiu relatives ana trtenas.
BEATRICE The gasoline launch Be
atrlos, which waa recently purchased
by the Capital Beach company of
Lincoln from C. C Jones of thla city, was
shipped to Lincoln last evening.
BEATRICE Last svenlng at $10 o'clock
ai me Metnooiat church at Adams oc
curved the marriage of Miss Clarinda
Whllaker to Mr. Samuel A. Umb.
Mr. and Mrs Mosby will make their houie
on a term near Adams.
WYMORE Monday night It was decided
at a meeting of the business men to
organise a county fair and raclna associ
ation. As soon aa suftlctent members can
be secured th organiaatlos will be nuule
permanent
OAKLAND Q. W. EnsdahL aa old and
respected resident of this oommunltv died
at his home lust east ef Iowa Wednesday
unuw, aster s snon uiness 1 he
tuners! will be at I o'clock Friday after.
noon fruai tli Lutueran church of which
he has been a life long member. Deressed
71 years old snd ta survived by his
wife, five sons and three daughters.
BEATRICE Hugh Cook, one of the
fastest amateur ball players In the state.
has been signed to play second base with
the Beatrice team for the remainder of
the season. The locals will play Rocs
here next Friday afternoon.
BEATRICE A heevy rain visited thla
sec-Ion st sn early hour this morning. It
will he bencncia te corn, which haa been
suffering for want of moisture for the
aat two weeks, and will put the ground
in good condition for fall plowing.
LKIQH Mr. Anton Vlach and Miss
Frances Halan of Clarkaon were united
In marriage In the Leigh Congregational
church yesterday afternoon. Rev. O. L.
Bhull omciating. , They left on the mornlivg
train for Wiener, where they will make
their home.
NORTH PLATTE Detailed tilana for the
building of the new Manontc Temple have
been received and bids are now being ad
vertised for for the construction of the
building. Th building is to be one of the
finest In the city and will cover ground
eighty-eight By ninety rcet.
NORTH PLATTE The delay In the
work on the North Rfver line of the Union
Pacific will now end. for fifteen cars of
ties were received at O rations Thursdny
snd more sre en route. The track has
now been laid to the Ogalslla bridge, a
point about fifty-four miles from tbla
city. , .
BEATRICE J. N. Msunln of the
Beatrice Oil and Gas company filed with
the register of deada yesterday number
of leases on property adjoining the city,
where the company will soon 'start to
prospecting for oil and gas. The
machinery Is expected to arrive any day
and operation will be begun at once.
SCHUYLER J. W. Bingham, who struck
Mayor Kothaack Sunduy evening, waa
again arrested this morning for Insulting
Chief of Police Fulmer. . While this case
wss being heard he was fined $5 two dif
ferent times (or contempt of court, mak
ing the entire fines of the morning $.
This Is Just one of the many cases which
he has already had this year.
BEATRICE A telegram was received
here yesterday stating that J. B. Smith,
who is now exhibiting Jeraey cattle at
the Iowa State fair at Dea Moinea, waa
awarded eight first out' of thirteen prises,
three second prises, two third prises and
one fourth prise. He also carried off both
championship prlres and both prises for
neras. Mr. Bniltn win go from Iowa to
the state fair at Minnesota and from
there to the Wisconsin fair.
TEKAMAH The following candidates
for state ofllcea were here yesterday mak
ing the acquaintance ef the people of this
place and attending the picnic and reunion
of pioneers and old settlers. Judge Boyd
of Nellgh, republican, and Guy T. Greaves
of Pender, democrat, both candldatea for
congress from thla district. J. A. Williams
of riorce, candidate for railroad commis
sioner, stopped off between .trains with
M. R. HopewclL candidate for lieutenant
governor, on their way home from Lincoln,
wnere they nad Dcen attending a meeting
of the stats candidates.
NORTH PLATTE Sunday morning bur
glars entered . the stors of C. W. Burk
lund at Sutherland, snd blew open tne
safe with a nigh explosive and took aoout
$60. The charge used was a heavy one,
and almost wrecked the safe, but failed
to awaken any of the sleeping inhabitants
of the town. Nothing waa known of ths
matter until Mr. Burklund entered the
store the next morning. Two strangers
were noticed In Sutherland the day before,
ani one of them entered the Burklund
store and had a bill changed. Aa yet ro
other clue has been made of the parties
who are guilty ot tne crime.
WY MORE Wymore residents have dis
carded their alarm clocks, ss they have no
use for them any more. The new Union
Pad flo stone crusher situated on the Blue
river, one mile east of town commences
heaw blaatlnc at about t In the morning
and keep It up with little or no intermis
sion until T. They blast houHy all dsy
long. Heavy Msats sre used to mow me
rock from the hill and then smaller onea
of dynamite are used In breaking them up.
At noon and night when the three crushers
are all blasting, on would think a battle
was taking place. These blssts can be
heard from ten to twelve miles, they are
so heavy.
FIRE RECORD.
St Paal MllllsevT . Hoaae.
' ST. PAUL, Aug. 10. Fir today destroyed
the two lower floors of th large six-story
wholesale millinery establishment of Strong.
Warner Jb Co., causing a loss of 1160,000.
Fatal Flcbt a Kaasas.
LA CROSSE. Kan., Aug. JO. As ths re
sult of s quarrel over Uie settlsment of an
estate at McCracken, seventeen miles west
of here, last night. Omar Young shot and
killed Alexander Walker, Jr., and Grant
Pettyjohn. Young then started for his
home at Alexander and shot himself when
two miles out of town. Young was a bach
elor. Walker and Pettyjohn wr married
and had families. ' '
FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER
Fair Today Tomorrow la Ne
braska, Iowa, Sooth Dakota
Bast Kaasas.
WASHINGTON, 'Aug. SO. Forecast of th
weather for Friday and Saturday:
For Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, 8outh Da
kota and Kansas Fair Friday and Satur
day.
For Colorado Bhowera Friday and Satur
day; warmer Friday.
For Wyoming Fair Friday and Satur
day; warmer Friday. '
For Montana Fair Friday and Saturday;
cooler Saturday.
- Local Reeord,
OFFICB OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Aug. 30. Official record of tem
perature and nrecioitation compared wnn
the corresponding day. of the last three
years: , HOC 1J05. ISOi. M03.
Maximum temperature.... 83 1 IS, 77 , 70
Minimum temperature..., W 70 00 M
Mean temperature 70 70 8 M
Precipitation 00 .00 T .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1
and comparison with ths last two rears:
Normal temperature 71
Deficiency for the day 1
Total deficiency since March 1 Ill
Normal precipitation , 10 Inch
Deficiency for the ("ay .10 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 II. 10 Inches
Deficiency sines March 1 4.M Inchss
Deficiency for cor. period, 1906.. l.M Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 190i.. 1.67 Inches
Reports frosa Statloaa at T P. M.
Station and Stat
of Weather.
Bismarck, clear ...
Temp. Max. Raln-
7 p. m. Temp. tall.
71 83 .09
70 71 .00
74 SO .00
71 80 .00
J 71 T
M M .00
70 82 .00
IS 84 .00
71 81 .01
74 82 .00
78 82 .00
71 80 .00
80 M .00
74 80 .00
78 84 .00
78 82 .00
7 80 .00
Cheyenne, cloudy
Chicago, clear
Davenport, clear ,
Denver, clear
Havre, clear
Helena, partly cloudy..,
Huron, clear
Kansas City, clear ,
North Platte, cloudy....
Omaha, clear
Rapid City, clear
St. Louis, partly cloudy
St. Psul, clear
Salt Lake City, cloudy..
Valentine, clear
WUUston, partly cloudy 7
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
September Average.
Th following data for the month of Sep
tember, covering a period of It years, hav
been compiled from the Weather Bureau
records at Omaha, Neb. They are issued
to show the conditions that have prevalll
during the month In question, for the above
period of years, but must not be construed
aa a forecast of the weather conditions for
the coming month:
Temperature: Mean or normal tempera
ture, 04 degree. Tbe warmest month was
that of 1M7, with an average of 75 degrees.
The coldest month was that of 1878, with
an average of SO degrees The highest
temperature was 102 degrees on September
17, lta6. The lowest temperature was 10
degrees en September ZS. 187$. The earliest
date on which first "killing" froat oc
curred In autumn, September 18. ltol. Aver
age date on which first "killing" frost oc
curred In autumn, October 12. Average
date on which last "killing" frost occurred
In spring. April 18. The latest date on
which last "killing" frost occurred In
spring. Msy IS, 18M.
Precipitation train or melted snow): Av
erage for the month. 1:8 Inches. Average
number of days with .01 of an Inch or
more. S. The greatest monthly precipi
tation was I ts Inches In 1881. The least
monthly precipitation was .M Inchee In
1H88. The greatest amount of precipl'Atlon
recorded In any M consecutive hours was
1.29 Inches on September 28 and 29, 188L
Relative Humidity: Average 7 a. rn., 71
percent; average. 7 p. in.. Ml per cent.
Clouds snd Weather: Average number
of clear days. 14; partly cloudy days. I;
cloudy daya. L
Wind: Th prevailing winds have been
from the sooth. The average hourly ve
locity of the wind la T.I miles. The highest
velocity of the wind was 64 mile, from
th northwest on September 18. lfcs.
L. A. WEI.HH. Local Fo-ec er, Weather
w.fl hmthf A aa taa
CONSPIRACY IS GROWING
EsTaua Folios How Said to Bs Affoctod by
Diilojgl tpirit
HINT AT QUARREL BETWEEN HIGH OFFICER
President Said Ssspeet Vie Presi
dent as Friend of Issargeste
sal Bitter Words Paes
Betweea These.
HAVANA. Aug. SO.-Rumor is busy today
with suggestions of a conspiracy among
the police and open quarrel between Presi
dent Palma and Vice President Capote.
Both reports lark definite confirmation. At
the palace silence Is maintained.
In certain quarter Capote la suspected
of bargaining vdtrt the Insurgents. In th
event of the fall of Palma. however, there
is little likelihood that th Insurgents would
make Capote president. They certainly
would not without at least the formality
of an election.
In the reported quarrel at the palae
bitter words are said to have passed, cul
minating In Palma denouncing Capote as a
traitor. The vice president Is said to bav
replied that Palma waa a president without
power.
A fight took place last night at Cala-
basar, Havana province, between fifty In
surgents and fifteen rural guards, -with tha
result that th latter retreated, with on
man wounded.
Aa engagement between Insurgents and
government troops la reported to havo
occurred last night near Artemlsa, province
of Plnar del Rio, near th Havana bor
der. The result Is not known.
Several exchanges of shot hav been re
ported at various places westward of
Guanajay, near the Havana border In
Plnar del Rio. As the place I poorly pro
tected, reinforcements ot fifty rural guards
hav been sent there.
A portion of Pino Guerra's force Is sta
tioned at Puerto Cortes, on the south coast
near San Juan d Martinet, which th gov
ernment contemplate making a central
point for sending men and supplies by
water to Plnar del Rio should communica
tion by rail be Interrupted.
A tratnload of troop that left Havana
this morning arrived aafely at th dty ot
Plnar del Rio. They wer fired upon near
Taco Taeo and encountered scattered shots
elsewhere, but th soldiers were unharmed.
Re Km f- lel.
No news of the nns of Colonel
Avalos, commander .he government
forces In Plnar .lei Rio. iias been received
here since he left San Juan de Martinet
yesterday In search of th main Insurgent
body, commanded by Pino Guerre, While
government circles continue hopeful ot his
success, new bands of Insurgsnts are ' re
ported to have been organised In various
places In Plnar del Rio and elsewhere,
which gives the situation a gravity which
mere is no attempt to Disguise.
Vic President Capote visited President
Palma today and reiterated his denial that
he had consulted with Senator Zayaa, presl
dent of the liberal party, on the question
whether peace could not be restored by
President Palma's withdrawal from the
presidency, permitting Capote to succeed
him and giving certain posts to th lib
erals. Th Americans her criticise th
cltlsens of th United Statea who had en
listed In th government's machine gun
corps, believing that trtey should bav re
mained noncombstants.
Asaorleaaa Ar Molested.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. -According to
dispatch received at th Stat department
today from one of th American owner of
th , Conatancis estate near Ctentugos,
Cuban Insurgents raided this property four
days ago, taking, a number of horse. ' Th
Stat department did not make publio th
nam of th American who sent th dis
patch. This Is ths first protest received
from American of molestation of their
Interests. Mr. Sleeper, the American
charge at Havana, was cabled to demand
of th Cuban government adequate pro
tectlon for the Constancla estate and all
American property similarly situated,
Germany Denies Report.
BERLIN, Aug. SO. Th Foreign offlo
called th attention of th Associated Press
today to a New York dispatch stating that
th German representative In Cuba is ne
gotiating direct with th Havana govern
mant. Th Foreign office says Germany la
at present without official representative at
Havana and that Baron von Nordenflycht,
th Gsrman consul general at New Or
leans, who will arrive at Havana Septem
ber 1, I without authority toNmak pollt
leal representations, but will -merely at'
tend to th consular functions. Th For
eign offlo denies that any power bas been
communicating with Germany with re
spect to the Drago doctrine, as telegraphed
to the London newspapers from home.
Th Foreign offlc also ridicules th Lon
don Dally Mall's Teheran dispatches about
German activity In Persia.
TEST NEW RATE LAW
(Continued from First Pag.)
and Th Southern Railway Company, al
leging that th defendants exact I cent per
100 pounds for th reconslgnment of bay at
East St. Louis Intended for southeastern
points and originating at Cairo, 111., while
they do not mak an extra charge for re
oonslgnmsnt at gateways and distributing
markets other than East St. Louis, In vio
lation of law.
Th Sioux City Rock . Spring Coal
Mining Company against Th Union Paclflo
Railroad Company, charging refusal of the
railroad to extend It tracks) and switches
to th complainant' mine at Rock Springs,
Wyo., although the latter la willing to meet
th Initial cost. Th complainant says
that th defendant has afforded other coal
companies such facilities and adds that It
believes the defendant Is financially Inter
ested In other companies competing with
th complainant.
Minor Matters at Capital.
! Trt secretary of the Interior has ex
cuted a contract with James O'Connor of
Mitchell. Neb., for th construction and
completion ot schedules seven and eight
of earthwork of the distributing system.
Interstate canal, North Piatt Irrigation
project, Nebraska, and Wyoming. These
schedules consist of seventeen miles of
laterals Th amount of O'Connor' bid
wa 130,277.
Th board of consulting engineer of tha
reclamation service which recently con
vened at Billings, MonL, to open proposals
for th construction work on th Garland
canal, Bhoahone Irrigation project In Wyo
ming, reports that but on bid was re
ceived. Th bid wa signed by th Bill
Ings Hardware company of Billings, Mont,
for schedules one to Ave, Inclusive, In the
sum of $54.13. The work consist of head
gates, culverts, creak crossings, eon
trolling works at th Ralston reservoir.
highway bridge abuttment.
Lute A. Stacy of Algona, E. W. Lao of
Inwood. Ed C Humphrey of Sibley. Oscar
G. Brandt of Davenport, Is.; W. A. Hoi-
brook of Omaha. C. C. Ckstney of Button.
snd Sidney Bronsoa of Lincoln, Neb., bav
beea appointed railway mall clerks. .
L J. Way has been appointed letter
carrier at South Omaha and Jay T. ' De-
frail at Marion, la.
Blsksp O'Oarsaaa for Temps rasas
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., Aug. IO.-apecUL)
RL Rev. Thomas O'Oorman of this city
Catholic bishop of South Dakota, In ad
ministering the rite ot confirmation upon
children substantially sdvaares th cause
of temperance. Upon reqtieet of the bishop
member of classes confirmed by him are
required to stand with uplifted hand and
promise before God to abstain from the
us of arl Intoxicating liquor until they
ar U year of age. Bishop O'Oorman ex
plain that th reason for his request of
total abstinence until that age was that
If young people did not Indulge In the uxo
of liquor up to the age of H, there was
but tittle danger that they would after
that age.
BRYAN IN NEW YORK
(Continued from Second Page.)
United States senstors snd representatives,
national committeemen and legislators,
mingled with the New Torkers.
The reception lasted for more than an
hour. Mr. Brysn then retired to his apart
ments and had dinner with hla family and
a few Intimate friends. He then took a
brief rest before proceeding to Madlaon
Square garden for the feature event ot
hi stay In New Tork.
Spends Morning " Hsssessat.
Mr. Bryan, after spending th night
aboard th yacht Illtnl, today went aboard
Lewis Nixon's houseboat, Loudoun, which
I anchored off the Ocean Tacht club's pier
t Stapleton, L. I. One of ' th early
callers on Mr. Bryan was Mayor Tom L.
Johnson of Cleveland.
After Mr. Brysn left the HUM this morn
ing the yacht steamed up the North river
to an uptown pier, where Mr. Bryan was
landed. She went to the Victoria hotel to
await Mr. Bryan's arrival.
Just a little before noon today Mr.
Bryan received the newspaper men aboard
th houseboat. His first word to them was
that he would not talk about politics or
persons.
"How about Speaker Cannon's candidacy
for th presidency T" Mr. Bryan was
asked.
'As Cannon la both person and politics,"
Mr. Bryan replied, "I cannot discuss him."
He was next asked to discuss th Philip
pines and th spirit of Americanism that
haa taken hold of th Island.
He said he could not discuss that, as It
was political.
'How about Russia and th Duma?"
Mr. Bryan was asked.
"No one can speak with any degree of
certainty," he replied, "as to what th
Immediate future of Russia will be, but
w can apeak with certainty of the ulti
mate result. I might Illustrate In thla
way: If you ask me In Febraury what
sort of weather w will hav I cannot say
whether It will be snow or storm or sun
shine, but I can say that In a few months
w will have summer. No on can say
what expediencies Russia will pass through
In th next few years, but It is possible to
say that It is going to have a constitu
tional f ortn . of government."
Mr. Brysn refused to discuss New Tork
politics In any way.
"Has Mr. Hearst called V Mr. Bryan wa
asked.
"No," replied Mr. Bryan.
"Do you expect him?"
"1 can't sy."
'It has been stated that Mr. Hearst wa
not entirely friendly to you, but ri has
denied that statement: is It truer'
"I do not think that either Mr. Hearst
or myself have to deny any statament of
that kind." x
Pleased with Kebrssksse.
"What la your Impression of your Eu
ropean tripT"
"W went with the belief that It would
be educational and found it even mora In
structive than we had expected. Th homo-
coming was a great pleasure.
. "Mrs. Bryan and I were highly gratified
to -meet our Nebraska friend who cam
so tar to greet us.' Tiiey ar th veterans
with whom I have passed through many
political battles. They took me, a young
man, and elected me to congress. They
have stood by m in all the confllots for
sixteen years, and I don't believe you can
find anywhere on earth mor courage, more
true democracy and mor genuine patriot
In the asm number of men than you can
find In that gallant band which crossed
half th continent to make our home'
coming a glad one. They are Just 114 types'
of manly beauty and In that crowd there
wa on man who wa representative of
each type."
Mr. Bryan declined to talk of Roger Bui
llvan.
"You wer In Germany, Mr. Bryan. Did
you look Into the attitude of that country
toward th United State a regards
tariff T"
"That question would drive m Into th
tariff controversy. Th tariff Is too big a
question to settle in half a dosen sentences
and I hav no tlm for mor extended
treatment."
Nebrasksas bs Escorts.
Member of the national democratic com
mittee today decided to Join tn the Bryan
procession from the Battery to th hotel
this afternoon. They will ride In carriages
It was also announced that seven Ne-
braskana will be Included In Mr.. Bryan'
escort.
Among th' early arrival today of dem
ocrat from other cities to attend the
Bryan reception wer Governor Blanchard
of Louisiana, Mayor Dunn of Chicago,
at th head of th Iroquois club; R. W.
Jennings, with twenty-five Philadelphia,
delegatea; Governor Swanson, Senator Mar
tin, Senator Daniel and Congressman Flood
from Virginia, Governor Folk of Missouri,
with a stat delegation; Governor War
field of Maryland, twenty-on delegates
from Nsw Hampshire and a delegation
from Minnesota.
Th delegation from Nebraska found to
day that no provision bad been made for
the delegation to enter Madison Bquar
Garden In a body tonight and that they
would not be seated together. Th N
braskana declared that unless th delega
tion can enter In a body and alt together
they wUI not go at alL
Preparation hav been mad for seating
th Missouri delegation, 200 in number, la
a body. , -
NOT UP TO EXPECTATIONS
(Continued from First Page.)
Mayor Jim Dahlman, who Is developing
Into a finished orator. Mayor Jim had bis
lariat with him and explained that he was
In New Tork to aid Comstock pull duvtu
nude figure ch th face ot some ot Wae
big building.
Bryan' horn folk ar a unit tonight that
thla has been a momentous day in the life
of their .illustrious neighbor and that be
mad good.
SOLDIERS GOING TO STUDY
Forty Mea Will Take Lesssss la tk
Hew S yet ess of Ideatl.
listlss.
WASHINGTON, Aug: $.0-Forty enlisted
mea from various army posts throughout
th rasters part of the United States will
be ordered by th War department In
Washington In a short tlm for instruction
In taking Anger print snd In photography,
preparatory to carrying out th new
Identification plaas for ' th army. It Is
th purpose of th department to havo
st least on man at every post who la
familiar with th finger print and photo
graphic work-' Th men detailed to Wash,,
inston will remain her about a seek
ST0HP1N DESIRES POWER
Ficbti with Oonrt to Secure Tres Hand ia
Bnstitn Affairs
REACTIONARY SPIRIT GROWS RAPIDLY
Premier Think If Hla Pisa I
Adopted Kovernmeat Will
Hav Majority of tb
Rest Dams.
ST. PETERSBURG Aug. SO.-It Is as
serted that rremler Btolypln and his col
leagues arc employing the newspapers
hlch they control to fteht the court
csmarllla. This, It Is raid. Is the secret
ot the Novoe Vreniya's constant references
during the Inst few days to tho necessity
of protecting the cahtnet from pernicious
court Influences. M. Stolypln, In conversa
tion with friends. Is enjd to have declnted
biat he Is continually subjected to embar
rassment, adding that he was convinced
that the task which he had set himself wa
Impossible unless the emperor gave ' him
an absolutely free bsnd. In other words,
conferred upon the cnblnet a practical dic
tatorship. An Intimation comes from a
high source thnt the premier broatfied th
subject last night at the first audience
which he had with the emporoi since th
tragedy of August 15, when the explosion
of a bomb at the premier's residence caused
the loss of over thirty Uvea. ,
In the aforementioned conversation' wlt
friends the premier Is alleged to have smd
that history seemed to be repeating Itself,
the situation closely resembling the closing
days of the rrlgn of Alexander II. Th
reactionary spirit wns growing rapidly.
Nevertheless, he considered It vital thai
the government should not take a revolu
tionary path. If It did not do so, he fell
confident the mensures which toe cabinet
projected would result, in a majority ot
moderates being elected to Parliament ar
against the extremist on the left, whose
aim wa to overthrow the monarchy an!
establish a republic.
An Imperial ukase Issued todsy author
Ises the minister of finance to Issue $25,000,.
000 In 4 per cent rentes to cover th ex
pense of th relief of the districts ffect
by the failure of th crops.
Another ukase prolongs martial law,
where it fia already been enforced, foi
another year.
KIEV, Aug 30. A prerequisite attht
residence of M. Mlnntnko, who Is an ex
amlnlng magistrate for political crimet
her, has led to the startling dlsoover
that he waa a member of the revolutlonari
organisation and that his residence was
th headquarters for the propanganda in
this vicinity.
NIZHNI NOVGOROD! Russia, Aug. .
A congress of 800 representative of tb
Mohammedan ropulation of Russia, which
numbers 15,000,000 opened here today under
the presidency of M. Topehlbasheff, : whd
wa a member of the late Parliament
Many Interesting questions connected with
religion and education ar on th program.
ERIVAN, Russia, Aug. SO.-Th first
general conference of Armenian opened
today at th Etchmladsln monastery,
which is tha seat of the Armenian Cath
olic patriarch. The first subject for dis
cussion I th question ot the reorganisa
tion of the schools In consequence of the
restoration of the Armenian church prop
erty by the Russian government, but the
most Important action of th contTeaa If
lllrlv n t,A Im aammaA.ImA wUK . -a .
for ending th race war between th Ar
menian and Tartar.
WARSAW, Aug. SO. Extraordinary pre
cautions to prevent disturbances marked
th funeral today of General von Llarllar
ski, the acting military governor aqd com
mander of tha Fifth trmy corps, who wa
assassinated August 27. All ths. shop
house were kept closed by order of th
authorities, and the street car and cabt
wer removed from th street, which wer
lined by troop.
Th situation I quieter, but the stat
of affairs existing' can be Judged from th
fact that throughout ths week troops hav
been guarding th railroad station, th
bridge over the Vistula and the consulates.
In addition, soldiers and policemen ar
posted at all the street corners. Cossscks
patrol the streets In groups of three and
squads of Infantry pass through the'prlncl
pal streets every quarter of an hour.
The reckless behavior of the 'soldiers
causes much bitterness. They ar nervous,
angry and tMrating to avenge their mur
dered comrade. They ar ready to open
fir at the slightest provocation and hav
permission to shoot ny person they sus
pect of murderous designs. Several peace
ful cltlsens have already been shot.
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